Question 1

Which of the following was true of the Specie Circular?

Accepted Answer

A)  It paid off the national debt. 
B)  It gave excess federal money to the states. 
C)  It required gold or silver payment for public lands. 
D)  It outlawed paper currency. 
E)  It stabilized the economy for the rest of the 1830s. 
A)  It paid off the national debt. 
B)  It gave excess federal money to the states. 
C)  It required gold or silver payment for public lands. 
D)  It outlawed paper currency. 
E)  It stabilized the economy for the rest of the 1830s.

Question 2

The first third-party presidential candidate in American history arose from a party that built itself on mistrust toward

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A)  Catholics. 
B)  Freemasons. 
C)  Jews. 
D)  free blacks. 
E)  immigrants. 
A)  Catholics. 
B)  Freemasons. 
C)  Jews. 
D)  free blacks. 
E)  immigrants.

Question 3

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 4

Match each description with the item below.
-William Wirt

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 5

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for

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A)  its ultimate effect on federal land policy. 
B)  Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery. 
C)  Webster's eloquent defense of the Union. 
D)  Jackson's distrust and questioning of the Constitution. 
E)  its disastrous effect on Jackson's popularity. 
A)  its ultimate effect on federal land policy. 
B)  Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery. 
C)  Webster's eloquent defense of the Union. 
D)  Jackson's distrust and questioning of the Constitution. 
E)  its disastrous effect on Jackson's popularity.

Question 6

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by

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A)  firing its director. 
B)  withdrawing its federal deposits. 
C)  getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. 
D)  selling its stock to private investors. 
E)  opening new state banks. 
A)  firing its director. 
B)  withdrawing its federal deposits. 
C)  getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. 
D)  selling its stock to private investors. 
E)  opening new state banks.

Question 7

Jackson's efforts to kill the bank resulted in

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A)  a vote in the Senate that nearly removed him from office. 
B)  a global recession. 
C)  the first assassination attempt of a sitting president in American history. 
D)  the removal of his secretary of the Treasury. 
E)  American industries' abandonment of their factories. 
A)  a vote in the Senate that nearly removed him from office. 
B)  a global recession. 
C)  the first assassination attempt of a sitting president in American history. 
D)  the removal of his secretary of the Treasury. 
E)  American industries' abandonment of their factories.

Question 8

Despite his championing of the people and democracy, Jackson was a slaveholder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Question 10

What was one way in which Jackson's approach to politics was significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  He established a precedent for U.S. presidents to rely on their record rather than campaigns to win votes. 
B)  He ended the powerful Democratic party "machine" because it contradicted his idea of the "common man." 
C)  He was known first and foremost as an intellectual who happened to have produced the nation's first reliable dictionary. 
D)  He showed unprecedented concern for the undemocratic constraints on African Americans and Native Americans. 
E)  Jackson was the first president to see campaigning as an acceptable tactic and to aggressively use it. 
A)  He established a precedent for U.S. presidents to rely on their record rather than campaigns to win votes. 
B)  He ended the powerful Democratic party "machine" because it contradicted his idea of the "common man." 
C)  He was known first and foremost as an intellectual who happened to have produced the nation's first reliable dictionary. 
D)  He showed unprecedented concern for the undemocratic constraints on African Americans and Native Americans. 
E)  Jackson was the first president to see campaigning as an acceptable tactic and to aggressively use it.

Question 11

Which of the following was true of the Indian Removal Act brought before Congress in 1830?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed Indians who lived in areas east of the Mississippi River to remain on their homeland. 
B)  It became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto. 
C)  It provoked heated opposition and only passed in Congress by one vote. 
D)  It contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal. 
E)  It showed Jackson's refusal to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity. 
A)  It allowed Indians who lived in areas east of the Mississippi River to remain on their homeland. 
B)  It became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto. 
C)  It provoked heated opposition and only passed in Congress by one vote. 
D)  It contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal. 
E)  It showed Jackson's refusal to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity.

Question 12

How did Jackson's early life shape his development into adulthood and the way he conducted himself during his presidency?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson's early life greatly shap

Question 13

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832,

Accepted Answer

A)  the economy went into a depression. 
B)  Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director. 
C)  western farmers revolted in anger. 
D)  Jackson vetoed the recharter. 
E)  Jackson announced plans to nationalize it. 
A)  the economy went into a depression. 
B)  Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director. 
C)  western farmers revolted in anger. 
D)  Jackson vetoed the recharter. 
E)  Jackson announced plans to nationalize it.

Question 14

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to

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A)  the Bank of the United States. 
B)  Andrew Jackson. 
C)  internal improvements. 
D)  high protective tariffs. 
E)  money backed by gold and silver. 
A)  the Bank of the United States. 
B)  Andrew Jackson. 
C)  internal improvements. 
D)  high protective tariffs. 
E)  money backed by gold and silver.

Question 15

Overall, was the United States better or worse after Jackson served as president? Use specific examples to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

Overall, the United States was worse off

Question 16

The Panic of 1837 began with

Accepted Answer

A)  a change in the policies of the Bank of England regarding loans, which led to a decline in the demand for U.S. cotton. 
B)  a surplus of American wheat due to the gradual reliance on European trade throughout the Van Buren administration. 
C)  the tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels and resulted in a rise in American spending. 
D)  a depression in France that negatively impacted the market across the Atlantic and increased reliance on the Specie Circular. 
E)  a lack of American infrastructure projects, which in turn caused a surge in unemployment across the United States. 
A)  a change in the policies of the Bank of England regarding loans, which led to a decline in the demand for U.S. cotton. 
B)  a surplus of American wheat due to the gradual reliance on European trade throughout the Van Buren administration. 
C)  the tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels and resulted in a rise in American spending. 
D)  a depression in France that negatively impacted the market across the Atlantic and increased reliance on the Specie Circular. 
E)  a lack of American infrastructure projects, which in turn caused a surge in unemployment across the United States.

Question 17

Martin Van Buren became convinced during the Panic of 1837 and its aftermath that an Independent Treasury Act was necessary to

Accepted Answer

A)  stabilize the American banking system by taking federal deposits out of shaky "pet" state banks. 
B)  stop National Republicans and Whigs from uniting and overthrowing his administration. 
C)  give state banks more control over the nation's supply of gold and silver. 
D)  create manufacturing and banking jobs in the face of the worsening economic crises. 
E)  fund a massive unemployment insurance program to help millions of Americans suffering from the economic depression. 
A)  stabilize the American banking system by taking federal deposits out of shaky "pet" state banks. 
B)  stop National Republicans and Whigs from uniting and overthrowing his administration. 
C)  give state banks more control over the nation's supply of gold and silver. 
D)  create manufacturing and banking jobs in the face of the worsening economic crises. 
E)  fund a massive unemployment insurance program to help millions of Americans suffering from the economic depression.

Question 18

In the 1840 campaign, the Whigs picked William Henry Harrison to run for president

Accepted Answer

A)  and won the votes of aristocrats by portraying him as a business titan. 
B)  and explained in detail how they would fight the depression. 
C)  and offered few policy details despite their catchy campaign slogan. 
D)  but lost in a close election because so few Americans made it to the polls. 
E)  and won support due to his promise to keep the Republic of Texas its own nation. 
A)  and won the votes of aristocrats by portraying him as a business titan. 
B)  and explained in detail how they would fight the depression. 
C)  and offered few policy details despite their catchy campaign slogan. 
D)  but lost in a close election because so few Americans made it to the polls. 
E)  and won support due to his promise to keep the Republic of Texas its own nation.

Question 19

Most Whigs were states' rights advocates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Martin Van Buren opposed the establishment of an independent Treasury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era

Which of the following was true of the Specie Circular?

The first third-party presidential candidate in American history arose from a party that built itself on mistrust toward

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

Match each description with the item below. -William Wirt

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by

Jackson's efforts to kill the bank resulted in

Despite his championing of the people and democracy, Jackson was a slaveholder.

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

What was one way in which Jackson's approach to politics was significant?

Which of the following was true of the Indian Removal Act brought before Congress in 1830?

How did Jackson's early life shape his development into adulthood and the way he conducted himself during his presidency?

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832,

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to

Overall, was the United States better or worse after Jackson served as president? Use specific examples to support your argument.

The Panic of 1837 began with

Martin Van Buren became convinced during the Panic of 1837 and its aftermath that an Independent Treasury Act was necessary to

In the 1840 campaign, the Whigs picked William Henry Harrison to run for president

Most Whigs were states' rights advocates.

Martin Van Buren opposed the establishment of an independent Treasury.

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