The Jacksonian Era
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- Q1What made the Second Bank of the U.S. controversial?The U.S. Treasury alone sets all government money policesThe House of Representatives has the sole authority to raise revenueThe President issued an executive order to establish the BankThe Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank30s
- Q2Why did Jackson oppose the bank?The bank restricted Jackson from raising tariffsThe bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthyThe bank did not permit the use of gold and silver for currencyThe bank had corrupt leadership that threatened foreign trade and domestic industries30s
- Q3Which headline would Jackson has used to campaign for President?"Vote for A Common Man""As usual, No Change""A war hero leads the Republican Party""Weak, Indecisive Leader Takes Power"30s
- Q4What was Jackson's presidency like?Justice for all American IndiansGreater democracy for the common manPolitical machines control electionsWealthy people control domestic policies30s
- Q5Why did the North want tariffs?Tariffs would increase the demand for American manufactured goods.Tariffs would increase the price of raw materials from the WestTariffs would improve the quality of American-made productsTariffs would result in more revenue for the Federal Government30s
- Q6How did suffrage expand during the Jacksonian Era?Recognized women's right to votePermitted free African Americans to voteEliminated property qualifications for votingAllowed Native American's to be citizens30s
- Q7Many people think Jackson's time as president was some what of a revolution, why do you think this is?Jackson was the first general ever elected to public officeJackson was elected to office by the largest majority vote everJackson's election represented a shift of political power from the elite to the common peopleJackson was unknown before 182830s
- Q8What is the symbol for the Democratic Party?A DonkeyA LionAn ElephantA Bear30s
- Q9What was the impact of Jackson removing the Native AmericansAmerican Indians were granted U.S. CitizenshipWhite settlers were encouraged to abandon American Indian landsThe American Indians were forced to leave their homes and landWhite settlers were ordered to avoid contact with American Indians.30s
- Q10What political party was founded under Jackson?WhigsRepublicansDemocratsFederalist30s
- Q11What was one result of the relocation of American Indian tribes?They gained far more land than they expectedThey traveled NorthThey remined mostly in MissouriThey settled west of the Mississippi River30s
- Q12How did the Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act?They went to the Supreme Court asking that their rights be protectedThey left before the government did anything to themThey adopted the ways of their what neighborsThey fought against the U.S. army30s
- Q13How did Jackson react to the Supreme Court's decision to protect the Cherokee?He ignored the decisionHe obeyed the decisionHe asked states to implement their decisionHe called for the justices to be impeached30s
- Q14What is important about Gibbons vs. Ogden?States have the power to regulate commerce between one anotherStates may regulate transportation on riversOnly the Federal Government has the power to regulate interstate commerceThe Constitution does not specify that the federal goverment has the power to regulate commerce30s
- Q15What issue made the Democratic Party want to support Jackson's campaign for president?The State Nullification CrisisTrying to get rid of the National BankThe expansion of slaveryJudical Review30s