The Age of Jackson: more voters, the nullification crisis and the bank fight
Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
About how many popular votes were cast in 1828, Kira asks?
- About 366,000, from 1824
- About 1,150,000
- About 11,500
- About 115,000
In 1824, no candidate won a majority of electoral votes. Who chose the President, Luz asks?
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- The voters, a second time
- The Senate, with the Vice President
- The House of Representatives
- The Supreme Court justices
How many arrows point to the box "more white men vote for President", Milo asks?
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- Two
- One, from property rules
- Three
- Four
Which box does the arrow from "more white men vote" lead to, Noah asks?
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- Property requirements dropped
- Voters choose electors
- 1824: the House chooses Adams
- 1828: Jackson wins
Pia reads the words property requirement. What did they mean, by the note?
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- Being able to read
- Paying a tax on imported goods to the nation
- Being born in the state
- Owning land or paying taxes to vote
Ren reads the words popular vote. What do they mean here?
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- Votes cast by the people
- A poll of famous people
- Votes cast by electors
- Votes in the House
Why could more men vote by 1828, by the chain, Tala asks?
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- The House chose the voters
- States dropped property rules
- Jackson changed the Constitution
- Women gained the vote
Who still could not vote, by the note, Zee asks?
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- White men without land
- Women and enslaved people
- Men over 21
- Most white men
About how many more popular votes were cast in 1828 than in 1824, Ari asks?
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- About 784,000 more
- About 884,000 more
- About 684,000 more
- About 1,516,000 more
Which sentence about the 1824 election is careful, Esme asks?
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- No majority, so the House chose Adams
- The Supreme Court chose Adams
- Adams won the most popular votes
- Jackson won a majority of electoral votes