Age of Jackson Section 1 Quiz

  1. John Q. Adams appointed Henry Clay as his ______after the election of 1824.
  2. Secretary of State
  3. Secretary of War
  4. Attorney General
  5. Secretary of Treasury
  1. Andrew Jackson’s group of advisers were known as the ______.
  2. Presidential Cabinet
  3. Political Cabinet
  4. Buddy Cabinet
  5. Kitchen Cabinet
  1. What political party was later known as the Whig party?
  2. Democratic-Republicans
  3. National Republicans
  4. Federalists
  5. Democrats
  1. What type of people did Andrew Jackson appeal to?
  2. Women
  3. Gentry
  4. Common People
  1. A private meeting is called a ______.
  2. Caucus
  3. Town meeting
  4. State Convention
  5. Primary
  1. ______means to withdraw from the Union.
  2. Nullification
  3. Secede
  4. Force bill
  5. Fall-out
  1. The practice of giving jobs to loyal supporters is ______.
  2. Generosity
  3. Nullification
  4. Suffrage
  5. Spoils system
  1. The election of 1824 was known as a ______.
  2. Nullification crisis
  3. Corrupt bargain
  4. Jay Treaty
  5. Proclamation of Neutrality
  1. An abomination is something that is ______.
  2. Hateful
  3. Delightful
  4. Cold
  5. Rich
  1. “Our Federal Union---it must be preserved” was said by ______.
  2. John Tyler
  3. William Henry Harrison
  4. Andrew Jackson
  5. Henry Clay
  1. Why did manufacturers in the United States welcome the 1828 tariff on manufactured goods from Europe?
  2. The tariff made American-made goods more expensive.
  3. The tariff made European goods more expensive, and American consumers were more likely to buy American-made goods.
  4. The tariff made European-made goods less expensive.
  5. The tariff had no effect on the price of goods.
  1. President Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to people who ______.
  2. Had the best qualifications
  3. Had attended Ivy League schools
  4. Were loyal to him
  5. Paid him for their jobs
  1. Why did three times as many people vote in the presidential election of 1828 as voted in 1824?
  2. By 1828, women had gained the right to vote in some states, while no women could vote in 1824.
  3. By 1828, voting laws had been changed in most states to give all white men the right to vote.
  4. The United States had twice as many states in 1828 as it had in 1824.
  5. The candidates running for president in 1828 were more interesting than those running in 1824.
  6. What viewpoint did Andrew Jackson hold on the issue of a national bank during the presidential campaign of 1828?

Andrew Jackson- feared that both the federal government and the Supreme Court are too powerful – defended states’ rights, especially the right to hold slaves – favored the removal of all Native Americans from lands east of the Mississippi River.

  1. Jackson campaigned for a national bank controlled by the federal government.
  2. Jackson believed that a national bank was unconstitutional.
  3. Jackson believed that a national bank was constitutional, but impractical.
  4. Jackson gave his support to an effort to divide the national bank into regional banks.
  1. The Nullification Crisis was triggered by strong opposition to the
  2. Force Bill.
  3. Indian Removal Act.
  4. Tariff of Abominations.
  5. Bank of the United States.