Unit 8 Andrew Jackson's Presidency Question Preview (ID: 45814)


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How was the election of 1824 unique?
a) Jackson won the popular vote and the electoral vote, but lost the election
b) Jackson won the presidency despite losing the popular vote
c)
d)

How did Jackson respond when S. Carolina threatened to secede?
a) He backed down and negotiated to remove the tariff.
b) He used force and sent the military to enforce the tariff law.
c)
d)

The nullification crisis was mainly about...
a) a tariff and states' rights
b) the constitutionality of the federal bank
c) manufacturing and exporting goods
d)

How did voter participation increase in the election of 1828?
a) more landowners showed up to vote for John Quincy Adams
b) because property ownership requirements were removed, more people exercised their voting rights
c)
d)

Why did Georgia and the federal government want to remove Native Americans from their lands in the Southeastern United States.
a) to gain access to important rivers for the transportation of people and goods
b) They wanted valuable natural resources and space to expand cotton farming
c)
d)

How did Jackson act like a dictator in regards to the Indian Removal Act?
a) Jackson annexed land west of the Mississippi River for Indian reservations
b) he ignored a Supreme Court decision and forced Cherokee off their land
c)
d)

What was Jackson's opinion on the national bank?
a) He felt it only benefited the rich and northern interests
b) He didn't think America needed banks
c) He wanted to see the bank have more authority
d)

Which event is associated with a 'corrupt bargain'?
a) The election of 1860
b) The election of 1824
c) The election of 1828
d)

How did Jackson use the spoils system
a) by firing all of his political opponents
b) by rewarding his supporters with government jobs
c) by filling vacant judge positions of the Supreme Court
d)

As a part of the Indian Removal Act, Native Americans agreed to...
a) exchange their lands west of the Mississippi River for land east of the Mississippi River
b) exchange their lands east of the Mississippi River for land west of the Mississippi River
c) stop invading surrounding American settlements
d)

The forced removal of Cherokee from their homes in 1838 and the long journey to Oklahoma, in which many died, is referred to as
a) The Trail of Fears
b) The Trail of Tears
c) The Broken Trail
d)

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