Question 1

Public support for the Bank of the United States increased significantly following its careful handling of the Panic of 1819.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Thinking back to previous chapters, analyze America's policies toward Indians from the Washington administration through the removal of Indians from the southeastern states in the 1830s and early 1840s. What ideas and policies about Indians remained the same? Which changed? Why?

Accepted Answer

America's policies toward Indians from t

Question 3

The Independent Treasury completely separated the federal government from the nation's banking system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which was a result of the Panic of 1819?

Accepted Answer

A)  European demand for American farm products surged. 
B)  Prices for western lands tripled within a span of ten years. 
C)  The Second Bank of the United States declared bankruptcy. 
D)  Some states suspended debt collections. 
E)  John Marshall decided against the Second Bank of the United States in Gibbons v. Ogden. 
A)  European demand for American farm products surged. 
B)  Prices for western lands tripled within a span of ten years. 
C)  The Second Bank of the United States declared bankruptcy. 
D)  Some states suspended debt collections. 
E)  John Marshall decided against the Second Bank of the United States in Gibbons v. Ogden.

Question 5

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By 1860, free black men could vote on the same basis as whites only in

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia and Maryland. 
B)  New York and Pennsylvania. 
C)  the Upper Northwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota). 
D)  four states in the Lower South. 
E)  five New England states. 
A)  Virginia and Maryland. 
B)  New York and Pennsylvania. 
C)  the Upper Northwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota). 
D)  four states in the Lower South. 
E)  five New England states.

Question 7

The claim that a "splendid" government was always "built upon the ruins of popular rights" is typical of which group in the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irish immigrants 
B)  the Democratic Party 
C)  the Whig Party 
D)  John Marshall's Supreme Court 
E)  Evangelical Protestants 
A)  Irish immigrants 
B)  the Democratic Party 
C)  the Whig Party 
D)  John Marshall's Supreme Court 
E)  Evangelical Protestants

Question 8

Which characterizes newspapers during the Age of Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  politically insignificant, containing mainly household tips and human-interest stories 
B)  partisan, presenting issues through the lens of their own parties' platforms 
C)  localized, reporting mainly on events in their own specific locations 
D)  expensive, unaffordable for all but the wealthiest Americans 
E)  unreliable, publishing on irregular and unadvertised schedules 
A)  politically insignificant, containing mainly household tips and human-interest stories 
B)  partisan, presenting issues through the lens of their own parties' platforms 
C)  localized, reporting mainly on events in their own specific locations 
D)  expensive, unaffordable for all but the wealthiest Americans 
E)  unreliable, publishing on irregular and unadvertised schedules

Question 9

What is the significance of Andrew Jackson's actions during the Bank War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It marked the first time a president vetoed a bill passed by Congress. 
B)  His refusal to respect the wishes of Congress resulted in the first impeachment hearing in American history. 
C)  His strong stance cemented his reputation as the symbolic representative of the common people. 
D)  He established a precedent of the president providing strong leadership during times of economic crisis. 
E)  The economic panic that followed the Bank War resulted in Jackson losing his bid for a second term. 
A)  It marked the first time a president vetoed a bill passed by Congress. 
B)  His refusal to respect the wishes of Congress resulted in the first impeachment hearing in American history. 
C)  His strong stance cemented his reputation as the symbolic representative of the common people. 
D)  He established a precedent of the president providing strong leadership during times of economic crisis. 
E)  The economic panic that followed the Bank War resulted in Jackson losing his bid for a second term.

Question 10

Which statement is true about Indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The increasing profitability of cotton motivated the United States to intensify efforts to seize Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw lands in order to expand cotton cultivation. 
B)  Two Supreme Court decisions in favor of Indian property rights led President Andrew Jackson to stop the removal. 
C)  President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee, because they had assimilated into American society. 
D)  During the army's forced removal of 18,000 members of the Cherokee tribe via the Trail of Tears, no one died. 
E)  The Trail of Tears stretched from Georgia to Florida. 
A)  The increasing profitability of cotton motivated the United States to intensify efforts to seize Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw lands in order to expand cotton cultivation. 
B)  Two Supreme Court decisions in favor of Indian property rights led President Andrew Jackson to stop the removal. 
C)  President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee, because they had assimilated into American society. 
D)  During the army's forced removal of 18,000 members of the Cherokee tribe via the Trail of Tears, no one died. 
E)  The Trail of Tears stretched from Georgia to Florida.

Question 11

The Twelfth Amendment provided the federal government with the legal authority to finance national roads and canals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following represents Andrew Jackson's position on the Second Bank of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was dangerous to the nation because it refused to permit the issuance of enough paper money to meet national demand. 
B)  It was a necessary evil in order to maintain the stability of the economy. 
C)  It was ineffective because it had not been given adequate power over local and state banks. 
D)  It was an unacceptable concentration of power and economic privilege. 
E)  It was being poorly run by Nicholas Biddle and should instead be run by the president himself. 
A)  It was dangerous to the nation because it refused to permit the issuance of enough paper money to meet national demand. 
B)  It was a necessary evil in order to maintain the stability of the economy. 
C)  It was ineffective because it had not been given adequate power over local and state banks. 
D)  It was an unacceptable concentration of power and economic privilege. 
E)  It was being poorly run by Nicholas Biddle and should instead be run by the president himself.

Question 13

The term "Era of Good Feelings" refers to the period of American history when

Accepted Answer

A)  the Federalist Party was at its strongest. 
B)  there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration. 
C)  Americans united across party lines to declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812. 
D)  slavery was gradually abolished in all the states. 
E)  Democrats and Whigs cooperated to solve the nation's financial crisis. 
A)  the Federalist Party was at its strongest. 
B)  there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration. 
C)  Americans united across party lines to declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812. 
D)  slavery was gradually abolished in all the states. 
E)  Democrats and Whigs cooperated to solve the nation's financial crisis.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The American System refers to an economi

Question 15

What does the period known as the "Era of Good Feelings" indicate about American politics in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson's spoils system became a rallying cry for political reformers. 
B)  Single-party rule did not result in the easing of sectional rivalries. 
C)  The War of 1812 had created political tensions that were unresolved thirty years later. 
D)  The Monroe Doctrine was successful in creating short-term harmony between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  The issue of slavery had ceased to be a central cause of tension within the American political system. 
A)  Andrew Jackson's spoils system became a rallying cry for political reformers. 
B)  Single-party rule did not result in the easing of sectional rivalries. 
C)  The War of 1812 had created political tensions that were unresolved thirty years later. 
D)  The Monroe Doctrine was successful in creating short-term harmony between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  The issue of slavery had ceased to be a central cause of tension within the American political system.

Question 16

What were Spain's only remaining American colonies in 1825?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico and Peru 
B)  Ecuador and Chile 
C)  Puerto Rico and Cuba 
D)  Guatemala and El Salvador 
E)  Venezuela and Colombia 
A)  Mexico and Peru 
B)  Ecuador and Chile 
C)  Puerto Rico and Cuba 
D)  Guatemala and El Salvador 
E)  Venezuela and Colombia

Question 17

Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated the wisdom of the founding fathers in adopting the three-fifths clause. 
B)  should have been solved by adoption of the Tallmadge Amendment. 
C)  was not as dangerous as President Monroe made it out to be. 
D)  resulted from overly ambitious proslavery politicians seeking to score political points. 
E)  revealed a sectional divide that potentially threatened the Union. 
A)  demonstrated the wisdom of the founding fathers in adopting the three-fifths clause. 
B)  should have been solved by adoption of the Tallmadge Amendment. 
C)  was not as dangerous as President Monroe made it out to be. 
D)  resulted from overly ambitious proslavery politicians seeking to score political points. 
E)  revealed a sectional divide that potentially threatened the Union.

Question 18

By 1840, U.S. national identity was primarily defined by

Accepted Answer

A)  a common religion. 
B)  democratic political institutions. 
C)  ethnic unity. 
D)  the English language. 
E)  fear of Canada. 
A)  a common religion. 
B)  democratic political institutions. 
C)  ethnic unity. 
D)  the English language. 
E)  fear of Canada.

Question 19

The independence movements in Latin America between 1810 and 1822

Accepted Answer

A)  led Spain to crack down and succeed in consolidating its power in the Americas. 
B)  gained very little sympathy in the United States because of atrocities committed by revolutionaries. 
C)  created thirteen different nations, each headed by a person of Indian ancestry. 
D)  paralleled in some ways the independence movement that created the United States. 
E)  created new nations that economically developed at a very fast rate. 
A)  led Spain to crack down and succeed in consolidating its power in the Americas. 
B)  gained very little sympathy in the United States because of atrocities committed by revolutionaries. 
C)  created thirteen different nations, each headed by a person of Indian ancestry. 
D)  paralleled in some ways the independence movement that created the United States. 
E)  created new nations that economically developed at a very fast rate.

Question 20

Which statement is true about the electoral college?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 1828, voters chose the presidential electors in every state except South Carolina. 
B)  By 1828, the legislature chose the presidential electors in every state except Virginia. 
C)  By 1828, voters chose the presidential electors in about half of the states. 
D)  The electoral college was abolished in 1820. 
E)  In states where voters chose the presidential electors, there was little campaigning and low voter turnout. 
A)  By 1828, voters chose the presidential electors in every state except South Carolina. 
B)  By 1828, the legislature chose the presidential electors in every state except Virginia. 
C)  By 1828, voters chose the presidential electors in about half of the states. 
D)  The electoral college was abolished in 1820. 
E)  In states where voters chose the presidential electors, there was little campaigning and low voter turnout.

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

Public support for the Bank of the United States increased significantly following its careful handling of the Panic of 1819.

Thinking back to previous chapters, analyze America's policies toward Indians from the Washington administration through the removal of Indians from the southeastern states in the 1830s and early 1840s. What ideas and policies about Indians remained the same? Which changed? Why?

The Independent Treasury completely separated the federal government from the nation's banking system.

Which was a result of the Panic of 1819?

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

By 1860, free black men could vote on the same basis as whites only in

The claim that a "splendid" government was always "built upon the ruins of popular rights" is typical of which group in the 1830s?

Which characterizes newspapers during the Age of Jackson?

What is the significance of Andrew Jackson's actions during the Bank War?

Which statement is true about Indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s?

The Twelfth Amendment provided the federal government with the legal authority to finance national roads and canals.

Which of the following represents Andrew Jackson's position on the Second Bank of the United States?

The term "Era of Good Feelings" refers to the period of American history when

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

What does the period known as the "Era of Good Feelings" indicate about American politics in the nineteenth century?

What were Spain's only remaining American colonies in 1825?

Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821

By 1840, U.S. national identity was primarily defined by

The independence movements in Latin America between 1810 and 1822

Which statement is true about the electoral college?

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

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