US Unit 3 Quiz

Who personified the "democratic spirit" during "the age of the common man" by challenging the economic elite?

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Martin Van Buren

Select three statements that describe the Supreme Court case in which Cherokees appealed state-sanctioned seizure of their property (Choose 3)

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee.

• President Jackson refused to enforce the decision of the Supreme Court.

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Georgia

• The case was one way American Indians protested the removal policy

Which action was performed by President Andrew Jackson?

• Supported the National Bank of America strongly and encouraged additional support from fellow politicians

• Believed that the National Bank was instated in the constitutional governmental powers

• Vetoed the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States then withdrew all federal monies from it

• Renewed the charter of the Second Bank of the United States without consent of the governed

Read the definition:

n. The belief that states can ignore or prevent the enforcement of federal laws.

Which term best fits the definition?

• representation

• democracy

• nullification

• federalism

Which events occurred during the Jackson presidency? (Pick 3)

• Nullification Crisis

• The Trail of Tears

• The Second National Bank was vetoed.

• The Mexican-American War

Why did the South hate tariffs?

• It made manufactured goods more expensive for Southerners.

• It caused them to sell less cotton.

• It made the North purchase more cotton.

• It made the federal government more powerful

What was the name of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper?

• Abolitionist Paper

• The Liberator

• The Abolitionist Times

• The Divider

Who led the slave revolts in Virginia?

• William Lloyd Garrison and Andrew Jackson

• William Lloyd Garrison and Nat Turner

• Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser

• Frederick Douglass and Dred Scott

Identify three people that were involved in the abolitionist movement

• Andrew Jackson

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd Garrison

Which book inspired those in the abolitionist movement to continue to fight slavery?

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Seneca Falls Declaration

• Common Sense

• The Liberator