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