Question 1

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which Indian nation fought a war with the U.S. Army from 1835 to 1842 to resist removal to the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cherokee 
B)  Chickasaw 
C)  Creek 
D)  Seminole 
E)  Choctaw 
A)  Cherokee 
B)  Chickasaw 
C)  Creek 
D)  Seminole 
E)  Choctaw

Question 3

What did critics of the John Quincy Adams presidency accuse him of?

Accepted Answer

A)  making a "corrupt bargain" with the Whigs in order to win the election 
B)  encouraging dissension between the northern and southern states to distract attention from his failures 
C)  hurting the economy by undermining the American System of economic development 
D)  allowing the states to pass laws that threatened the unity of the nation 
E)  leading the federal government to overstep the bounds of what was constitutionally allowed 
A)  making a "corrupt bargain" with the Whigs in order to win the election 
B)  encouraging dissension between the northern and southern states to distract attention from his failures 
C)  hurting the economy by undermining the American System of economic development 
D)  allowing the states to pass laws that threatened the unity of the nation 
E)  leading the federal government to overstep the bounds of what was constitutionally allowed

Question 4

In the 1820s and 1830s, political party machines

Accepted Answer

A)  did away with the spoils system. 
B)  were abolished by Andrew Jackson. 
C)  were always run by Whigs. 
D)  lacked power in cities. 
E)  provided benefits like jobs to loyal constituents. 
A)  did away with the spoils system. 
B)  were abolished by Andrew Jackson. 
C)  were always run by Whigs. 
D)  lacked power in cities. 
E)  provided benefits like jobs to loyal constituents.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Indian Removal Act was a piece of le

Question 6

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, what occurred in the financial realm?

Accepted Answer

A)  The administration refused requests for federal expenditures for roads. 
B)  The tariff was raised. 
C)  The budget of the Second Bank of the United States increased by the end of his second term. 
D)  The national government debt was eliminated. 
E)  Democrats increased expenditures. 
A)  The administration refused requests for federal expenditures for roads. 
B)  The tariff was raised. 
C)  The budget of the Second Bank of the United States increased by the end of his second term. 
D)  The national government debt was eliminated. 
E)  Democrats increased expenditures.

Question 7

What marked Herman Melville as unique in mid-nineteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a white minstrel show performer who refused to wear blackface or portray black characters as dishonest or unintelligent. 
B)  He was an author who presented his black characters as stereotypes of happy, superstitious slaves. 
C)  He was an author who portrayed complex, heroic black characters. 
D)  He was an author who portrayed complex, strong women characters. 
E)  He invented the racist minstrel show character "Jim Crow." 
A)  He was a white minstrel show performer who refused to wear blackface or portray black characters as dishonest or unintelligent. 
B)  He was an author who presented his black characters as stereotypes of happy, superstitious slaves. 
C)  He was an author who portrayed complex, heroic black characters. 
D)  He was an author who portrayed complex, strong women characters. 
E)  He invented the racist minstrel show character "Jim Crow."

Question 8

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Andrew Jackson, one historian has written, was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson can be considered symboli

Question 10

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a meritocracy. 
B)  the spoils system. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  the party system. 
E)  nepotism. 
A)  a meritocracy. 
B)  the spoils system. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  the party system. 
E)  nepotism.

Question 11

Most states that entered the Union after the original thirteen required ownership of property to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The U.S. Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v. Georgia decision

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity. 
B)  approved Georgia's plans to confiscate Cherokee land and move the people to reservations. 
C)  struck down Georgia's anti-tariff Nullification Ordinance. 
D)  was fully supported by President Andrew Jackson. 
E)  was strongly opposed by Whigs. 
A)  supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity. 
B)  approved Georgia's plans to confiscate Cherokee land and move the people to reservations. 
C)  struck down Georgia's anti-tariff Nullification Ordinance. 
D)  was fully supported by President Andrew Jackson. 
E)  was strongly opposed by Whigs.

Question 13

What motivated the actions that resulted in the Dorr War?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fear that the federal government would attempt to outlaw slavery 
B)  anxiety over the growing income inequality in the 1820s 
C)  frustration over the federal government's failure to honor treaties made with Native American tribes 
D)  the desire to create an independent government free of the Spanish empire 
E)  a desire to expand Rhode Island's voting laws to include those who didn't own property 
A)  the fear that the federal government would attempt to outlaw slavery 
B)  anxiety over the growing income inequality in the 1820s 
C)  frustration over the federal government's failure to honor treaties made with Native American tribes 
D)  the desire to create an independent government free of the Spanish empire 
E)  a desire to expand Rhode Island's voting laws to include those who didn't own property

Question 14

What position did President James Madison take regarding government-sponsored economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  He spoke out vigorously against what Henry Clay called the "American System." 
B)  He approved a law that funded roads and canals throughout the eastern United States. 
C)  He insisted that a constitutional amendment would be required to empower the federal government to build roads and canals. 
D)  He signed into law John Calhoun's bill providing funding for federally financed internal improvements. 
E)  He was staunchly opposed to the creation of a new national bank, but supported tariffs on imported goods. 
A)  He spoke out vigorously against what Henry Clay called the "American System." 
B)  He approved a law that funded roads and canals throughout the eastern United States. 
C)  He insisted that a constitutional amendment would be required to empower the federal government to build roads and canals. 
D)  He signed into law John Calhoun's bill providing funding for federally financed internal improvements. 
E)  He was staunchly opposed to the creation of a new national bank, but supported tariffs on imported goods.

Question 15

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson's 
B)  James Monroe's 
C)  Martin Van Buren's 
D)  John Quincy Adams's 
E)  William Henry Harrison's 
A)  Andrew Jackson's 
B)  James Monroe's 
C)  Martin Van Buren's 
D)  John Quincy Adams's 
E)  William Henry Harrison's

Question 16

Which view of women in America first became prominent in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women should not have the right to vote because they were too easily swayed by passions and emotions. 
B)  Through education, women could develop into capable participants in American democracy. 
C)  Women were too gentle and pure to be contaminated by the world of politics. 
D)  Women who took jobs in factories were no longer fit to be wives and mothers. 
E)  Women should not be allowed to speak publicly, as the Bible expressly forbade it. 
A)  Women should not have the right to vote because they were too easily swayed by passions and emotions. 
B)  Through education, women could develop into capable participants in American democracy. 
C)  Women were too gentle and pure to be contaminated by the world of politics. 
D)  Women who took jobs in factories were no longer fit to be wives and mothers. 
E)  Women should not be allowed to speak publicly, as the Bible expressly forbade it.

Question 17

The Second Bank of the United States was a private, profit-making corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement is a correct assessment of the Whigs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Whig leadership criticized the American System. 
B)  Their programs connected best with voters in isolated rural areas. 
C)  They hoped to derail the market economy. 
D)  They argued that the role of government was to promote the welfare of its people. 
E)  The Whigs believed that active state governments were essential to increasing freedom. 
A)  The Whig leadership criticized the American System. 
B)  Their programs connected best with voters in isolated rural areas. 
C)  They hoped to derail the market economy. 
D)  They argued that the role of government was to promote the welfare of its people. 
E)  The Whigs believed that active state governments were essential to increasing freedom.

Question 19

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Henry Harrison 
C)  Martin Van Buren 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Henry Harrison 
C)  Martin Van Buren 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 20

What was the significance of the publication A Son of the Forest?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first political biography designed to rally support for a presidential candidate. 
B)  It was responsible for creating Jackson's image as a "common man." 
C)  It was the first significant autobiography written by a Native American. 
D)  It was the first significant work of American environmental literature. 
E)  Its glorification of the West revived lagging sales of federal land. 
A)  It was the first political biography designed to rally support for a presidential candidate. 
B)  It was responsible for creating Jackson's image as a "common man." 
C)  It was the first significant autobiography written by a Native American. 
D)  It was the first significant work of American environmental literature. 
E)  Its glorification of the West revived lagging sales of federal land.

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

Which Indian nation fought a war with the U.S. Army from 1835 to 1842 to resist removal to the West?

What did critics of the John Quincy Adams presidency accuse him of?

In the 1820s and 1830s, political party machines

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

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, what occurred in the financial realm?

What marked Herman Melville as unique in mid-nineteenth-century America?

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Andrew Jackson, one historian has written, was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called

Most states that entered the Union after the original thirteen required ownership of property to vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v. Georgia decision

What motivated the actions that resulted in the Dorr War?

What position did President James Madison take regarding government-sponsored economic development?

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

Which view of women in America first became prominent in the early nineteenth century?

The Second Bank of the United States was a private, profit-making corporation.

Which statement is a correct assessment of the Whigs?

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin?

What was the significance of the publication A Son of the Forest?

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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