Quiz Me! - Era: Age of Jackson Test your knowledge about the Age of Jackson era. 1 / 10 In addition to a candidate personally campaigning for office for the first time, what other major change occurred after the Election of 1828? Women were allowed to vote in a presidential election for the first time. Andrew Jackson brought the spoils system to Washington. Universal male suffrage allowed all men to vote, regardless of race. Universal white male suffrage allowed even non-land owning males to vote. 2 / 10 In which U.S. Supreme Court case did Native Americans win a legal victory to keep their land, but the victory was hollow because they were removed from their land anyway? Barron v. Baltimore Dartmouth College v. Woodward Worcester v. Georgia Gibbons v. Ogden 3 / 10 Why was the removal of Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Choctaw tribes called the Trail of Tears? The tribes were forced from their lands in the middle of winter. The tribes were given blankets infected with smallpox. Thousands of their people died moving from Oklahoma to Utah. The tribes fought amongst themselves over territory. 4 / 10 John Quincy Adams helped negotiate the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. As a result, the U.S. bought which state from Spain? Florida Texas Alaska Louisiana 5 / 10 How did President Andrew Jackson respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia? President Jackson signed a treaty with Native Americans President Jackson refused to enforce the Court’s decision President Jackson celebrated the legal victory President Jackson asked the Court for further clarification 6 / 10 Which event does the newspaper headline above refer to? Backroom Bargain Crooked Bargain Corrupt Bargain Adams-Clay Bargain 7 / 10 What was the result of the Indian Removal Act (1830)? Improved commerce along the Mississippi River The removal of Native Americans from New England The impeachment of President Andrew Jackson The forced westward migration of Native Americans 8 / 10 Why did some people refer to the Election of 1824 as the “Corrupt Bargain”? William H. Crawford forced the other candidates to withdraw from the election. Henry Clay became Secretary of State as a reward for influencing the election. Andrew Jackson started the spoils system after his election as president in 1824. John Quincy Adams withdrew from the election after being accused of corruption. 9 / 10 What effect did the sequence of events listed above have on the nation? Westward expansion State banks prospered Jackson’s removal from office Economic panic 10 / 10 What was significant about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Barron v. Baltimore? The national government could issue steamboat licenses The national government could establish a national bank The Court ruled that the Bill of Rights did not apply to state governments Native Americans won a legal battle to keep their land Your score is Restart quiz
