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Jackson’s ideas about political rights and equality included...
a. all men
b. only white women and men
c. only white men
c. only white men
The ____ had a separate nation within the state of Georgia.
a. Cherokee
b. Seminole
c. Choctaw
a. Cherokee
The Trail of Tears went from Georgia and Florida to ____.
a. present-day Texas
b. Mississippi
c. present-day Oklahoma
c. present-day Oklahoma
Following the closure of the Bank of the United States, what caused the loss of jobs, savings, and farms?
a. inflation
b. Panic of 1837
c. new tax on banks
b. Panic of 1837
In the 1828 presidential election, Andrew Jackson’s Democratic Party...
a. wanted a strong central government
b. favored states' rights
c. supported setting up a national bank
b. favored states' rights
What was the case of Worcester v. Georgia about?
a. a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
b. a Supreme Court decision about the statehood of Georgia
c. a dispute between Georgia and the town of Worcester
a. a Supreme Court decision about Native American rights
Why was the removal of the Cherokee people from Tennessee and Georgia called the Trail of Tears?
a. The Cherokee left a trail so other Native Americans could find them.
b. The Cherokee suffered and were unhappy when they had to leave their homeland
c. The Cherokee’s trail disappeared after they left.
b. The Cherokee suffered and were unhappy when they had to leave their homeland
What resulted from the closing of the Bank of the United States?
a. Panic of 1837
b. fewer state banks
v. new national bank
a. Panic of 1837
What happened at William Harrison's inauguration?
a. refusing to wear a coat in winter, he caught pneumonia and died 32 days later
b. following a duel against a former co-owner of his business, he was shot and died 22 days after taking office
c. refusing to accept a new office, he was impeached for improper use of his authority
a. refusing to wear a coat in winter, he caught pneumonia and died 32 days later
How Seminole raids in Georgia eventually led to what treaty that added Florida as a US territory?
a. seminole treaty
b. adams-onis treaty
c. spanish treaty
b. adams- onis treaty
The Indian Removal Act ____.
a. paid settlers to occupy the Native American lands
b. ended the Americans' fight against the Seminole
c. paid Native Americans to relocate
c. paid Native Americans to relocate
Jackson attacked the Bank of the United States because...
a. it was controlled by wealthy appointed Easterners.
b. it financed foreign business deals that put Americans out of work.
c. it was being run by corrupt elected officials.
a. it was controlled by wealthy appointed Easterners.
One reason the Whigs won the presidential election of 1840 was that...
a. they gained support from people who had supported Andrew Jackson.
b. they made a “corrupt bargain” with Henry Clay to steal the presidency.
c. the Democrats split over supporting Martin Van Buren.
a. they gained support from people who had supported Andrew Jackson.
The "Five Civilized Tribes" consisted of the ____.
a. Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole
b. Cherokee, Creek, Osage, Seminole, and Kiowa
c. Chickasaw, Choctaw, Comanche, Seminole, and Creek
a. Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole
In the case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the United States Supreme Court ruled that...
a. Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.
b. the federal government had no authority over Native Americans.
c. the spoils system was unconstitutional.
a. Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee.
Congress passed a bill to continue the national bank and Jackson ____.
a. signed it
b. vetoed it
c. ignored it
b. vetoed it
Who became the 9th US President after defeating Van Buren?
a. Harry Webster
b. William Harrison
c. Henry Calhoun
b. William Harrison
Which people provided a safe haven for African Americans who escaped from slavery?
a. Chickasaw in Alabama
b. Seminole in Florida
c. Creek in Mississippi
b. Seminole in Florida
When the Cherokee protested their removal, ____.
a. President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move
b. the government gave them land in the Florida territory
c. .President Jackson met with them to find a peaceful solution
a. President Van Buren sent the army to force them to move
Settlers in the West wanted the Bank of the United States to ____.
a. make it easier for them to get loans
b. buy their land and pay them in gold
c. give its money to state banks
a. make it easier for them to get loans