Question 1

The Peggy Eaton affair improved Andrew Jackson's relationship with JohnC. Calhoun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

Accepted Answer

A)  New York. 
B)  Ohio. 
C)  Pennsylvania. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  South Carolina. 
A)  New York. 
B)  Ohio. 
C)  Pennsylvania. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  South Carolina.

Question 3

As Andrew Jackson's vice president, JohnC. Calhoun became a strong Jackson opponent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

John C. Calhoun drew his doctrine of nullification ideas from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
B)  United States Constitution. 
C)  Missouri Compromise. 
D)  ideas of Madison and Jefferson, and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
E)  United States Constitution and the Missouri Compromise. 
A)  Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 
B)  United States Constitution. 
C)  Missouri Compromise. 
D)  ideas of Madison and Jefferson, and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
E)  United States Constitution and the Missouri Compromise.

Question 5

The "spoils system" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  making illegal payoffs to political supporters. 
B)  giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers. 
C)  the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement. 
D)  giving out jobs as political rewards. 
E)  parceling out federal land to the highest bidder. 
A)  making illegal payoffs to political supporters. 
B)  giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers. 
C)  the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement. 
D)  giving out jobs as political rewards. 
E)  parceling out federal land to the highest bidder.

Question 6

As president, Andrew Jackson's first political target was the Bank of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As president, John Tyler

Accepted Answer

A)  was a Whig who had once been a Democrat. 
B)  favored the recharter of the Bank of the United States. 
C)  considered Andrew Jackson to be his political role model. 
D)  approved several internal improvement bills. 
E)  forced John C. Calhoun out of his cabinet. 
A)  was a Whig who had once been a Democrat. 
B)  favored the recharter of the Bank of the United States. 
C)  considered Andrew Jackson to be his political role model. 
D)  approved several internal improvement bills. 
E)  forced John C. Calhoun out of his cabinet.

Question 8

Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When John C. Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification, he was

Accepted Answer

A)  a congressman. 
B)  a senator. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  vice president. 
E)  governor of South Carolina. 
A)  a congressman. 
B)  a senator. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  vice president. 
E)  governor of South Carolina.

Question 10

JohnC. Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of JohnC. Calhoun championed a states' rights theory...

Question 11

In 1830, what political figure said, "The Union, next to our liberty most dear"?

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 12

For what reasons did Andrew Jackson oppose the doctrine of nullification and the Bank of the United States? What were the consequences of his successful defeat of the doctrine and the Bank?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson opposed the doctrine of n

Question 13

National political conventions were introduced during the Jacksonian period in order to expand the democratic process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Whigs were more concerned with their political philosophy than with winning elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What obstacles did Andrew Jackson see to American democracy? What steps did he take to reduce those obstacles?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson saw several obstacles to

Question 16

Andrew Jackson sided with Robert Hayne in the Webster-Hayne debate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

President Jackson was a strong advocate for protecting the autonomy of Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Dorr Rebellion was generally consistent with Jacksonian principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1836, Congress passed a "distribution" act that required the federal government to

Accepted Answer

A)  apply a higher tax to foreign bondholders. 
B)  parcel out Indian land to the states. 
C)  reward loyal Democrats with government jobs. 
D)  make pension payments to veterans of the War of 1812. 
E)  disperse its surplus funds to the states. 
A)  apply a higher tax to foreign bondholders. 
B)  parcel out Indian land to the states. 
C)  reward loyal Democrats with government jobs. 
D)  make pension payments to veterans of the War of 1812. 
E)  disperse its surplus funds to the states.

Question 20

The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Jacksonian America

The Peggy Eaton affair improved Andrew Jackson's relationship with JohnC. Calhoun.

Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

As Andrew Jackson's vice president, JohnC. Calhoun became a strong Jackson opponent.

John C. Calhoun drew his doctrine of nullification ideas from the

The "spoils system" refers to

As president, Andrew Jackson's first political target was the Bank of the United States.

As president, John Tyler

Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

When John C. Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification, he was

JohnC. Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called ________.

In 1830, what political figure said, "The Union, next to our liberty most dear"?

For what reasons did Andrew Jackson oppose the doctrine of nullification and the Bank of the United States? What were the consequences of his successful defeat of the doctrine and the Bank?

National political conventions were introduced during the Jacksonian period in order to expand the democratic process.

The Whigs were more concerned with their political philosophy than with winning elections.

What obstacles did Andrew Jackson see to American democracy? What steps did he take to reduce those obstacles?

Andrew Jackson sided with Robert Hayne in the Webster-Hayne debate.

President Jackson was a strong advocate for protecting the autonomy of Indian tribes.

The Dorr Rebellion was generally consistent with Jacksonian principles.

In 1836, Congress passed a "distribution" act that required the federal government to

The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

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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

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The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

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