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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

   Which result was intended to end the crisis, Tala asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • South Carolina's nullification
   • The compromise tariff
   • The tariff of 1828
   • The states' rights argument going on
5. 4.

   Which result was not intended by Jackson, Zee asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • South Carolina withdrawing its nullification
   • The compromise tariff
   • The states' rights argument went on
   • The Force Bill
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

    Use the picture in question 1.

    • The tariff was ended forever
    • South Carolina left the Union in 1833 over tariffs
    • Jackson used the army to win
    • Both sides gave ground; the dispute went on
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 it: Jackson said no state could
    • Change "Jackson" to "Johnson"
    • Leave it: Jackson agreed
    • Change it: Calhoun said no state could