Quiz Me! - Era: Age of Jackson Test your knowledge about the Age of Jackson era. 1 / 10 What effect did the sequence of events listed above have on the nation? Economic panic Westward expansion Jackson’s removal from office State banks prospered 2 / 10 Why did some people refer to the Election of 1824 as the “Corrupt Bargain”? 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. 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. 3 / 10 Why was the Election of 1824 significant? The election showed the need for a Constitutional amendment on the electoral college. The Supreme Court had to decide the election because it ended in a tie. Andrew Jackson was the first president who was not from the original 13 colonies. The election showed the sectional differences of the country. 4 / 10 In what way did the Nullification Crisis demonstrate the tension between the federal government and the Southern states? Southern states met to discuss secession if the Tariff of 1828 was not repealed. Southern states claimed state sovereignty on issues they believed were unconstitutional. The federal government refused to compromise with Southern states on the tariff issue. The federal government was willing to compromise on the Tariff of 1828 but the Southern states were not. 5 / 10 Which event is missing in the timeline above? Nullification Crisis Tariff of Abomination Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise 6 / 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 Gibbons v. Ogden Worcester v. Georgia Dartmouth College v. Woodward 7 / 10 Andrew Jackson oversaw legislation which resulted in 46,000 American Indians being removed from their homes. During their move West, many died on what has become known as what? The Oregon Trail The Old Spanish Trail The Trail of Tears The Santa Fe Trail 8 / 10 What is a significant effect of the Trail of Tears? The removal of Native Americans opened up approximately 25 million acres of land for settlement Native Americans left their ancestral lands when they were forced out of the Oklahoma Territory. Native Americans joined together to fight the removal to the Oklahoma Territory. The Oklahoma Territory was created as settlers now moved there to claim the land 9 / 10 Why did Jackson veto the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States? He hated the bank and wanted to destroy it. He believed U.S. citizens wanted the bank shut down. Many of his supporters owned state banks. He wanted to show his authority over Congress. 10 / 10 He was the first President of the United States whose father was also a President, and he later served in the U.S. House of Representatives. John Adams John Quincy Adams James Monroe Thomas Jefferson Your score is Restart quiz