Age of Jackson

Question 1

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

Answer 1

When the people rule instead of the elite

Question 2

Which state did Jackson invade in search of Native Americans which lead to the Seminole Wars?

Answer 2

Florida

Question 3

Which treaty gave Florida to the U.S from Spain in 1819?

Answer 3

The Adams-Onis Treaty

Question 4

What was the Corrupt Bargain and who took place in it?

Answer 4

The Corrupt Bargain was when Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, met with John Adams and agreed to make Adams the president if Henry would be the Secretary of State.

Question 5

What is the Spoils System?

Answer 5

When the new president fires all the old federal employees and replaces them with their own supporters

Question 6

Which Supreme Court case stated that states could not tax the Bank of the United States?

Answer 6

McCulloch V.S Maryland

Question 7

Which Supreme Court case outlawed monopolies?

Answer 7

Gibbons V.S Ogden

Question 8

What was Worcester V.S Georgia?

Answer 8

When the Cherokee turned to the Supreme Court of Chief Justice John Marshall who ruled in favor of the Cherokees to stop their removal and being forced to go west

Question 9

What was the Trail of Tears and who was the president when it occurred?

Answer 9

It was when 15,000 Cherokee tribe members was forced to march west to the Indian Territory under president Martin Van Buren

Question 10

What was the panic of 1837 and what did Jackson do to make it happen?

Answer 10

It was when the country suffered a huge economic depression because of Jacksons removal of the Second Bank of the United States

Question 11

Jackson has a reputation for fighting in many of these?

Answer 11

Duels

Question 12

What was the meeting that took place that resulted in Henry Clay becoming the Secretary of State and John Adams becoming president in the election of 1824 which was decided by the House of Representatives?

Answer 12

The Corrupt Bargain

Question 13

What political party was created in 1837 to compete against Martin Van Buren in 1840. This party believed in government aid to the economy, more roads, and more canals.

Answer 13

The Whig Party

Question 14

What act called for the removal of Native Americans off their lands to a territory known today as Oklahoma?

Answer 14

The Indian Removal Act

Question 15

What case outlawed monopolies?

Answer 15

Gibbons V.S Ogden

Question 16

After North Carolina created the Nullification Act to not comply with a tariff imposed on European goods, Jackson persuaded congress to pass this bill allowing him to use the military to enforce federal law.

Answer 16

The Force Bill

Question 17

Which supreme court case said that states could not tax the Bank of the United States or any other government organization that does business in a state?

Answer 17

McCulloch V.S Maryland

Question 18

What was the name for when thousands of Native Americans were relocated to their new home hundreds of miles a day with many of them dying along the way?

Answer 18

The Trail of Tears

Question 19

After the Second Bank of the United States’ charter expired, Jackson gave control of money back to the states. The states overprinted money under then-president, Martin Van Buren, which caused a depression. This was known as?

Answer 19

The Panic of 1837

Question 20

Where did Jackson invade in search of Native Americans and runaway slaves which lead to the Seminole Wars?

Answer 20

Florida

Question 21

What was Jacksonian Democracy?

Answer 21

Rule by the people instead of rule by the Elite

Question 22

How many people ran in the Election of 1824?

Answer 22

4

Question 23

Which supreme court case ruled in favor of Cherokees keeping their land?

Answer 23

Worchester V.S Georgia

Question 24

A president who replaces federal employees with their supporters is partaking in the?

Answer 24

Spoils System

Question 25

What Treaty gave Florida to the U.S from Spain and in what time?

Answer 25

The Adams Onis Treaty in 1819

Question 26

Jackson became a national hero after winning this battle in the War of 1812?

Answer 26

The Battle of New Orleans

Question 27

This president ran under a new party and won in 1840. However, he was only president for approximately 30 days.

Answer 27

William Henry Harrison