What is the main reason that Andrew Jackson won the presidency?

Men who didn’t own property were allowed to vote

Voters were inspired to support the Democratic Party in the election of 1828 mainly because of

campaigns that appealed to ordinary people’s concerns

What was the spoils system?

rewarding one’s supporters with government jobs

What was Henry Clay’s most important role in the election of 1824?

persuading House members to vote for John Quincy Adams

Many of Jackson's opponents would have agreed with the cartoon because it suggests that

The executive branch became 2 powerful during his presidency

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Lesson 6.1 Jackson Wins the Presidency

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An #8th Grade U.S. History" Quiz about #Andrew Jackson#

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1
What is the main reason that Andrew Jackson won the presidency?
He was famous for his military achievements
Men who didn’t own property were allowed to vote
He was an inspirational leader
Westerners had gained political power
2
Which of the following describes who could vote by the end of the Age of Jackson?
only property owners
all free men
most free men and women
most white men
3
Voters were inspired to support the Democratic Party in the election of 1828 mainly because of
its ability to focus its attention on the presidency
Jackson’s background in the army, Congress, and as a judge
lingering anger over John Quincy Adams’s presidency
campaigns that appealed to ordinary people’s concerns
4
New political parties, the Whigs and the Democrats, formed as a result of conflict between
wealthy people and poor people
New Englanders and Southerners
business owners and farmers
Adams and Jackson
5
Alexis deTocqueville was impressed by differences between European and American attitudes about
equality and freedom
women's rights
voting
criminals
6
Which Americans were most likely to oppose tariffs?
Those who manufactured products
Those who used imported goods
Those who lived and worked in cities
Those who had money to spend on luxuries
7
What was the spoils system?
representing one’s supporters’ views while governing
rewarding one’s supporters with government jobs
enriching oneself by accepting bribes to vote a certain way
paying voters to vote for a particular candidate
8
What was Henry Clay’s most important role in the election of 1824?
representing the West in the election
running as a Republican candidate
promoting one of the compromises for which he was famous
persuading House members to vote for John Quincy Adams
9
Many of Jackson's opponents would have agreed with the cartoon because it suggests that
leaders of other countries had too much influence
He was not the common man many people thought him to be
He used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence
The executive branch became 2 powerful during his presidency

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