Q 01/05

When Richard Lawrence's two pistols misfired in 1835, Jackson went after the would-be assassin with what?

A) His sword

B) A riding crop

C) His cane

D) His bare fists

Answer · why

C) His cane

His cane did the work: the 67-year-old president beat Lawrence until others pulled the gunman away. It was the first known attempt to kill a sitting p...

Q 02/05

As a boy prisoner in the Revolution, Jackson was slashed by a British officer for refusing to do what?

A) Polish his boots

B) Groom his horse

C) Carry his baggage

D) Swear an oath

Answer · why

A) Polish his boots

Polish his boots, the officer ordered; the boy refused, and the sword left scars on his left hand and head. His mother had passed on to her sons a str...

Q 03/05

In January 1835 Jackson's government achieved which financial feat, managed by no other American president?

A) Ending every federal tax

B) Printing the first paper dollar

C) Opening a national mint

D) Paying off the national debt

Answer · why

D) Paying off the national debt

Paying off the national debt had been one of his goals from the start. He leaned on the tariff, which brought in 90 percent of federal revenue, to get...

Q 04/05

A famous cartoon attacking Jackson's use of presidential power dressed him as which kind of ruler?

A) A pope

B) A king

C) A sultan

D) A pharaoh

Answer · why

B) A king

A king in crown and robes, he grips a scepter while the Constitution lies in tatters under his feet. The unknown artist modeled the pose on a playing ...

Q 05/05

After Jackson took the oath in 1829, a huge crowd of supporters pressed into which building for the party?

A) The Capitol rotunda

B) The White House

C) The Treasury

D) Gadsby's Tavern

Answer · why

B) The White House

The White House was not ready for the crush at its front door. The drunken mob only left when bowls of liquor and punch were set out on the lawn.