Jackson Era Test Flashcards
Which of the following would be a reason for the increase in voters by 1830?
Many states began to drop the requirement that a person must own property before they could vote.
What does suffrage mean?
The right to vote
Which of the following LEAST contributed to the Growing Spirit of Equality?
People began to migrate west
Which of the following BEST describes Jacksonian Democracy?
The spread of political power to all the people
Which of the following BEST describes the Spoils System?
Jackson fired many government employees and replaced them with his supporters
The reason South Carolina passed the Nullification Act was?
To do away with Tariffs
What caused McCulloch vs. Maryland to be brought before the Supreme Court?
Maryland tried to tax the second Bank of the United States
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forced march of Cherokees to the west
”1840 shall be a memorable year! Our man Harrison has been elected to the presidency! Great times are ahead, I assure you!…..”
A Whig
True or False John Quincy Adams was accused of making a corrupt bargain in the election of 1824
True
True or False South Carolina passed the Nullification Act because of high tariffs
True
Andrew Jackson’s response to Worcester v. Georgia can BEST be described as
Jackson said they had no business in Georgia’s affairs
Which of the following would be the strongest supporter of state rights
John Calhoun
Which of the following is correct of the Corrupt Bargain
Henry Clay had told the House of Representatives to choose John Quincy Adams as president, Adams made Clay Secretary of State
Which of the following does NOT describe Andrew Jackson?
He was unable to relate to the common man
Which of the following BEST describes Andrew Jackson and the Bank Wars?
Andrew Jackson felt the National Bank was unconstitutional and closed the National Bank
What is NOT true regarding slavery in the United States
The West had no involvement in the issue of slavery
The ruling in McCulloch vs. Maryland stated that
A state can not have authority over a federal institution.
The Supreme Courts ruling in Gibbons vs, Ogden was that
Only the Federal government had the power to regulate interstate commerce
Which of the following BEST describes why the United States faced its worst economic crisis?
Andrew Jackson had forced the closing of the National Bank
Which of the following BEST describes how the Economic Depression affected the South
Cotton prices plummeted and farmers could not repay loans
William Harrison’s presidency can BEST be described as
His presidency was very short because he died of pneumonia
True or False Alexis de Tocqueville admired the American democratic spirit and its
goals of equality and freedom
True
True or False By 1830 suffrage was extended to include all Americans
False
