Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Daniel Webster

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 H

Question 2

What was the legislation in 1833, sparked by the nullification crisis in South Carolina, that authorized the president's use of the army to compel states to comply with federal law?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian Removal Act 
B)  the Distribution Act 
C)  the Independent Treasury Act 
D)  the Maysville Road Bill 
E)  the Force Bill 
A)  the Indian Removal Act 
B)  the Distribution Act 
C)  the Independent Treasury Act 
D)  the Maysville Road Bill 
E)  the Force Bill E

Question 3

What was Jackson's vision of American democracy, and how did that vision relate directly to his own political power?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson's vision of American democracy was one that emphasized the power of the common people and the expansion of political participation. He believed in the concept of "Jacksonian democracy," which sought to remove barriers to political involvement and give more power to the average citizen. This vision directly related to his own political power as he positioned himself as a champion of the common man and used this image to gain support and influence. Jackson's presidency was marked by his efforts to dismantle the political elite and expand the voting rights of white men, which he believed would strengthen the democratic system. His vision of American democracy was closely tied to his own political power, as he used it to rally popular support and push for policies that aligned with his beliefs. Overall, Jackson's vision of American democracy was one that prioritized the voice and influence of the common people, and he used this vision to bolster his own political authority.

Question 4

The Eaton affair revealed

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson's failure to defend Peggy Eaton in any way. 
B)  Jackson's tendency to favor Calhoun over Van Buren in matters of politics. 
C)  the influence that the personal opinions of Washington elite can have on federal politics. 
D)  Jackson's willingness to prosecute his political opponents. 
E)  the increasing equality of women during the Jacksonian period. 
A)  Jackson's failure to defend Peggy Eaton in any way. 
B)  Jackson's tendency to favor Calhoun over Van Buren in matters of politics. 
C)  the influence that the personal opinions of Washington elite can have on federal politics. 
D)  Jackson's willingness to prosecute his political opponents. 
E)  the increasing equality of women during the Jacksonian period.

Question 5

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest argued that states could nullify federal legislation. Calhoun feared that the Tariff of 1828

Accepted Answer

A)  was a major roadblock to emancipation for enslaved Africans. 
B)  helped northern industrialists and hurt southern agriculture. 
C)  weakened northern mill owners to the detriment of the national economy. 
D)  showed that Calhoun no longer supported the Union and would cost him the next election. 
E)  would lose support because it was unfairly called the Tariff of Abominations. 
A)  was a major roadblock to emancipation for enslaved Africans. 
B)  helped northern industrialists and hurt southern agriculture. 
C)  weakened northern mill owners to the detriment of the national economy. 
D)  showed that Calhoun no longer supported the Union and would cost him the next election. 
E)  would lose support because it was unfairly called the Tariff of Abominations.

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-John Eaton

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

Jackson's vice president was John C. Calhoun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

The 800-mile journey known as the Trail of Tears resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a nostalgic but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma. 
B)  the death of thousands of Indians who made the journey. 
C)  Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal. 
D)  the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles. 
E)  Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West. 
A)  a nostalgic but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma. 
B)  the death of thousands of Indians who made the journey. 
C)  Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal. 
D)  the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles. 
E)  Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West.

Question 10

How did Jackson respond to the nullification crisis?

Accepted Answer

President Andrew Jackson responded to th

Question 11

The Bank War demonstrated that Andrew Jackson was exceedingly knowledgeable regarding the national bank's role and policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What brought about the economic depression of the late 1830s and the emergence of the Whig party?

Accepted Answer

The economic depression of the late 1830

Question 14

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  valued source of credit for small farmers. 
B)  entity to distrust, as it served the interests of a wealthy few. 
C)  necessary evil for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy. 
D)  important institution for the monitoring of state banks. 
E)  source of national unity because it served the whole country. 
A)  valued source of credit for small farmers. 
B)  entity to distrust, as it served the interests of a wealthy few. 
C)  necessary evil for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy. 
D)  important institution for the monitoring of state banks. 
E)  source of national unity because it served the whole country.

Question 15

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to

Accepted Answer

A)  express their admiration for the British political system. 
B)  state their belief in complete human freedom. 
C)  confuse voters about their true political objectives. 
D)  denounce what they saw as Jackson's monarchical qualities. 
E)  distinguish themselves from the National Republicans. 
A)  express their admiration for the British political system. 
B)  state their belief in complete human freedom. 
C)  confuse voters about their true political objectives. 
D)  denounce what they saw as Jackson's monarchical qualities. 
E)  distinguish themselves from the National Republicans.

Question 16

Why did Van Buren oppose federal funding for the Maysville Road?

Accepted Answer

A)  He disagreed with Jackson's belief that the road was a federal rather than local government project, because it helped all of the United States. 
B)  He wanted to maintain the Erie Canal's monopoly as sole connection between the East Coast and the West. 
C)  He was afraid that the federal government would go into debt to build the road after paying off the debt so recently. 
D)  He opposed it simply to spite Calhoun and the state of South Carolina after what happened during the Eaton affair. 
E)  As a southerner, he worried that the building of the road would give too much power to northern industry. 
A)  He disagreed with Jackson's belief that the road was a federal rather than local government project, because it helped all of the United States. 
B)  He wanted to maintain the Erie Canal's monopoly as sole connection between the East Coast and the West. 
C)  He was afraid that the federal government would go into debt to build the road after paying off the debt so recently. 
D)  He opposed it simply to spite Calhoun and the state of South Carolina after what happened during the Eaton affair. 
E)  As a southerner, he worried that the building of the road would give too much power to northern industry.

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-John
C. Calhoun

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 18

Which of the following was true of Whig politicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were economic nationalists increasingly divided over the issue of slavery. 
B)  They believed all financial decisions should rest with the states. 
C)  They mostly attracted Catholic voters from Germany and Ireland. 
D)  They were solidly in support of slavery and against Prohibition. 
E)  They argued against the promotion of manufacturing because it would hurt agriculture. 
A)  They were economic nationalists increasingly divided over the issue of slavery. 
B)  They believed all financial decisions should rest with the states. 
C)  They mostly attracted Catholic voters from Germany and Ireland. 
D)  They were solidly in support of slavery and against Prohibition. 
E)  They argued against the promotion of manufacturing because it would hurt agriculture.

Question 19

What was Jackson's legacy regarding the status of Indians in American society?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson's legacy regarding the st

Question 20

The Sauk and the Fox Nations resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin and were led by

Accepted Answer

A)  Osceola. 
B)  Tecumseh. 
C)  Hiawatha. 
D)  Black Hawk. 
E)  Sitting Bull. 
A)  Osceola. 
B)  Tecumseh. 
C)  Hiawatha. 
D)  Black Hawk. 
E)  Sitting Bull.

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era

Match each description with the item below. -Daniel Webster

What was the legislation in 1833, sparked by the nullification crisis in South Carolina, that authorized the president's use of the army to compel states to comply with federal law?

What was Jackson's vision of American democracy, and how did that vision relate directly to his own political power?

The Eaton affair revealed

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest argued that states could nullify federal legislation. Calhoun feared that the Tariff of 1828

Match each description with the item below. -John Eaton

Jackson's vice president was John C. Calhoun.

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

The 800-mile journey known as the Trail of Tears resulted in

How did Jackson respond to the nullification crisis?

The Bank War demonstrated that Andrew Jackson was exceedingly knowledgeable regarding the national bank's role and policies.

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

What brought about the economic depression of the late 1830s and the emergence of the Whig party?

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as a(n)

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to

Why did Van Buren oppose federal funding for the Maysville Road?

Match each description with the item below. -John C. Calhoun

Which of the following was true of Whig politicians?

What was Jackson's legacy regarding the status of Indians in American society?

The Sauk and the Fox Nations resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin and were led by

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