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Which of the following best completes the chart?

More power for the common man

Isolationist foreign policy

Expansion of states' rights

Abolition of slavery

How was the Nullification Crisis resolved?

Congress made a compromise tariff to satisfy southern states

Federal troops occupied South Carolina to enforce the 1832 t

President Jackson signed an order that pardoned South Caroli

South Carolina agreed to reject the doctrine of nullificatio

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?

John C. Calhoun

Andrew Jackson

Henry Clay

Jefferson Davis

In 1832, why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union?

South Carolina was displeased with the Tariff of 1832.

South Carolina wanted to be a British colony once again.

South Carolina disagreed with a proposed law to end slavery.

South Carolina felt that its coast was not being defended by

The "Trail of Tears" refers to which event?

the forced resettlement of the Cherokee Indians

the Democrats' reaction to the Whiskey Rebellion

the economic recession of the late 1830s

the campaign trail during Jackson's re-election bid

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?

President Jackson did not enforce the ruling.

The Trail of Tears had already occurred.

The Cherokee nation chose to move to Canada.

Georgia had no interest in Cherokee lands.

Before and during Jackson's term as president, Southern states argued that Native American land

was under the authority of state governments.

was under the authority of the federal government.

should be given a Native American government.

should be made into new, individual states.

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 failure to participate in the War of 1812 against Britai

his decision to fire weapons at Fort Sumter, starting the Am

his indifference to South Carolina's rejection of federal ta

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?

Many Native American tribes were forced to relocate to land

Native American tribes began to work with the U.S. governmen

Native Americans received the same equal rights that white U

A Native American territory was created on the western coast

Which of the following decisions of Andrew Jackson is considered one of the causes of the economic depression of the late 1830s?

demanding that gold and silver be used to buy land

allowing Georgia to drive Native Americans out of open lands

using force to combat South Carolina's nullification laws

using a ruthless political strategy in order to get elected

In July 1836, Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circular, which required that public lands be purchased using

gold or silver.

guaranteed certificates of deposit.

trade with other pieces of land.

money orders.

The election of Andrew Jackson is often considered the beginning of which modern political party?

Democratic

Republican

Green

Libertarian

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

common man.

strong politician.

powerful speaker.

good negotiator.

In the summer of 1832, Jackson's opponents rushed a Congressional bill to recharter which of the following?

Bank of the United States

Sons of Liberty

First Bank of New York

Massachusetts Bay Colony

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 Spoils System

the American System

the Factory System

the National System

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 claimed that a corrupt bargain had taken place.

Jackson graciously conceded defeat to John Quincy Adams.

Jackson demanded a recount of the popular votes.

Jackson accepted a position in Adams's cabinet.

Which historical event is described by the phrases in the box below?

Trail of Tears

Cherokee War

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Battle of Taliwa