Andrew Jackson Quiz (click answer with definition and multiple choice)

Which of the following military engagements did Andrew Jackson participate in to gain national acclaim and political popularity? 

Battle of New Orleans

Although Jackson was consistently victorious in battle concerns were raised over his - 

brutality towards Native American foes and adherence to the chain of command.

Why is the settlement of the  Election of 1824 known as "The Corrupt Bargain?" 

The election was settled by an agreement between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay; JQA sold the Secretary of State's Office for Clay's votes in the House of Representatives.

In the Election of 1824, Andrew Jackson -

Won a plurality popular vote, but did not gain a plurality of the Electoral College.

During the 1820s, the voting population tripled because -

property requirements to vote were lessened or eliminated in most states.

Andrew Jackson was most popular among this group of voters:

Poor white men in the South and West who admired his commitment to empowering "the common man."

When the Texas War for Independence was fought during the years 1835 - 1836, President Andrew Jackson's response was - 

to provide no official support of the Texans and refrain from intervention in the conflict.

Who was the leader of the political party which formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson in the late 1820s and early 1830s, and what was the name of the party? 

Henry Clay's Whig Party

Which of the following WAS NOT A PART of Henry Clay's American System? 

Clay favored rapid expansion into the West and statehood for California, Oregon, Texas, and Utah as quickly as possible.

Andrew Jackson's spoils system rewarded loyal supporters and partisans who worked to get him elected with - 

patronage jobs in the civil service which provided good pay and a healthy pension.

The Spoils System would persist through the 1880s, when President James A. Garfield was assassinated by an outraged office seeker who had been denied a promised a job in the government. What is the name of the law which promoted Civil Service reform in American History? 

The Pendleton Act

The primary reason his adversaries referred to Andrew Jackson as "King Andrew I" was - 

Jackson used the veto power more than all previous Presidents in US History combined.

President Andrew Jackson used the veto power more times than any President in American History before him.

True

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 - 1833 was primarily a product of South Carolina's response to - 

The Tariff of Abominations

Which of the following events is most similar to the behavior of South Carolinians during the Nullification Crisis of 1832 - 1833? 

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's responses to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Andrew Jackson's response to the Nullification Crisis of 1832 - 1833 was most similar to - 

The actions of President George Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the negotiations which ended the Nullification Crisis? 

South Carolina renounced the Nullification Act and acknowledged the power of the Federal Government.

Andrew Jackson viewed this institution as a tool of the aristocracy which was governed by a group of speculative and self-interested financiers: 

The Bank of the United States

Andrew Jackson's decision to withdraw funds from the BUS was just one example of - 

his broad constructionist view of the Constitution and commitment to expanding Presidential Power.

Chief Justice John Marshall and a majority of the SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Cherokee Tribe in the case of Worcester V. Georgia mostly because -

he believed that the federal treaty which the Cherokee had signed with the United States was inviolable.

Andrew Jackson's response to the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester V. Georgia is most similar to his - 

decision not to intervene on behalf of Texas during their war for independence.

Andrew Jackson and his soldiers committed what would qualify as a war crime today during this military action in the War of 1812: 

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

During which war did General Andrew Jackson ignore the chain of command in order to pursue a group of Native Americans who he believed may have been harboring runaway slaves? 

The First Seminole War

Who was Andrew Jackson's Vice President?

Both

Andrew Jackson's nickname was -

Old Hickory

Monroe internal improvements

Transportation and communication systems

Northern Representative of the American Senate

Daniel Webster

Southern Representative of the American Senate

John C Calhoun

Western Representative of the American Senate

Henry Clay

What was the responsibility of the New England region under Henry Clay’s “American System?”

Engage in commerce, trade, and manufacturing

What was the responsibility of the South under Henry Clay’s “American System?”

Produce cotton for export

What was the responsibility of the West under Henry Clay’s “American System?”

Produce grain, wheat, and livestock. “breadbasket”

What government organization would control spending and distribution of loans under Clay’s American system? 

The National Bank

What are the artificial rivers Americans created in order to transport goods across long disitance during the early 19th century called?

Canals

Who “invented” the telegraph?

Samuel F.B. Morse (actually stole the idea from a French inventor)

How did the Northern States of the United States feel about the National Tariff?

They liked them because they were the ones making manufactured goods, which meant more employment and higher revenue.

How did the Southern States of the United States feel about the National Tariff?

Hated tariffs because they traded cotton for European goods

What is a tariff?

A tax on foreign goods to try and increase the home nation’s productivity and employment.

What regions and major cities were connected with the completion of the Erie Canal?

Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee

Who was the sponsor of the Erie Canal?

Dewitt Clinton

Who built the Erie Canal?

State authorized workers, mostly Irish immigrants

Who was the inventor of the steamboat?

Robert Fulton

How did the steamboat revolutionize transportation?

Could travel with and against a current

3 Supreme Court cases that affirm the principle of the “supreme law of the land”

All of these

Two treaties that defined boundaries between the US and England, and promoted peace

Rush-Bagot treaty and the Convention of 1818

What treaty was signed in order to get Florida?

Adams-Onis Treaty

How did the US take over Florida from its actual inhabitants?

Seminole Wars

What did the Monroe Doctrine state regarding foreign policy?

Nowhere in North America was available for colonization by Europe. The US also pledged to defend the new republic of Central and South America.

1st part of the Missouri Compromise

Maine became a state

2nd part of the Missouri compromise

Missouri becomes a state

3rd part of the Missouri compromise

A line drawn above Arkansas that establishes slavery free land

Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824?

Andrew Jackson

Which candidate won a majority of the Electoral college in the election of 1824?

None

What was the Corrupt Bargain?

John Quincy Adams had made a deal with Henry Clay. JQA would assume the Presidency, and he would appoint Henry Clay as Secretary of State. At the time, the Secretary of State’s position was viewed as a stepping-stone to the Presidency.

What were some goals of John Quincy Adam’s presidency?

All of these options

What groups were left out during the democratization process?

All of these

What political party began to emerge because of Andrew Jackson?

Faction, a new form of democracy

Who were the two candidates in the election of 1828?

John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

Who won the election of 1828?

Andrew Jackson

how did andrew jackson’s inaugural ball go?

it was crazy and the white house was completely destroyed

Aspects of Andrew Jackson

All of these

Who benefited from the Spoils System?

Those who supported Jackson and were loyal to him

How did Andrew Jackson feel about the National Bank?

He hated it and wanted to destroy it

How did Andrew Jackson destroy the National Bank?

Withdrew federal gov. deposits from the bank

What was the “Tariff of Abominations?”

placed a high tax on imported goods and hurt Southern and Western consumers particularly hard

What did Vice President John C. Calhoun do in order to provoke President Andrew Jackson over the tariff issue?

Anonymously wrote the “South Carolina Exposition and Protest,” which argued that the states have the right to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional. This was a direct challenge to Jackson’s position and federal authority.

What bill was signed into law by South Carolina in 1832?

Nullification Ordinance

What did the Nullification Ordinance mean?

Declared the federal tariffs of 1828 null and void within the state’s borders. It was not constitutional, states cannot unilaterally nullify federal laws.

How did President Andrew Jackson respond to the Nullification Act of 1832?

Both of these are correct

What were the 5 “civilized” tribes in the South during the early 19th century?

all of these

What did Americans mean when they states there were five “civilized” tribes?

They had been assimilated by adopting plantation agriculture, accepted Christianity, dressed like Americans, etc.

Members of the Cherokee Tribe were so devoted to the culture of the South that they -

Also owned slaves themselves

The Cherokee were one of the only groups of Native Americans who had a -

bicamerial legislature, a court systems, well-trained lawyers

What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Jackson encouraged the removal of all Native Americans to points west of the Mississippi River

Which tribes were affected by the Indian Removal Act?

Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole

What was the Chief Justice Marshall’s decision in the case of Cherokee Nation V. Georgia (1831)?

the Supreme Court refused to hear their case. Claiming that the Cherokee were a dependent nation without the right to bring their grievances to court, Marshall threw out the case.

What was the Chief Justices rule in the case of Worcester V. Georgia?

they ruled that the Cherokee are a sovereign nation, that Georgia cannot compel the tribe to relocate, and that the Cherokee are entitled to their land.

What was President Andrew Jackson;s response to the decision of the Supreme Court in Worcester V. Georgia?

“Chief Justice Marshall has made his decision. Now, let him enforce it.” Jackson refused to use the federal power to protect the Cherokee from the state of Georgia’s encroachment.

What was the result of the Trail of Tears?

Over a quarter of the 20,000 members of the tribe would die during the forced march to the West.

What tribe survived the trail of tears?

A small amount of the Seminoles –followers of Osceola –

Where were the remaining Native American people from the Trail of Tears forced to relocate?

the Everglades where they fought a ten year war to remain autonomous and sovereign.