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Jackson Era Test Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following would be a reason for the increase in voters by 1830?

A

Many states began to drop the requirement that a person must own property before they could vote.

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2
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What does suffrage mean?

A

The right to vote

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3
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Which of the following LEAST contributed to the Growing Spirit of Equality?

A

People began to migrate west

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4
Q

Which of the following BEST describes Jacksonian Democracy?

A

The spread of political power to all the people

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5
Q

Which of the following BEST describes the Spoils System?

A

Jackson fired many government employees and replaced them with his supporters

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6
Q

The reason South Carolina passed the Nullification Act was?

A

To do away with Tariffs

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7
Q

What caused McCulloch vs. Maryland to be brought before the Supreme Court?

A

Maryland tried to tax the second Bank of the United States

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What was the Trail of Tears?

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The forced march of Cherokees to the west

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9
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”1840 shall be a memorable year! Our man Harrison has been elected to the presidency! Great times are ahead, I assure you!…..”

A

A Whig

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10
Q

True or False John Quincy Adams was accused of making a corrupt bargain in the election of 1824

A

True

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11
Q

True or False South Carolina passed the Nullification Act because of high tariffs

A

True

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12
Q

Andrew Jackson’s response to Worcester v. Georgia can BEST be described as

A

Jackson said they had no business in Georgia’s affairs

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13
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Which of the following would be the strongest supporter of state rights

A

John Calhoun

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14
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Which of the following is correct of the Corrupt Bargain

A

Henry Clay had told the House of Representatives to choose John Quincy Adams as president, Adams made Clay Secretary of State

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15
Q

Which of the following does NOT describe Andrew Jackson?

A

He was unable to relate to the common man

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16
Q

Which of the following BEST describes Andrew Jackson and the Bank Wars?

A

Andrew Jackson felt the National Bank was unconstitutional and closed the National Bank

17
Q

What is NOT true regarding slavery in the United States

A

The West had no involvement in the issue of slavery

18
Q

The ruling in McCulloch vs. Maryland stated that

A

A state can not have authority over a federal institution.

19
Q

The Supreme Courts ruling in Gibbons vs, Ogden was that

A

Only the Federal government had the power to regulate interstate commerce

20
Q

Which of the following BEST describes why the United States faced its worst economic crisis?

A

Andrew Jackson had forced the closing of the National Bank

21
Q

Which of the following BEST describes how the Economic Depression affected the South

A

Cotton prices plummeted and farmers could not repay loans

22
Q

William Harrison’s presidency can BEST be described as

A

His presidency was very short because he died of pneumonia

23
Q

True or False Alexis de Tocqueville admired the American democratic spirit and its
goals of equality and freedom

A

True

24
Q

True or False By 1830 suffrage was extended to include all Americans

A

False

25
Q

True or false The Whig party wanted the National government to push the economy forward

A

True

26
Q

True or false By the 1830’s, nominating conventions were being replaced by
caucuses

A

False

27
Q

True or false Andrew Jackson was considered by many native Americans to be an
enemy without mercy

A

True

28
Q

True or false Throughout his presidency, Jackson attacked the principles of the
Spoils system

A

False

29
Q

True or false Jackson felt the national bank helped the aristocrats at the expense of
the common people

A

True

30
Q

True or false John Calhoun was a huge opponent of states rights

A

False

31
Q

Which of the following BEST describes the Nullification Crisis?

A

Jackson threatened to send the military into South Carolina unless South Carolina repealed the Nullification Act

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