Unit 9 Age Of Jackson Quiz
The Age of Jackson is considered a triumph of historical scholarship, analysis and interpretation, and was written by the author Arthur Schlesinger Jr. And published in 1945. How much do you remember about the book?
- 1.In the first half of the 19th century, Cherokee efforts to retain their tribal lands in Georgia received direct support from
- A.
Congress
- B.
The President
- C.
Henry Clay
- D.
The United States Supreme Court.
- E.
The Senate
- 2.According to Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America, American individualism arose as a result of
- A.
The absence of an aristocracy
- B.
A democracy
- C.
The emergence of various political parties
- D.
The Panic of 1827
- 3.Which of the following resulted from the policies of the Andrew Jackson administration?
- A.
The Second Bank of the United States
- B.
Nullification
- C.
The number of banks, each issuing its own paper currency, increased
- D.
Direct subsidies
- E.
The Trail of Tears
- 4.An important consequence of the “tariff of abominations” is that it led to the
- A.
Panic of 1827
- B.
Manifest Destiny
- C.
Riots in NYC and SC
- D.
Civil Rights Movement
- E.
Enunciation of the doctrine of nullification
- 5.Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
The common man
- B.
The right of nullification
- C.
Slavery
- D.
The spoils system
- E.
The Trail of Tears
- 6.In the early 1830s, the majority of workers in the Massachusetts textile mills were
- A.
Irish immigrants
- B.
Ex-slaves
- C.
Eastern merchants
- D.
Young, unmarried women from rural New England
- E.
Underage children
- 7.Which of the following supplied the largest number of immigrants to the United States during the 1st half of the 19th century?
- A.
England
- B.
Germany
- C.
France
- D.
The Netherlands
- E.
Ireland
- 8.Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that
- A.
Political participation by the common man should be increased
- B.
Aristocracy should continue
- C.
There should be political parties
- D.
The Second Bank of the United States should be abolished
- E.
Slavery shoulf increase
- 9.The immediate effect of Andrew Jackson’s attack on the second Bank of the United States in 1834 was
- A.
The "tariff of abominations"
- B.
An expansion of credit and speculation.
- C.
The number of smaller banks, each issuing its own paper currency, increased.
- D.
Political participation by the common man
- E.
An increase in workers in textile mills
- 10.The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the South Carolina Exposition and Protest were similar in that all involved a defense
- A.
Of national unity
- B.
Of slavery
- C.
Of the central government
- D.
Of states’ rights
- E.
Of the Second Bank of the United States
- 11.Daniel Webster’s address to the senate in 1830 in reply to Senator Hayne is best remembered for its
- A.
Defense of the principle of national union.
- B.
Defense of states' rights
- C.
Enunciation of the doctrine of nullification
- D.
Defense of slavery
- E.
Suspicion of the federal government
- 12.John Quincy Adams, elected to the House, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a “corrupt bargain” when he appointed _______ to the position of .
- A.
Martin Van Buren....Vice President
- B.
Henry Clay....Secretary of State
- C.
William Henry Harrison...President
- D.
Millard Fillmore...Treasurer
- E.
Rutherford B. Hayes...House of Reps
- 13.Andrew Jackson’s political philosophy was based on his
- A.
Suspicion of the federal government.
- B.
Support of slavery.
- C.
Ideal that political participation by the common man should be increased.
- D.
Hatred of the Second Bank of the United States
- E.
Support of democracy
- 14.Andrew Jackson’s inauguration symbolized the
- A.
Fall of aristocracy.
- B.
The removal of Native Americans.
- C.
Newly won ascendancy of the masses.
- D.
Rise of slavery.
- E.
Abolition of the "tariff of abominations"
- 15.The purpose behind the spoils system was to
- A.
Reward political supporters with public office.
- B.
Corrupt the system.
- C.
Remove Jackson from office.
- D.
Win the war with England.
- E.
Remove Henry Clay from office.
- 16.The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in the
- A.
The abolition of slavery.
- B.
The removal of Jackson from office.
- C.
Reward of political supporters with public office
- D.
The newly won ascendancy of the masses
- E.
The appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials.
- 17.Andrew Jackson’s Native American policy was one of
- A.
Respect.
- B.
Removal.
- C.
Compromise.
- D.
Business.
- E.
Murder.
- 18.Which of the following was NOT true of Worcester v. Georgia?
- A.
The Court sided with Georgia.
- B.
The Court sided with Worcester.
- C.
The Court sided with the Indians.
- D.
The President did not side with the Court.
- E.
The President sided with Georgia.
- 19.The infamous Trail of Tears ended in Indian Territory, now
- A.
Alabama
- B.
Ohio
- C.
Mississippi
- D.
Illinois
- E.
Oklahoma
- 20.While in existence, the Second Bank of the United States
- A.
Was a depository for foreign funds.
- B.
Created debt.
- C.
Was the depository of federal funds.
- D.
Caused overspeculation.
- E.
Led to the Panic of 1827
- 21.Andrew Jackson’s veto of the recharter bill for the Second Bank of the United States was
- A.
A display of tension between the President and Congress.
- B.
The cause of the nullification crisis.
- C.
A display of federal authority.
- D.
A major expansion of executive power.
- E.
Caused Congress to override.
- 22.The Panic of 1827 was caused by all of the following except
- A.
Overspeculation
- B.
Debt
- C.
Paper currency
- D.
Ur mom
- E.
Taking the country off the gold standard
- 23.The Nullification Crisis of 1832-33 erupted over
- A.
Overspeculation
- B.
Taking the country off the gold standard.
- C.
Tariff policy
- D.
Increased executive authority
- E.
The spoils system
- 24.The Force Act of 1833 provided that
- A.
The President could use military force to collect federal tariff duties.
- B.
Congress could use military force to collect federal tariff duties.
- C.
There would be martial law in all states to collect federal tariff duties.
- D.
The President would not collect taxes anymore.
- E.
The United Staes would send an army to the Mexican border.
- 25.Which of the following was a result of the Tariff of Abominations?
- A.
The South Carolina Exposition
- B.
The Webster-Hayne debate
- C.
The 1832 Tariff
- D.
Calhoun’s resignation
- E.
All of the above
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