Question 1

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine

Accepted Answer

A)  was inconsistent with the idea of manifest destiny. 
B)  was not a significant aspect of U.S. foreign policy until the twentieth century. 
C)  declared that all republics in the Western Hemisphere were equal, and no republic should dominate another. 
D)  was primarily aimed at preventing trade with new Latin American nations. 
E)  reflected a rising sense of U.S. nationalism. 
A)  was inconsistent with the idea of manifest destiny. 
B)  was not a significant aspect of U.S. foreign policy until the twentieth century. 
C)  declared that all republics in the Western Hemisphere were equal, and no republic should dominate another. 
D)  was primarily aimed at preventing trade with new Latin American nations. 
E)  reflected a rising sense of U.S. nationalism. E

Question 2

In justifying nullification, Exposition and Protest drew on what precedent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798 
B)  the Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom 
C)  the Articles of Confederation 
D)  the Alien and Sedition Acts 
E)  the Embargo Act 
A)  the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798 
B)  the Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom 
C)  the Articles of Confederation 
D)  the Alien and Sedition Acts 
E)  the Embargo Act A

Question 3

Women enjoyed an expansion of democracy for themselves during the 1830s and 1840s, as they were welcomed into the public sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

By the early nineteenth century, the term "citizen" had become synonymous with the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which statement is true about women in the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women gained the right to vote in most states. 
B)  Women's participation in religious institutions declined. 
C)  Women became lawyers, dentists, and architects for the first time in American history. 
D)  Literacy rates for women of all classes and races decreased. 
E)  An increasing number of women published their writing. 
A)  Women gained the right to vote in most states. 
B)  Women's participation in religious institutions declined. 
C)  Women became lawyers, dentists, and architects for the first time in American history. 
D)  Literacy rates for women of all classes and races decreased. 
E)  An increasing number of women published their writing.

Question 6

The Monroe Doctrine was a formal statement of America's belief that it had a "manifest destiny" to expand across the North American continent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What name is given to the sharp increase in printing and the availability of printed material in the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Progressive Era 
B)  Great Society 
C)  Market Revolution 
D)  Era of Good Feelings 
E)  Information Revolution 
A)  The Progressive Era 
B)  Great Society 
C)  Market Revolution 
D)  Era of Good Feelings 
E)  Information Revolution

Question 8

Match between columns
                        Premises: William Henry Harrison
James Tallmadge
William Apess
Thomas Dorr
Nicholas Biddle
John Ross
John Calhoun
Albert Gallatin
John Quincy Adams
Martin Van Buren
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay

Accepted Answer

The Answer of theorist behind nullification and his proposal sparked is...

Question 9

What was the significance of the controversy over Peggy Eaton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson felt that the stress it created led to his wife's early death. 
B)  It marked a shifting role for women in the public sphere. 
C)  It solidified Martin Van Buren's position as Jackson's closest adviser. 
D)  It demonstrated that the public did not consider politicians' private lives when deciding how to vote. 
E)  It became a rallying cry for the common man during Andrew Jackson's 1828 campaign. 
A)  Andrew Jackson felt that the stress it created led to his wife's early death. 
B)  It marked a shifting role for women in the public sphere. 
C)  It solidified Martin Van Buren's position as Jackson's closest adviser. 
D)  It demonstrated that the public did not consider politicians' private lives when deciding how to vote. 
E)  It became a rallying cry for the common man during Andrew Jackson's 1828 campaign.

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bank War

Accepted Answer

The Bank War refers to the political str

Question 11

Which tribes were targeted by the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Apache, Pueblo, and Navajo 
B)  the Lenape and Powhatan 
C)  the Iroquois Confederacy 
D)  the Five Civilized Tribes 
E)  the Sioux, Pawnee, and Comanche 
A)  the Apache, Pueblo, and Navajo 
B)  the Lenape and Powhatan 
C)  the Iroquois Confederacy 
D)  the Five Civilized Tribes 
E)  the Sioux, Pawnee, and Comanche

Question 12

Andrew Jackson was Harvard educated but was able to portray himself to the American people as a common man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Whig Party

Accepted Answer

The Whig Party was a political party in

Question 14

What did Andrew Jackson symbolize to most Americans during the "Age of Jackson"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the insidious nature of political rhetoric 
B)  the failure of democracy 
C)  the nobility of the hereditary elite 
D)  the spirit of pacifism 
E)  the triumph of political democracy 
A)  the insidious nature of political rhetoric 
B)  the failure of democracy 
C)  the nobility of the hereditary elite 
D)  the spirit of pacifism 
E)  the triumph of political democracy

Question 15

By the time of Jackson's presidency, politics

Accepted Answer

A)  remained very much the province of the elite. 
B)  was centered on the congressional elections held every other year. 
C)  focused on organization, with the public refusing to tolerate showmanship or flowery oratory. 
D)  often emphasized individual politicians with mass followings and popular nicknames. 
E)  was completely under the control of Martin Van Buren. 
A)  remained very much the province of the elite. 
B)  was centered on the congressional elections held every other year. 
C)  focused on organization, with the public refusing to tolerate showmanship or flowery oratory. 
D)  often emphasized individual politicians with mass followings and popular nicknames. 
E)  was completely under the control of Martin Van Buren.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Missouri Compromise

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise was a significan

Question 17

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  building national roads 
B)  a publicly funded astronomical observatory 
C)  congressional aid for farming 
D)  official adoption of the metric system 
E)  legislation promoting manufacturing 
A)  building national roads 
B)  a publicly funded astronomical observatory 
C)  congressional aid for farming 
D)  official adoption of the metric system 
E)  legislation promoting manufacturing

Question 18

Which statement is true in regard to democracy in the Age of Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson was a typical poor farmer who came to be an accurate symbol of the age. 
B)  The justification for the disenfranchisement of women was similar to that used against blacks. 
C)  The ideals of the Declaration of Independence expanded beyond white men. 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that democracy in the United States was overrated. 
E)  States created after 1800 extended suffrage beyond white males. 
A)  Jackson was a typical poor farmer who came to be an accurate symbol of the age. 
B)  The justification for the disenfranchisement of women was similar to that used against blacks. 
C)  The ideals of the Declaration of Independence expanded beyond white men. 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that democracy in the United States was overrated. 
E)  States created after 1800 extended suffrage beyond white males.

Question 19

What is the document "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disenfranchisement" protesting?

Accepted Answer

A)  a New Jersey law taking away women's right to vote 
B)  Rhode Island's refusal to honor the constitution ratified by the People's Convention. 
C)  an amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution restricting voting rights to whites 
D)  the practice, in New York State, of requiring voters to pass a literacy test 
E)  the possibility that Maine would limit the right to vote to white males 
A)  a New Jersey law taking away women's right to vote 
B)  Rhode Island's refusal to honor the constitution ratified by the People's Convention. 
C)  an amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution restricting voting rights to whites 
D)  the practice, in New York State, of requiring voters to pass a literacy test 
E)  the possibility that Maine would limit the right to vote to white males

Question 20

What did the citizens appeal to in the "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disfranchisement"?

Accepted Answer

A)  violence. 
B)  abolition of slavery 
C)  the conscience of white males 
D)  the hard work of white women in the home 
E)  workers who had no protection on the job 
A)  violence. 
B)  abolition of slavery 
C)  the conscience of white males 
D)  the hard work of white women in the home 
E)  workers who had no protection on the job

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The 1823 Monroe Doctrine

In justifying nullification, Exposition and Protest drew on what precedent?

Women enjoyed an expansion of democracy for themselves during the 1830s and 1840s, as they were welcomed into the public sphere.

By the early nineteenth century, the term "citizen" had become synonymous with the right to vote.

Which statement is true about women in the 1830s?

The Monroe Doctrine was a formal statement of America's belief that it had a "manifest destiny" to expand across the North American continent.

What name is given to the sharp increase in printing and the availability of printed material in the 1830s?

What was the significance of the controversy over Peggy Eaton?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Bank War

Which tribes were targeted by the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Andrew Jackson was Harvard educated but was able to portray himself to the American people as a common man.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Whig Party

What did Andrew Jackson symbolize to most Americans during the "Age of Jackson"?

By the time of Jackson's presidency, politics

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Missouri Compromise

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States?

Which statement is true in regard to democracy in the Age of Jackson?

What is the document "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disenfranchisement" protesting?

What did the citizens appeal to in the "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disfranchisement"?

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