Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States Quiz

What was the biggest fight of Andrew Jackson's presidency?

• Battle against the Federal Reserve

• Battle against the Bank of the United States

• Battle against the Bank of England

• Battle against the World Bank

Who was the president of the Bank of the United States during Jackson's presidency?

• William Dewayne

• Andrew Jackson

• Nicholas Biddle

• John Marshall

What did Jackson believe the Bank of the United States was operating for?

• The benefit of the stockholders

• The benefit of the people

• The benefit of the states

• The benefit of the federal government

What did the Bank of the United States do with the federal deposits?

• Loaned them out and made a profit

• Returned them to the federal government

• Invested them in the stock market

• Stuck them away in a vault

What did Jackson want to get rid of?

• The federal government

• The Bank of the United States

• The stockholders

• The state banks

What did Jackson do with the federal government's deposits after his re-election?

• He returned them to the federal government

• He removed them from the Bank of the United States and placed them in smaller local banks

• He placed them in the Bank of England

• He invested them in the stock market

Who became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as a result of supporting Jackson's decision to remove the federal deposits?

• John Marshall

• Nicholas Biddle

• William Dewayne

• Roger Tawny

What new opposition party was formed in response to Jackson's expansions of presidential power?

• The Federalists

• The Democrats

• The Republicans

• The Whigs