The Age of Jackson: more voters, the nullification crisis and the bank fight

Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

2. 1.

   In Noah's chain, what is a tariff?

   • A vote to cancel a law
   • A loan from a bank
   • A tax on cotton grown in the South
   • A tax on imported goods
3. 2.

   When did South Carolina declare the tariffs void, Pia asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • November 1832
   • 1816
   • March 2, 1833
   • 1828
4. 3.

   Ren reads the word nullification. What does it mean in the chain?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • A state leaving the Union
   • The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress
   • Congress raising a tariff
   • Declaring a federal law void in a state
5. 4.

   Why did South Carolina leaders object to the tariffs, Ari asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Jackson asked them to
   • They wanted higher tariffs
   • The tariffs taxed Southern cotton
   • They said the tariffs hurt the South
6. 5.

   Which two boxes follow South Carolina's nullification, Bo asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The veto and the panic
   • The Force Bill and a compromise tariff
   • The tariffs of 1828 and 1832, then the complaints
   • Calhoun's argument and the tariff
7. 6.

   How many years passed from the 1828 tariff to the 1833 compromise, Esme asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • 15 years
   • 1 year
   • 5 years
   • 3,661 years
8. 7.

   Who wrote the argument for nullification, by the note, Jun asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Henry Clay
   • Andrew Jackson
   • John C. Calhoun
   • John Quincy Adams
9. 8.

   Why did Congress pass the Force Bill, by the chain, Kira asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • To raise the tariff
   • To let the army help collect the tariff
   • To pay South Carolina
   • To let states cancel laws
10. 9.

    Which sentence about how the crisis ended is careful, Luz asks?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Jackson used the army to win
    • Both sides gave ground; the dispute went on
    • The tariff was ended forever
    • South Carolina left the Union in 1833 over tariffs
11. 10.

    Milo's note says, "Jackson agreed that a state could cancel a federal law." Which fix is right?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • Change "Jackson" to "Johnson"
    • Change it: Calhoun said no state could
    • Leave it: Jackson agreed
    • Change it: Jackson said no state could