Name
Class
Date
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The Age of Jackson
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.
1. Despite a loosening of voting requirements in the early 1800s,
and free blacks were still not given the right to vote.
2. As president, Andrew Jackson replaced less than one-fifth of federal
with his supporters.
3. Historians refer to the expansion of voting rights that took place in the early
1800s as
.
4. Andrew Jackson’s informal group of advisors was known as the
because of the room in which they met.
5. In the presidential election of 1828, Adams ran as a National Republican while
Jackson ran as a
.
6. Andrew Jackson’s campaign in the 1828 election relied on his image as a
.
7. As secretary of state,
was one of Andrew Jackson’s
strongest supporters.
8. The supporters of
tended to be farmers, frontier set-
tlers, and southern slaveholders.
9. Andrew Jackson defeated
in the election of 1828.
10. In the early 1800s state legislatures began making changes that broadened
by giving more people the right to vote.
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Class
Date
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The Age of Jackson
Section 2
MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person,
or place that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
______ 1. Although this man won the presidential
election of 1836, he became unpopular as
a result of the Panic of 1837.
______ 2. Because this region relied on manufactur-
ing, it supported high tariffs on imported
goods.
______ 3. This doctrine promotes the power of the
states over the power of the federal government.
______ 4. This Massachusetts senator stressed the
need for the country to remain united.
______ 5. President Jackson strongly opposed this
institution and vetoed its renewal.
______ 6. This region’s economy was based on farm-
ing, especially of cash crops like tobacco
and cotton.
______ 7. John C. Calhoun resigned from the vice
presidency as a result of this historical
event.
a. Daniel Webster
b. federalism
c. Martin Van Buren
d. North
e. Nullification Crisis
f. Panic of 1837
g. Second Bank of the
United States
h. regional
i. South
j. states’ rights
k. Tariff of Abominations
l. West
m. William Henry Harrison
______ 8. Southerners opposed this act of Congress
because it led to very high rates for
imported manufactured goods.
______ 9. A hero from the Battle of Tippecanoe,
this man won the presidential election of
1840.
______ 10. These differences are based on where peo-
ple live and the economy in those areas.
With nothing to overcome them they can
give rise to sectionalism.
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Class
Date
Section Quiz
The Age of Jackson
Section 3
MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the
best choice in the space provided.
______ 1. Why did the American gov-
______ 4. Which Native American
ernment want to remove
Native Americans?
a. to open up more land for
settlement by American
farmers
b. to protect the borders
c. to end conflict with
American settlers
d. to force them to adopt
American culture
group was led on the Trail of
Tears?
a. Chickasaw
b. Sauk
c. Cherokee
d. Choctaw
______ 5. How did President Jackson
respond to the Supreme
Court’s ruling in Worcester v.
Georgia?
a. He ignored it.
b. He sent the army to
enforce it.
c. He led an attack on
Cherokee settlements.
d. He vetoed it.
______ 2. What Native Americans
were affected by the Indian
Removal Act of 1830?
a. those living in Indian
Territory
b. those living in New
England
c. those who could not speak
English
d. those living east of the
Mississippi River
______ 3. How did the Cherokee try
to prevent conflict with
Americans?
a. by peacefully leaving their
lands
b. by filing a lawsuit against
the government
c. by adopting American
culture
d. by purchasing their lands
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