Jackson Quiz

Which Congressional action is best described in the statement above?

• trail of tears

• Indian removal Act

• spoil system

• nullification law

The shaded area on the map above was significant during which event?

• Nullification Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Hudson River

• Trail of Tears

Why were the groups identified above forced to move during Jackson’s presidency?

• farming purposes and

  also to prospect for gold

• Many states did away

  with making white

  males own property in

  order to vote

• Jackson believed that

  government officials

  were corrupt

• The South could no

  longer easily trade crops

  with other countries

A. Suffrage was extended to all white men

 B. A new democratic spirit emerged 

C. A tariff heightened sectional tensions 

• A - Social

  B - Economic

  C - Political

• A - political

  B - Social

  C - Economic

• A - Economic

  B - Social

  C - Political

• A - Political

  B - Economic

  C - Social

As a result, they threatened to ______ if the tariff was not repealed.

• Trade

• Nullify

• Pass

• Secede

Issues surrounding Worcester v. Georgia?

(CHOOSE THREE)

• chief Justin john Marshall argued the Cherokee nation was a district community.

• Missionaries were convicted of illegally living on Cherokee land.

• Henry Clay, the Speaker of the

  House, withdrew from the

  race and convinced others in

  the House to vote for John Q.

  Adams

• president Jackson ignored a supreme court ruling and forced the Cherokee off their land.

• Jackson and his followers

  thought the actions of Adams

  and Clay were unfair and

  called this incident the

  “Corrupt Bargain”

Which event caused the Democratic-Republican Party to split into two separate parties?

• The start of the War of 1812

• The passage of the protective tariff

• The Election of 1824

• The creation of the American System

Southerners felt they had the right to ignore laws passed by the federal government if it violated their states’ rights.

Which of the following events best illustrates that action? 

• Indian Removal Act

•  Nullification Crisis

•  Spoils system 

• Panic of 1837

Which physical feature is Andrew Jackson referencing when he is addressing the Creek Indians? 

• Missouri River

• Mississippi River

• Arkansas River

•  Red River

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in - 

• federal laws being nullified by the states 

• elected officials rewarding their supporters with government jobs 

• all free males being given the right to vote 

•  the end of political corruption in the federal government