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What was the goal of the U.S. Congress in passing the Indian Removal Act?
a) avoid conflict
b) expand tariffs
c) Nullify federal law
d) start a violent set of wars

The Indian Removal Act, Nullification Crisis, Spoils System, and Expanding Democracy for the Common Man were all events in which era?
a) Washington's Era
b) Democracy Era
c) Jacksonian Era
d) Revolutionary Era

Why were public servants and officials considered unqualified during Jackson's presidency?
a) Everyone who worked for the government quit
b) He needed to allow Federalists back into government
c) The president appointed government positions to supporters
d) The national bank was corrupt

What led to the creation of the Democratic Party that emerged during this time?
a) Election of John Q. Adams
b) Election of Andrew Jackson
c) Federalists party changed their name
d) The bank was destroyed

What newspaper headline would have been published the year Jackson won the election?
a) A victory for the common man!
b) Another nullfication crisis!
c) America will be great again!
d) No changes as usual!

Where were the Native Americans forced to move?
a) North of Texas in Oklahoma
b) South of Texas in Oklahoma
c) No where near Texas or Oklahoma
d) East of Texas in Oklahoma across the Mississippi River

How was suffrage expanded?
a) eliminating property qualification to participate in elections
b) The Natives were removed from their home and several died
c) Georgia did not have authority to remove Natives
d) eliminating racial discrimination in order to allow equality

What is suffrage?
a) The right to vote
b) The feeling of dissatisfaction
c) Trail of Tears
d) Electorial College

What happened because of the passing of the Indian Removal Act?
a) Indians were allowed to stay in their states
b) Indians had to pledge allegiance to Oklahoma
c) Indians were forced to relocate
d) Indians were granted amnesty to stay in their locations

What is the definition of nullify?
a) to cancel
b) to trade
c) to support
d) to compromise

How did South Carolina defend their state's right to refuse to pay national tariffs?
a) By stealing all federal land from North Carolina
b) Naval Blockade of the north
c) Attempt to nullify federal laws
d) By electing a Vice President who will support their ideas

How did the Cherokee non-violently respond to the attempts by Georgia to remove them?
a) Declaring war on the Federal Government
b) Seceding all land east of the Mississippi River
c) Joining Mexico's efforts to take Texas back
d) They started a court case against Georgia

What was an effect of the 'corrupt bargain' and the Election of 1824 that was shown during the Election of 1828?
a) Now Congress can override presidential vetos
b) New qualification requirements on education
c) There was no changes
d) Voter participation drastically increased

What is the Nullification Crisis?
a) States felt they had the right to overrule an act passed by Congress
b) States were compromising with West
c) Henry Clay seceded the West from the Union
d) States supported the laws passed by Congress

'The states had the right to overrule a federal law that was passed by Congress.' Which event was this quote from?
a) Spoils System
b) Corrupt Bargain
c) Destruction of the National Bank
d) Nullification Crisis

What happened after Cherokees refused to move from their land?
a) The Cherokee national challenged anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court
b) The Cherokee hid in the mountains for 34 days until the Americans wandered off
c) The Cherokee did not react. They just simply packed up and moved
d) The Cherokee enlisted help from the Seminoles to rage war on the white settlers

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