Chapter 12: Andrew Jackson

What situation started the debate over states' rights during the early 1800s?

• States received too much money from the government.

• States wanted to ignore certain national laws.

• States wanted to end national elections.

• States refused to raise taxes.

Which historical event is most closely related to the Indian Removal Act?

• Manifest Destiny

• U.S. Constitution

• settling the Midwest

• Trail of Tears

The "Trail of Tears" is most closely related to what historical event?

• the growth of industrialism

• the relocation of Native American tribes

• the British retreat from Yorktown, Virginia

• the international slave trade

What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• to set up schools for Native American children

• to force Native Americans to become slaves on cotton plantations

• to take land from the Native Americans so it could be used by white settlers

• to end all fighting with the Native Americans

How did the Supreme Court react to the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• It decided that the government had to provide new lands to Native Americans.

• It promised to create a separate government for Native Americans.

• It declared that the Native Americans had the right to keep their lands.

• It gave the president the power to use military force when relocating Native Americans.

How did the American government react to the Native American resistance to the Indian Removal Act?

• The government used military force to push Native Americans out of their lands.

• The government legalized slavery in Native American reservations.

• The government provided displaced Native Americans with jobs.

• The government protected the traditional lands of the Native Americans.

Which piece of legislation is most closely associated with U.S. President Andrew Jackson?

• Indian Removal Act

• Bill of Rights

• Northwest Ordinance

• Oregon Treaty