Question 1

John Tyler saw every cabinet member but one resign together from his administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1836, President Andrew Jackson's "specie circular"

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in a severe financial panic. 
B)  was defeated by Congress. 
C)  was of considerable political benefit to Martin Van Buren. 
D)  required foreigners doing business in the United States to pay their debts in hard currency. 
E)  caused a significant rise in prices, especially the price of land. 
A)  resulted in a severe financial panic. 
B)  was defeated by Congress. 
C)  was of considerable political benefit to Martin Van Buren. 
D)  required foreigners doing business in the United States to pay their debts in hard currency. 
E)  caused a significant rise in prices, especially the price of land.

Question 3

The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was that

Accepted Answer

A)  the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended. 
B)  John Eaton's ties with the administration were strengthened. 
C)  Martin Van Buren had a political falling-out with President Jackson. 
D)  the political strength of President Jackson was weakened. 
E)  it encouraged Jackson to liberalize the nation's divorce and coverture laws. 
A)  the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended. 
B)  John Eaton's ties with the administration were strengthened. 
C)  Martin Van Buren had a political falling-out with President Jackson. 
D)  the political strength of President Jackson was weakened. 
E)  it encouraged Jackson to liberalize the nation's divorce and coverture laws.

Question 4

The Great Triumvirate consisted of Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Great Triumvirate consisted of Henry Clay,...

Question 5

In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Rhode Island. 
E)  Pennsylvania. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Rhode Island. 
E)  Pennsylvania.

Question 6

________ succeeded John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ succeeded John Marshall as chief justice...

Question 7

What proved to be a serious liability to Henry Clay's presidential ambitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  his close connection with the Bank of the United States 
B)  his program for internal improvements 
C)  his identification with the West 
D)  his public drunkenness 
E)  his reliance on the wealthy for political support 
A)  his close connection with the Bank of the United States 
B)  his program for internal improvements 
C)  his identification with the West 
D)  his public drunkenness 
E)  his reliance on the wealthy for political support

Question 8

William Henry Harrison

Accepted Answer

A)  was, in 1840, the youngest man to win the presidency. 
B)  was a simple frontiersman with little money or resources to his name. 
C)  died before he took office. 
D)  was a Republican. 
E)  had been a soldier and Indian fighter, and was a descendant of the Virginia aristocracy. 
A)  was, in 1840, the youngest man to win the presidency. 
B)  was a simple frontiersman with little money or resources to his name. 
C)  died before he took office. 
D)  was a Republican. 
E)  had been a soldier and Indian fighter, and was a descendant of the Virginia aristocracy.

Question 9

The Democrats were more likely than Whigs to oppose legislation establishing banks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did Andrew Jackson not consider native tribes to be a part of democratic America? How did his Indian removal policy fit into his concept of democracy?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson did not consider native t

Question 11

Thomas Dorr and his followers formed a(n) "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thomas Dorr and his followers formed a(n)...

Question 12

In 1830, what political figure said, "Our Federal Union-It must be preserved"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Robert Hayne 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Robert Hayne 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 13

JohnC. Calhoun argued that the federal government was a creation of the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of JohnC. Calhoun argued that the federal government...

Question 14

The Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate of 1830 was begun by a political dispute over

Accepted Answer

A)  the value of the two-party system. 
B)  the sale of public land. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  trade with England. 
E)  relations with Indian tribes. 
A)  the value of the two-party system. 
B)  the sale of public land. 
C)  slavery. 
D)  trade with England. 
E)  relations with Indian tribes.

Question 15

According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy,

Accepted Answer

A)  there should be one national political party. 
B)  all white male citizens should be treated equally. 
C)  all white Americans should eventually be given the vote. 
D)  slavery should not extend into the West. 
E)  the South and West deserved special privileges as growing areas. 
A)  there should be one national political party. 
B)  all white male citizens should be treated equally. 
C)  all white Americans should eventually be given the vote. 
D)  slavery should not extend into the West. 
E)  the South and West deserved special privileges as growing areas.

Question 16

Today, the oldest political party in the United States is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Green Party. 
B)  Socialist Party. 
C)  Libertarian Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Democratic Party. 
A)  Green Party. 
B)  Socialist Party. 
C)  Libertarian Party. 
D)  Republican Party. 
E)  Democratic Party.

Question 17

In the 1820s, under Nicholas Biddle, the Bank of the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was financially sound and profitable. 
B)  exercised little influence on state banks. 
C)  restricted credit to growing enterprises. 
D)  prohibited the existence of state banks. 
E)  had to borrow credit from state banks to stay afloat. 
A)  was financially sound and profitable. 
B)  exercised little influence on state banks. 
C)  restricted credit to growing enterprises. 
D)  prohibited the existence of state banks. 
E)  had to borrow credit from state banks to stay afloat.

Question 18

The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Van Buren drop out of the presidential race. 
B)  the first influence of the "penny press" in politics. 
C)  Henry Clay chosen as the Whig presidential candidate. 
D)  the emergence of the Republican Party. 
E)  William Henry Harrison serve as the Democratic candidate. 
A)  Martin Van Buren drop out of the presidential race. 
B)  the first influence of the "penny press" in politics. 
C)  Henry Clay chosen as the Whig presidential candidate. 
D)  the emergence of the Republican Party. 
E)  William Henry Harrison serve as the Democratic candidate.

Question 19

The forced Cherokee migration on what was called the Trail of Tears ended in the territory of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The forced Cherokee migration on what was...

Question 20

In the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson defeated the National Republican candidate ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson...

Exam 9: Jacksonian America

John Tyler saw every cabinet member but one resign together from his administration.

In 1836, President Andrew Jackson's "specie circular"

The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was that

The Great Triumvirate consisted of Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and ________.

In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

________ succeeded John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

What proved to be a serious liability to Henry Clay's presidential ambitions?

William Henry Harrison

The Democrats were more likely than Whigs to oppose legislation establishing banks.

Why did Andrew Jackson not consider native tribes to be a part of democratic America? How did his Indian removal policy fit into his concept of democracy?

Thomas Dorr and his followers formed a(n) "________."

In 1830, what political figure said, "Our Federal Union-It must be preserved"?

JohnC. Calhoun argued that the federal government was a creation of the ________.

The Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate of 1830 was begun by a political dispute over

According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy,

Today, the oldest political party in the United States is the

In the 1820s, under Nicholas Biddle, the Bank of the United States

The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw

The forced Cherokee migration on what was called the Trail of Tears ended in the territory of ________.

In the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson defeated the National Republican candidate ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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