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Age of Jackson

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    Jacksonian Democracy
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  • Which historical event is described by the phrases in the box below?
    Trail of Tears
    Battle of Taliwa
    Cherokee War
    Battle of Bloody Marsh
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  • John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, and Henry Clay all ran for president in the election of 1824. None of the candidates was able to win the majority of the electoral votes, and the House of Representatives selected the pre
    Jackson graciously conceded defeat to John Quincy Adams.
    Jackson demanded a recount of the popular votes.
    Jackson accepted a position in Adams's cabinet.
    Jackson claimed that a corrupt bargain had taken place.
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  • When Andrew Jackson became president in 1829, he placed many of his political supporters in government jobs. What is the term used to describe this practice?
    the Factory System
    the National System
    the Spoils System
    the American System
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  • In the summer of 1832, Jackson's opponents rushed a Congressional bill to recharter which of the following?
    Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Bank of the United States
    First Bank of New York
    Sons of Liberty
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  • Andrew Jackson won the presidential election with 56% of the popular vote and 68% of the Electoral College votes. His big margin of victory was due to his popularity and his ability to be seen as a
    powerful speaker.
    common man.
    good negotiator.
    strong politician.
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  • The election of Andrew Jackson is often considered the beginning of which modern political party?
    Democratic
    Republican
    Libertarian
    Green
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  • In July 1836, Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circular, which required that public lands be purchased using
    trade with other pieces of land.
    guaranteed certificates of deposit.
    gold or silver.
    money orders.
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  • Which of the following decisions of Andrew Jackson is considered one of the causes of the economic depression of the late 1830s?
    using force to combat South Carolina's nullification laws
    using a ruthless political strategy in order to get elected
    demanding that gold and silver be used to buy land
    allowing Georgia to drive Native Americans out of open lands
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  • President Andrew Jackson used his influence to encourage Congress to pass the Indian Removal Act of 1830. What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?
    A Native American territory was created on the western coast
    Native Americans received the same equal rights that white U
    Many Native American tribes were forced to relocate to land
    Native American tribes began to work with the U.S. governmen
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  • Andrew Jackson was very popular when he was elected in 1828, but he made many controversial decisions during his presidency. Which of the following has Andrew Jackson been criticized for?
    his weak stance against Georgia's aggression in claiming Nat
    his decision to fire weapons at Fort Sumter, starting the Am
    his failure to participate in the War of 1812 against Britai
    his indifference to South Carolina's rejection of federal ta
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  • Before and during Jackson's term as president, Southern states argued that Native American land
    should be made into new, individual states.
    should be given a Native American government.
    was under the authority of the federal government.
    was under the authority of state governments.
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  • In 1832, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the state of Georgia had no right to force the Cherokee from their native lands. Why did this ruling have little positive effect?
    The Trail of Tears had already occurred.
    The Cherokee nation chose to move to Canada.
    President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.
    Georgia had no interest in Cherokee lands.
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  • The "Trail of Tears" refers to which event?
    the economic recession of the late 1830s
    the forced resettlement of the Cherokee Indians
    the Democrats' reaction to the Whiskey Rebellion
    the campaign trail during Jackson's re-election bid
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  • In 1832, why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union?
    South Carolina was displeased with the Tariff of 1832.
    South Carolina felt that its coast was not being defended by
    South Carolina disagreed with a proposed law to end slavery.
    South Carolina wanted to be a British colony once again.
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  • Which politician wrote The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, in which he argued that a state had the right to nullify a federal law in its territory?
    Jefferson Davis
    John C. Calhoun
    Henry Clay
    Andrew Jackson
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  • How was the Nullification Crisis resolved?
    South Carolina agreed to reject the doctrine of nullificatio
    President Jackson signed an order that pardoned South Caroli
    Federal troops occupied South Carolina to enforce the 1832 t
    Congress made a compromise tariff to satisfy southern states
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