Question 1

In the Webster-Hayne debate, Robert Y. Hayne believed that

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A)  the Supreme Court's authority was always superior to the power of the states. 
B)  states' rights were more sacred than the Union because the states had created the Union. 
C)  the U.S. Constitution had been formed not by the states but by the American people. 
D)  the northern and southern states had to unite against the West on issues involving public lands. 
E)  slavery should be illegal and made the United States look like a nation of hypocrites. 
A)  the Supreme Court's authority was always superior to the power of the states. 
B)  states' rights were more sacred than the Union because the states had created the Union. 
C)  the U.S. Constitution had been formed not by the states but by the American people. 
D)  the northern and southern states had to unite against the West on issues involving public lands. 
E)  slavery should be illegal and made the United States look like a nation of hypocrites.

Question 2

In the face of the Panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect

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A)  federal government assistance. 
B)  a large number of good jobs. 
C)  cooperation between Democrats and Whigs. 
D)  high prices for food and clothes. 
E)  easy bank loans. 
A)  federal government assistance. 
B)  a large number of good jobs. 
C)  cooperation between Democrats and Whigs. 
D)  high prices for food and clothes. 
E)  easy bank loans.

Question 3

One argument by opponents of Jackson was that democracy remained more an ideal than a reality for most Americans by the mid-nineteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Examine the role of violence in Andrew Jackson's life and how he incorporated that into his presidency.

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Andrew Jackson's life was marked by viol

Question 5

Why did Jackson veto the proposed Maysville Road, an internal improvement in Kentucky?

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A)  He argued that Congress could only approve multi-state projects that fell under interstate commerce. 
B)  He consistently opposed the building of roads and showed a preference for canals. 
C)  He feared that the road would fail to compete enough with the riverboats on the Ohio. 
D)  He worried that the approval of such a project would limit the role of the federal government. 
E)  He wanted to do everything in his power to maintain the support of Calhoun and Clay. 
A)  He argued that Congress could only approve multi-state projects that fell under interstate commerce. 
B)  He consistently opposed the building of roads and showed a preference for canals. 
C)  He feared that the road would fail to compete enough with the riverboats on the Ohio. 
D)  He worried that the approval of such a project would limit the role of the federal government. 
E)  He wanted to do everything in his power to maintain the support of Calhoun and Clay.

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Nicholas Biddle

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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

Match each description with the item below.
-William Henry Harrison

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 8

In response to South Carolina's passage of an Ordinance of Nullification, Jackson

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A)  said South Carolina was free to leave the Union. 
B)  privately threatened to hang Calhoun. 
C)  backed down by telling Congress to repeal the tariff. 
D)  was unusually indecisive. 
E)  declared South Carolina in a state of rebellion. 
A)  said South Carolina was free to leave the Union. 
B)  privately threatened to hang Calhoun. 
C)  backed down by telling Congress to repeal the tariff. 
D)  was unusually indecisive. 
E)  declared South Carolina in a state of rebellion.

Question 9

How did the Eaton affair reveal the role and influence of personal lives and decisions in helping to shape politics?

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The Eaton affair revealed the role and i

Question 10

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Jackson's transformational presidency?

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Jackson's transformational presidency ha

Question 11

What were the causes and results of the Panic of 1837? What impact did this economic crisis have on the Van Buren administration?

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The Panic of 1837 was caused by a combin

Question 12

In the face of the growing coalition of the Whigs, the Democrats still gained members from

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A)  admirers of Henry Clay. 
B)  economic nationalists. 
C)  social reformers, such as abolitionists. 
D)  southern planters. 
E)  German and Irish Catholics. 
A)  admirers of Henry Clay. 
B)  economic nationalists. 
C)  social reformers, such as abolitionists. 
D)  southern planters. 
E)  German and Irish Catholics.

Question 13

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832

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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 14

Match each description with the item below.
-John Tyler

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 15

One undebatable fact about the Jacksonian era is

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A)  Jackson's sincere commitment to equality for all Americans. 
B)  the wisdom of Jackson's destruction of the "monster" bank. 
C)  Jackson's place as one of the greatest presidents in American history. 
D)  the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840. 
E)  the degree that common men lessened the power of elites. 
A)  Jackson's sincere commitment to equality for all Americans. 
B)  the wisdom of Jackson's destruction of the "monster" bank. 
C)  Jackson's place as one of the greatest presidents in American history. 
D)  the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840. 
E)  the degree that common men lessened the power of elites.

Question 16

Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson's second vice president and was the man who would be president after Jackson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Jackson

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

What issues led to the creation of a new party system by the end of the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

The creation of a new party system by th

Question 19

William Henry Harrison

Accepted Answer

A)  was a leader of the states' rights wing of the Whigs. 
B)  was known as the "Little Magician." 
C)  was respected for having defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe. 
D)  directed the Bank of the United States until Jackson destroyed it. 
E)  like Jackson, was born in frontier poverty. 
A)  was a leader of the states' rights wing of the Whigs. 
B)  was known as the "Little Magician." 
C)  was respected for having defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe. 
D)  directed the Bank of the United States until Jackson destroyed it. 
E)  like Jackson, was born in frontier poverty.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era

In the Webster-Hayne debate, Robert Y. Hayne believed that

In the face of the Panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect

One argument by opponents of Jackson was that democracy remained more an ideal than a reality for most Americans by the mid-nineteenth century.

Examine the role of violence in Andrew Jackson's life and how he incorporated that into his presidency.

Why did Jackson veto the proposed Maysville Road, an internal improvement in Kentucky?

Match each description with the item below. -Nicholas Biddle

Match each description with the item below. -William Henry Harrison

In response to South Carolina's passage of an Ordinance of Nullification, Jackson

How did the Eaton affair reveal the role and influence of personal lives and decisions in helping to shape politics?

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Jackson's transformational presidency?

What were the causes and results of the Panic of 1837? What impact did this economic crisis have on the Van Buren administration?

In the face of the growing coalition of the Whigs, the Democrats still gained members from

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832

Match each description with the item below. -John Tyler

One undebatable fact about the Jacksonian era is

Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson's second vice president and was the man who would be president after Jackson.

Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Jackson

What issues led to the creation of a new party system by the end of the 1830s?

William Henry Harrison

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

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

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The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

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