Question 1

Which of the following statements about the growth of democracy during the Jacksonian era is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land ownership guaranteed a person's right to political participation. 
B)  Race had less meaning as a national voting qualification than it had during Jefferson's time. 
C)  Women were commonly voting in state and local elections, but not yet in national races. 
D)  Politics was no longer just the realm of the prominent and wealthy. 
E)  Although Jackson touted democratic gains, the reality was greater restriction. 
A)  Land ownership guaranteed a person's right to political participation. 
B)  Race had less meaning as a national voting qualification than it had during Jefferson's time. 
C)  Women were commonly voting in state and local elections, but not yet in national races. 
D)  Politics was no longer just the realm of the prominent and wealthy. 
E)  Although Jackson touted democratic gains, the reality was greater restriction.

Question 2

Alexis de Tocqueville, a Frenchman traveling through the United States in the 1830s, claimed that "the only pleasure an American knows" was

Accepted Answer

A)  business. 
B)  alcohol. 
C)  money. 
D)  politics. 
E)  boxing. 
A)  business. 
B)  alcohol. 
C)  money. 
D)  politics. 
E)  boxing.

Question 3

Martin Van Buren opposed the establishment of an independent Treasury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) was

Accepted Answer

A)  elation, as it had ruled that he had the executive power as president to intervene and send aid to the Cherokee Nation. 
B)  anger, as it formally ended the Indian Removal Act and undid most of his policies regarding western expansion. 
C)  acquiescence, as he knew the Cherokees were the least likely of the southern tribes to adopt the customs of white America. 
D)  defiance, as he refused to enforce it and claimed that he had no constitutional authority to intervene against the anti-Cherokee laws in Georgia. 
E)  nonconcern, as he believed that the Christian missionaries in Georgia had the right to interact with Native Americans as they saw fit. 
A)  elation, as it had ruled that he had the executive power as president to intervene and send aid to the Cherokee Nation. 
B)  anger, as it formally ended the Indian Removal Act and undid most of his policies regarding western expansion. 
C)  acquiescence, as he knew the Cherokees were the least likely of the southern tribes to adopt the customs of white America. 
D)  defiance, as he refused to enforce it and claimed that he had no constitutional authority to intervene against the anti-Cherokee laws in Georgia. 
E)  nonconcern, as he believed that the Christian missionaries in Georgia had the right to interact with Native Americans as they saw fit.

Question 5

How did the Tariff of 1828 serve as the impetus for the Nullification Crisis?

Accepted Answer

The Tariff of 1828, also known as the "T

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Nicholas Biddle

Accepted Answer

A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) was Jackson's most trusted political adviser and ally and was nicknamed the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States who expressed confidence in the bank's future 
E) was the South Carolinian who became the leading states' rights activist for the South and Jackson's fiercest critic
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832, proving unable to see the sources of Jackson's popularity
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign depicting him as a humble man
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the anti-Masonic party in 1832 who carried only the state of Vermont
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate who was featured in Harrison's campaign slogan 
A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) was Jackson's most trusted political adviser and ally and was nicknamed the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States who expressed confidence in the bank's future 
E) was the South Carolinian who became the leading states' rights activist for the South and Jackson's fiercest critic
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832, proving unable to see the sources of Jackson's popularity
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign depicting him as a humble man
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the anti-Masonic party in 1832 who carried only the state of Vermont
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate who was featured in Harrison's campaign slogan

Question 7

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832

Accepted Answer

A)  lowered rates on some items. 
B)  was vetoed by Jackson. 
C)  ended talk of nullification. 
D)  was intended strictly to raise revenue. 
E)  was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court. 
A)  lowered rates on some items. 
B)  was vetoed by Jackson. 
C)  ended talk of nullification. 
D)  was intended strictly to raise revenue. 
E)  was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

Question 8

Osceola led the Seminole resistance to their removal from their lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How might the insults lobbed at Andrew Jackson's wife during the 1828 campaign have influenced how he dealt with the Peggy Eaton controversy?

Accepted Answer

The insults lobbed at Andrew Jackson's w

Question 10

During Jackson's presidency, the national debt grew smaller until it was paid off entirely in 1835.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The second two-party system emerged during the Jacksonian era and included Democrats and Whigs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The two biggest issues that hampered Van Buren's bid for reelection were financial problems and the annexation of Texas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era

Which of the following statements about the growth of democracy during the Jacksonian era is true?

Alexis de Tocqueville, a Frenchman traveling through the United States in the 1830s, claimed that "the only pleasure an American knows" was

Martin Van Buren opposed the establishment of an independent Treasury.

President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia (1832) was

How did the Tariff of 1828 serve as the impetus for the Nullification Crisis?

Match each description with the item below. -Nicholas Biddle

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832

Osceola led the Seminole resistance to their removal from their lands.

How might the insults lobbed at Andrew Jackson's wife during the 1828 campaign have influenced how he dealt with the Peggy Eaton controversy?

During Jackson's presidency, the national debt grew smaller until it was paid off entirely in 1835.

The second two-party system emerged during the Jacksonian era and included Democrats and Whigs.

The two biggest issues that hampered Van Buren's bid for reelection were financial problems and the annexation of Texas.

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