3.4 Jacksonian Democracy

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

• the rich and well-born.

• Native Americans.

• the common people.

• states' rights supporters.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

• the spoils system.

• Jacksonian democracy.

• mudslinging.

• a corrupt bargain.

What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Sorrows

• Trail of Tears

• Nullification Act

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

• Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

• Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

• Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

• Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

The nullification crisis occurred when

• the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

• Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

• South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

• Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

Once he became president, Jackson fired many federal employees and replaced them with his political supporters and friends.

• True

• False

"The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation.... The propert[ies] of many [have] been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing."This quotation from an eyewitness on the "Trial of Tears" describes events resulting from the---

• Intolerable Acts
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Quartering Act
• Indian removal Act

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

• He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

• He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

• He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

• He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

More white men voted for president the 2nd time Jackson ran for president because they no longer had to own what?

• slaves

• cows

• land

• a college degree

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

• He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

• He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.

• He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

• He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.