Jackson Era Test

Martin Van Buren

Andrew Jackson

John Tyler

William Henry Harrison

President Jackson’s war on the Bank of the United States

President Jefferson’s embargo against England

President Polk’s acquisition of the silver-rich territory of Nevada

President Van Buren’s removal of the gold standard

His fondness for fighting pistol duels with other Washington officials

The publicizing of his numerous extramarital affairs

His failure to deal with the Panic of 1837

His failure to deal with the issue of slavery that becoming more and more violent

Use the U.S. military to enforce acts of Congress and collect taxes

Force Congress to pass legislation the president supported

Force the Supreme Court to support his executive decisions

Use force to remove Native Americans from their lands

They believed that it would benefit Northern manufacturers at the expense of Southerner’s business

They believed the high tariff would hurt their trading relationship with France

The tariff raised taxes on slaves, which would harm the South’s domination of the international slave trade

They thought that the tariff rate was abominably low and should be increased

The informal advisors to President Jackson

The removal of the Cherokee from their lands

Giving jobs to one's political supporters

The banks owned by Jackson's supporters where the administration put money after closing down the National Bank

He felt its contract was too expensive and the money would be better spent on acquiring more territory in the west

He lost a lot of money in the stock market in 1822, and thereafter blamed the banker he worked with

He believed that wealthy bankers were corrupt and could not be trusted to protect the nation’s money

He believed the Bank was unconstitutional and felt it served only the interests of banking and manufacturing elites

Peacefully negotiating a purchase of their land

Brutally forcing them from their land

Forcing them to assimilate to the white man's way of life

Declaring an all-out war on them

He had been Speaker of the House

He was a famous writer

He had been a famous military leader during the War of 1812

He was the previous Secretary of State

Georgia had the right to take Native American lands

The Cherokee had the right to keep their lands

Congress had the right to pass the Indian Removal Act

Georgia could not make a separate treaty with Native Americans

Supporting the spoils system

Being corrupt in office

Throwing out government job holders after his election

Disagreeing with them on almost every issue

American-made goods

Foreign-made goods

Enslaved people

Native American-made goods

Native Americans were forced to relocate

White settlers were encouraged to let Native American lands be

Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship

White settlers were ordered to avoid contact with Native Americans

The rich and well-born

Native Americans

The common people

State’s rights supporters

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Cherokee

The movement of the Seminole Tribe from the west to Florida

Government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s Spoils System

The removal of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma

Women gained the right to vote

Free African Americans gained the right to vote

Property requirements for voting were eliminated

Native Americans gained the right to vote

To agree with a law

To void or cancel a law

To secede from the nation

To vote on a law

The right to ignore Supreme Court decisions

The right of states to secede from the U.S.

The right of states to override federal laws

The right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

It was the first election between the Democratic and Whig party

Andrew Jackson made enemies of the other candidates

More people than ever got to vote in the election

There was no clear winner in the electoral college, so the winner was decided by Congress

Full of fear and death

Peaceful

Well-informed about where they were going

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