1. The Webster-Hayne debate was part of an ongoing discussion about what issue? • A) slavery • B) the rights of Native Americans • C) state’s rights • D) political parties Correct !! Next Question 2. What did Andrew Jackson’s practice of rewarding his political backers become known as? • A) Jacksonian democracy • B) popular sovereignty • C) checks and balances • D) the spoils system Correct !! Next Question 3. President Jackson attacked the Second National Bank of the U.S. claiming it was _________________. • A) causing inflation • B) unconstitutional • C) causing a panic • D) a pet bank Correct !! Next Question 4. Whose policies controlled the nation’s money supply during most of Jackson’s presidency? • A) state banks called “pet banks” • B) Nicholas Biddle, president of the National Bank • C) merchants in the Northeast • D) Jackson and Congress Correct !! Next Question 5. What was the central principle of Jacksonian democracy? • A) practicing the spoils system • B) easing the voting restrictions to include women • C) spreading political power to the common man • D) using tariffs to increase revenue Correct !! Next Question 6. What development led to the Panic of 1837? • A) people worried about the nation’s economy • B) too much money in circulation caused inflation • C) state banks issued too much money • D) all the above Correct !! Next Question 7. An early and important defender of states’ rights was ________. • A) John Quincy Adams • B) Andrew Jackson • C) John C. Calhoun • D) Daniel Webster Correct !! Next Question 8. The present-day Democratic party traces its roots to the supporters of __________. • A) Henry Clay • B) Andrew Jackson • C) William Crawford • D) John Q. Adams Correct !! Next Question 9. In 1832, Andrew Jackson risked losing votes in the North when he _____. • A) asked Nicholas Biddle to renew the charter for the National Bank • B) decided how much money state banks receive • C) pushed the bill to renew the national bank through Congress • D) vetoed the bill to renew the National Bank of the U.S. Correct !! Next Question 10. After passing the Nullification Act of 1832, the people of South Carolina threatened to ________. • A) secede from the Union • B) use force to uphold the federal law • C) pass a compromise tariff bill • D) lower earlier tariff rates Correct !! Next Question 11. Passed by Congress in 1830, this law allowed the president to make treaties with Native Americans. • A) Native American Freedom Act • B) Tolerance Act • C) Indian Removal Act • D) Save-Our-Land-Act Correct !! Next Question 12. The harsh journey of forced removal of Cherokee Indians from their homes in Georgia to the West. • A) Trail of Weeping • B) Trail of Tears • C) Oregon Trail • D) Tear Trail Correct !! Next Question 13. Andrew Jackson’s election victory in 1828 depended on support from this group of people. • A) wealthy people • B) politicians • C) the common people • D) Native Americans Correct !! Next Question 14. This resulted from a widespread concern about the nation’s economic health. • A) Tariff of Abominations • B) Indian Removal Act • C) Great Depression • D) Panic of 1837 Correct !! Next Question 15. This resulted from an increase in the money supply and a decrease in the value of money. • A) wealth • B) inflation • C) deflation • D) surplus Correct !! Next Question 16. Who was President of the National Bank? • A) William Crawford • B) Nicholas Biddle • C) Henry Clay • D) Daniel Webster Correct !! Next Question 17. What was another name for the election of 1824? • A) the Corrupt Deal • B) the Corrupt Election • C) the Corrupt Bargain • D) the Corrupt Agreement Correct !! Next Question 18. When no candidate won an electoral majority in the 1824 election __________. • A) there were numerous recount votes • B) the election was decided by the Senate • C) the election was decided by the Supreme Court • D) the election was decided by the House of Representatives Correct !! Next Question 19. Whites demanded Indian land in Georgia and other states so __________. • A) Jackson signed an agreeable treaty with them for their land • B) Jackson allowed the courts to settle the argument • C) President Jackson forcibly removed the Cherokees and others • D) Jackson bought the land from the Cherokees at a fair price Correct !! Next Question 20. The “Corrupt Bargain” between Adams and Clay laid the foundation for the ____. • A) harsh treatment of the Native Americans • B) spoils system and the introduction of new political parties • C) disagreements between Jackson and Biddle • D) Nullification Act Correct !! Next Question 21. Who was the first President to die in office? • A) John Tyler • B) John Quincy Adams • C) Martin Van Buren • D) William Henry Harrison Correct !! Next Question 22. What President was blamed for the Panic of 1837? • A) Martin Van Buren • B) Nicholas Biddle • C) Andrew Jackson • D) John Tyler Correct !! Next Question 23. What political party was opposed to the concentration of power in the chief executive (President)? • A) the Nationalist • B) the Federalist • C) the Whig • D) the Republican Correct !! Next Question 24. “Tippecanoe and Tyler too” refers to ________. • A) the compromise proposed by Henry Clay • B) the Presidential election of 1840 • C) the Tariff of Abominations • D) the Corrupt Bargain Correct !! Next Question Congratulations, you are done! Click here to reset quiz Sorry, try again. Return to Question .