2007 OAT QUESTION: Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
44. In the 100 years following the American
Revolution, some Americans slowly gained more and more political rights. What happened during the
1820s that made it easier for white men who did not own property to influence public policy?
A. They were granted the right to vote.
B. They were granted the right to free speech.
C. They were granted the right to publish newspapers.
D. They were granted the right to attend government meetings.

Which of the following completes the table outlining the results of Jackson’s presidency?
a. b.
c.
d.
Results of Jackson’s Presidency
Began “Era of the Common Man”
Democratic Party Formed
?
Small Farmers and Businessmen favored over the rich
Formal “style” returned to presidency
Aristocracy favored over the common man
Formation of the Jeffersonian Party
Spoils System established

What was the “spoils system,” which came into practice under President Jackson?
a. a new F.D.A. standard for food inspections b. a focused campaign to ruin the opponent’s chances of election c. a system of checks and balances placed on political candidates d. a practice of rewarding friends and supporters with government jobs

The discovery of gold on Native
American lands in what Southern state prompted a seizure of their property and contributed to the passage of the Indian
Removal Act?
a.
Florida b.
Louisiana c.
South Carolina d.
Georgia

Andrew Jackson defeated what southern Native American group at
Horseshoe Bend during the War of
1812?
a. Cherokee b. Creek c. Iroquois d. Sioux

Which of the following people most likely considered the 1828 “Tariff of
Abominations” a good law for the country?
a.
a blacksmith in the North b. a farmer in the West c. a manufacturer in the Northeast d.
a plantation owner in the
Southeast

Why were hickory tree plantings sometimes a feature of Andrew Jackson’s 1828 campaign?
a. Jackson was a noted environmentalist.
b. Jackson’s nickname was “Old Hickory.” c. Jackson’s followers were known as
“Branches.” d. Hickory was widely viewed as a good luck charm in the mid-1800s.

Which of the following completes the table about the new political parties that emerged during e 1828 election of Andrew Jackson?
Jacksonian Democrats
?
Federal government should lead country
Federal government should support public improvements
In favor of a national bank
Federal government should be inactive
States should be responsible for public improvements
Against a national bank
Middle-class or well-established
Protestants a. Jeffersonian Democrats c.
b.
Independents d.
Slaveholders, small farmers, working class, and non-
Protestants
Whigs
National Republicans

Which of the following events completes the timeline below about the removal of the Cherokee?
a. b.
c.
d.
Jackson defies Georgia state government, insists that
Cherokee stay
Cherokee settle in present-day Georgia
Trail of Tears
Supreme Court rules that Cherokee must relocate

In a war with the Seminoles in 1818, what American general seized control of most of the Spanish-controlled
Florida territory shown on the map?
a. Stonewall Jackson c. Robert E. Lee b. Andrew Jackson d. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Before becoming president and passing the
Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson had fought against Native Americans in the
South in what two previous wars?
a. the Civil War and the Revolutionary War b. the French and Indian War and the
Revolutionary War c. the War of 1812 and the First Seminole War d. the Revolutionary War and the Pequot War

The 1838–1839 migration of the Cherokee shown on the map below is known as what?
a. The Long March c. The Winged Migration b. The Trail of Tears d. Manifest Destiny

• In the diagram below, the cause led to what effect?
• a.
Martin Van Buren c.
Andrew Jackson
• b.
John C. Calhoun d.
Henry Clay