AH1 Test Questions with Answers Graded A+
During Andrew Jackson's presidency, the fulfillment of the
American Dream transitioned from a myth to a more common Congress passed the Tariff of 1828 that many South Carolinians
occurrence due to the increasing opportunities afforded by believed would protect domestic textile manufacturers at the
industrialization. - ANSWER -False expense of the interest of cotton planters.
Identify the ways that Jackson's upbringing differed from those During the conflict between nationalists and states' rights
of his presidential predecessors - ANSWER -He did not advocates, the idea of nullification developed. What was the
come from a prominent colonial family. central principle of nullification? - ANSWER -It was a
He was raised by his widowed mother, who worked as a position that since states voted to create the Union, they had the
housekeeper. right to deem a law unconstitutional and veto it.
During his farewell address, Andrew Jackson said that he had In response to the Panic of 1837, Congress passed the
worked on behalf of "the farmer, the mechanic, and the laboring Independent Treasury Act to establish an independent treasury
classes of society—the bone and sinew of the country—men system. - ANSWER -True
who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal
laws."
Complete the passage below describing the consequences of
Identify Jackson's positions that support this claim. - the decision to resettle Native Americans west of the Mississippi
ANSWER -He advocated for equality of opportunity so River. - ANSWER -Following the Indian Removal Act,
that the "common man" could achieve wealth if he worked hard some Native Americans resisted resettlement efforts. In Illinois
and had talent. and the Wisconsin territories, for example, this resistance
resulted in the short Black Hawk War.
He advocated for the political equality of "common" men to vote
and hold office. Similarly, in the South, the Seminoles resisted resettlement,
adopting deadly guerilla tactics. Over time, their numbers
declined drastically, but the survivors in Florida did not end their
What was the purpose of the Distribution Act, and how did it war with the United States until the early twentieth century.
affect the financial situation of state banks? - ANSWER -
The act resulted in state banks requiring many borrowers to
immediately repay their loans. What does it reveal about the reactions of the political elite to
Jackson's election to the presidency? - ANSWER -They
The act resulted in the withdrawal of federal funds from state disapproved of his election
banks.
The act sought to distribute money from federal land sales to Complete the passage below describing President Andrew
the states in proportion to their representation in Congress. Jackson's legacy as it pertains to modern politics. -
ANSWER -President Andrew Jackson oversaw the
development of the second TWO PARTY SYSTEM in the United
Identify the actions Andrew Jackson took during his presidency States and was the first president from the modern Democratic
that demonstrate his view that he was a representative of the party. His view of presidential power derived from more direct
"people." - ANSWER -filled government offices with his political participation by the people and extended to the political
own friends and supporters, not career bureaucrats conventions that nominate presidential candidates today.
The now-routine practice of awarding political positions to
instituted nominating conventions, so more people would be supporters was initiated by Jackson's spoils system. Most
able to influence candidate selection, not just an elite caucus significant, however, was Jackson's push for equal opportunity
and extension of the vote to the "common man," which ushered
vetoed the Bank Recharter Bill because he believed that the in a new political era.
Second Bank of the United States only made "the rich richer"
President Andrew Jackson universally applied his views on the
Identify some of the tensions that resulted in South Carolina's supremacy of federal laws over state laws, and used force to
rejection of federal authority during President Jackson's coerce state compliance with federal laws. - ANSWER -
administration. - ANSWER -South Carolina's John C. False
Calhoun and President Jackson were divided by an intensely
personal political rivalry.
Complete the passage below describing the national presidential
Severe economic strain after the collapse of cotton prices in the nominating conventions. - ANSWER -The Democratic
1820s disproportionately affected southern states. convention of 1832, which met in Baltimore, first adopted the
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During Andrew Jackson's presidency, the fulfillment of the
American Dream transitioned from a myth to a more common Congress passed the Tariff of 1828 that many South Carolinians
occurrence due to the increasing opportunities afforded by believed would protect domestic textile manufacturers at the
industrialization. - ANSWER -False expense of the interest of cotton planters.
Identify the ways that Jackson's upbringing differed from those During the conflict between nationalists and states' rights
of his presidential predecessors - ANSWER -He did not advocates, the idea of nullification developed. What was the
come from a prominent colonial family. central principle of nullification? - ANSWER -It was a
He was raised by his widowed mother, who worked as a position that since states voted to create the Union, they had the
housekeeper. right to deem a law unconstitutional and veto it.
During his farewell address, Andrew Jackson said that he had In response to the Panic of 1837, Congress passed the
worked on behalf of "the farmer, the mechanic, and the laboring Independent Treasury Act to establish an independent treasury
classes of society—the bone and sinew of the country—men system. - ANSWER -True
who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal
laws."
Complete the passage below describing the consequences of
Identify Jackson's positions that support this claim. - the decision to resettle Native Americans west of the Mississippi
ANSWER -He advocated for equality of opportunity so River. - ANSWER -Following the Indian Removal Act,
that the "common man" could achieve wealth if he worked hard some Native Americans resisted resettlement efforts. In Illinois
and had talent. and the Wisconsin territories, for example, this resistance
resulted in the short Black Hawk War.
He advocated for the political equality of "common" men to vote
and hold office. Similarly, in the South, the Seminoles resisted resettlement,
adopting deadly guerilla tactics. Over time, their numbers
declined drastically, but the survivors in Florida did not end their
What was the purpose of the Distribution Act, and how did it war with the United States until the early twentieth century.
affect the financial situation of state banks? - ANSWER -
The act resulted in state banks requiring many borrowers to
immediately repay their loans. What does it reveal about the reactions of the political elite to
Jackson's election to the presidency? - ANSWER -They
The act resulted in the withdrawal of federal funds from state disapproved of his election
banks.
The act sought to distribute money from federal land sales to Complete the passage below describing President Andrew
the states in proportion to their representation in Congress. Jackson's legacy as it pertains to modern politics. -
ANSWER -President Andrew Jackson oversaw the
development of the second TWO PARTY SYSTEM in the United
Identify the actions Andrew Jackson took during his presidency States and was the first president from the modern Democratic
that demonstrate his view that he was a representative of the party. His view of presidential power derived from more direct
"people." - ANSWER -filled government offices with his political participation by the people and extended to the political
own friends and supporters, not career bureaucrats conventions that nominate presidential candidates today.
The now-routine practice of awarding political positions to
instituted nominating conventions, so more people would be supporters was initiated by Jackson's spoils system. Most
able to influence candidate selection, not just an elite caucus significant, however, was Jackson's push for equal opportunity
and extension of the vote to the "common man," which ushered
vetoed the Bank Recharter Bill because he believed that the in a new political era.
Second Bank of the United States only made "the rich richer"
President Andrew Jackson universally applied his views on the
Identify some of the tensions that resulted in South Carolina's supremacy of federal laws over state laws, and used force to
rejection of federal authority during President Jackson's coerce state compliance with federal laws. - ANSWER -
administration. - ANSWER -South Carolina's John C. False
Calhoun and President Jackson were divided by an intensely
personal political rivalry.
Complete the passage below describing the national presidential
Severe economic strain after the collapse of cotton prices in the nominating conventions. - ANSWER -The Democratic
1820s disproportionately affected southern states. convention of 1832, which met in Baltimore, first adopted the
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