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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress
   • Declaring a federal law void in a state
   • A state leaving the Union
   • Congress raising a tariff
4. 3.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

   Which result was not intended by Jackson, Zee asks?

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Calhoun's argument and the tariff
   • The tariffs of 1828 and 1832, then the complaints
   • The Force Bill and a compromise tariff
   • The veto and the panic
8. 7.

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

   Use the picture in question 1.

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

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