Name Class Date
A. Key Terms and People
Directions: Circle the term or person in parentheses that best completes the sentence.
1. (Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson) won the most popular votes but not enough
electoral votes in the presidential election of 1824.
2. A (caucus, spoils system) is a closed meeting of party members for the purpose of
choosing a candidate.
3. (Jacksonian Democracy, Jeffersonian principles) celebrated majority rule and the
dignity of the common people.
4. The (caucus, spoils system) rewarded party loyalty with political jobs.
5. The (Indian Removal Act, ruling in Worcester v. Georgia) sought to negotiate the excha-
nge of American Indian lands in the South for new lands in present-day Oklahoma.
6. The Cherokees’ journey from their lands in the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma
came to be called the (Second Seminole War, Trail of Tears).
B. Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.
7. The presidential election of 1824
a. resulted in a four-way tie.
b. ended in a compromise.
c. was decided by the House of Representatives.
d. led to a recount of votes.
8. In the early 1800s, new state constitutions expanded the electorate by
giving the vote to
a. new immigrants. c. free African American men.
b. white women. d. white men without property.
9. During the campaign of 1828, the Democratic Party changed by
a. crafting more nationalist policies.
b. veering away from Jeffersonian principles.
c. developing a disciplined system of local and state committees.
d. denouncing the spoils system.
10. Why did the United States government remove Native Americans from
the Southeast in the 1830s?
a. Indian Territory offered more fertile land.
b. White Southerners wanted the Native Americans’ valuable land.
c. Native Americans refused to adapt to white American culture.
d. The Supreme Court ruled that the Native Americans had violated
treaty obligations.
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