Andrew Jackson and Indian Removal Quiz

What did Jackson declare for all white American men?

• Equal taxation

• Equal protection and equal benefits

• Equal education

• Equal employment opportunities

What system did Jackson's supporters stop using to choose major candidates?

• Electoral College

• Caucus system

• Direct voting

• Lottery system

What was the effect of Jackson's political beliefs on federal workers?

• They received increased benefits.

• They were given lifetime appointments.

• They were fired and replaced with his supporters.

• They were promoted based on merit.

How did Andrew Jackson's presidency affect the selection of candidates?

• By introducing the spoils system

• By establishing the primary system

• By creating the delegate system

• By enforcing term limits

What was the Indian Removal Act's effect on Native Americans?

• It granted Native Americans citizenship.

• It allowed Native Americans to vote.

• It forced Native Americans to move west.

• It provided Native Americans with reparations.

What was the outcome for the Cherokee as a result of Jackson's support for Georgia's efforts to remove them?

• They successfully negotiated for land rights.

• They were granted autonomy within Georgia.

• They were forced to leave their homes and walk to Oklahoma.

• They were integrated into American society.

What is the term for the largest single share in an election?

• Majority

• Plurality

• Spoils System

• Caucus

What does the term "Spoils System" refer to?

• A system in which delegates from the states select the party's presidential candidate

• A meeting held by a political party to choose its party's candidate for president or to decide policy

• The practice of handing out government jobs to supporters, replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters

• A law that forced Native Americans to abandon their home land and move to "Indian territory"

What does it mean to "Nullify" something?

• To force a person or group of people to move

• To cancel or make ineffective

• To impose a tax on imports or exports

• To hand out government jobs to supporters

What was the Nullification Act?

• A law that allowed Andrew Jackson to win the presidency

• A law that forced Native Americans to move to "Indian territory"

• An act passed by South Carolina stating that the tariff of 1828 was illegal and threatening to leave or secede from the country

• An act that established the spoils system