21. Although most northern Indian tribes were too weak to resist removal westward, the
__________ peoples fought to try to remain in the Illinois and Wisconsin Territories.
a. Sauk and Fox
b. Oto and Ute
c. Dakota and Lakota
d. Cree and Oneida
e. Hopi and Navajo
22. What Native American people waged a guerrilla war against the U.S. Army in the 1830s to
prevent being removed from their ancestral lands?
a. Creeks
b. Sioux
c. Choctaws
d. Cherokees
e. Seminoles
23. When this Native American chief was captured by the United States, the conflict with the
Seminoles in Florida slowly came to an end.
a. Black Fox
b. Crazy Horse
c. Geronimo
d. Osceola
e. Buffalo Hump
24. According to the textbook, which of the following Native American tribes came closest to
adopting the customs of white Americans?
a. Seminoles
b. Sioux
c. Karankawa
d. Cherokee
e. Fox
25. In what case did the Supreme Court rule that Native American tribes did not have to give up
their land involuntarily?
a. McCullough v. Maryland
b. Marshall v. Madison
c. Chippewa v. Jackson
d. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
e. Worcester v. Georgia
26. In the case of __________ the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia law had no force within
the Cherokee nation.
a. McCullough v. Maryland
b. Marshall v. Madison
c. Chippewa v. Jackson
d. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
e. Worcester v. Georgia
27. The tribe most affected by the Trail of Tears was the
a. Cherokee.
b. Sioux.
c. Fox.
d. Cheyenne.
e. Chippewa.
28. The destination of the Trail of Tears was present-day
a. Texas.
b. Oklahoma.
c. Arkansas.
d. Wyoming.
e. Wisconsin.
29. In preparing for the 1832 election, both major political parties followed the example of the
__________ in holding national nominating conventions.
a. Whig party
b. Know-Nothings
c. American party
d. Anti-Masonic party
e. Federalist party
30. During the Bank War, President Jackson ordered the
a. creation of “pet banks” for federal deposits.
b. creation of a sub-treasury not open to the public.
c. continuation of the Bank of the United States’ charter.
d. establishment of the Federal Reserve.
e. abolishment of paper currency.
31. Which of the following was a destabilizing factor in the U.S. economy in the mid-1830s
despite a balanced federal budget?
a. An imbalance in foreign trade
b. The amount of paper money in circulation
c. Not enough gold in U.S. reserves
d. A phenomenon known later a “stagflation”
e. President Van Buren’s lack of economic knowledge
32. Despite President Jackson’s attempt to get a federal law passed that would censor certain
publications, his efforts actually strengthened __________ movements.
a. nativist
b. nationalist
c. abolitionist
d. socialist
e. states’ rights
33. An anti-Jackson coalition hostile to his authoritarian style organized into the __________
party in the mid-1830s.
a. Whig
b. Democrat
c. Know-Nothing
d. American party
e. Federalists
34. Which of the following parties supported federal spending for internal improvements to
foster economic growth?
a. Whigs
b. Democrats
c. Know-Nothings
d. American party
e. Federalists
35. Catholics from Germany and Ireland, arriving in the 1830s, were often attracted to the
policies of the _______ party.
a. Democratic
b. Republican
c. Jacksonian
d. Whig
e. American
36. One major factor leading to the Panic of 1837 was
a. hyperinflation.
b. hypoinflation.
c. Jackson’s support of the Second National Bank.
d. Van Buren’s foreign policy.
e. declining British demand for U.S. cotton.
37. In the 1840 election, the Whig party adopted __________ to run on.
a. an anti-slavery platform
b. a pro-slavery platform
c. no platform
d. a pro–Bank of the United States platform
e. an anti–Bank of the United States platform
38. Which of the following occurred during the Jackson administration?
a. Passage of the Independent Treasury Act
b. Booming industrialization
c. The “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” Campaign
d. A decline in urban population
e. Decreased westward expansion
39. Which of the following were attracted to the Democratic party during Jackson’s
administration?
a. The “common man”
b. The wealthy class
c. Native Americans
d. African Americans
e. Bankers
40. Although one can make the case that Jackson’s was a transformational presidency, it is one
that applied only to
a. land owners.
b. rich easterners.
c. white men.
d. southern plantation owners.
e. northern industrialists.
1. What was Jackson’s most important accomplishment as president? What was his greatest
failure? Explain how each affected U.S. society and politics of that era.
2. The Tariff of 1828 proved to be the impetus behind the entire nullification controversy. Why
was the tariff passed, and why did it lead to the nullification controversy?
3. What were the causes and results of the panic of 1837? What impact did this economic crisis
have on the Van Buren administration?
4. Consider the era from the presidential election of 1824 through the end of Andrew Jackson’s
presidency (1837). How was he “transformational”? Explain what was different about him
compared with previous elections and administrations.
5. Discuss Andrew Jackson’s “contradictions” in terms of his attitudes and actions toward the
“common man,” Indians, women, blacks, the role of federal versus state government, and
expanding opportunity versus maintaining the status quo.
MATCHING
Match each person or group with one of the following descriptions.
a. Was a southern congressman who wanted to ban anti-slavery materials
b. Was a strong supporter of states’ rights
c. Was called the “Little Magician”
d. Was the director of the Second Bank of the United States
e. Resigned the vice presidency in 1832
f. Brokered a compromise to resolve the Nullification crisis
g. Won the presidency with his “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” campaign
h. Was the Massachusetts senator who said “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
inseparable”
i. Was the 1840 Whig vice-presidential candidate
j. Was a “civilized” tribe that successfully assimilated to white culture
1. Nicholas Biddle
2. John C. Calhoun
3. Henry Clay
4. Robert Y. Hayne
5. William Henry Harrison
6. James Hammond
7. John Tyler
8. Martin Van Buren
9. Daniel Webster
10. Cherokee Nation
