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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The compromise tariff
   • South Carolina's nullification
   • The tariff of 1828
   • The states' rights argument going on
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • They wanted higher tariffs
   • They said the tariffs hurt the South
   • Jackson asked them to
   • The tariffs taxed Southern cotton
7. 6.

   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
   • Calhoun's argument and the tariff
   • The tariffs of 1828 and 1832, then the complaints
8. 7.

   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
9. 8.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Andrew Jackson
   • John C. Calhoun
   • John Quincy Adams
   • Henry Clay
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
    • The tariff was ended forever
    • South Carolina left the Union in 1833 over tariffs
    • 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: Calhoun said no state could
    • Leave it: Jackson agreed
    • Change "Jackson" to "Johnson"
    • Change it: Jackson said no state could