Question 1

White male European immigrants

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A)  could vote in some states almost from the moment they landed in America. 
B)  had less access to the suffrage (the right to vote) in most states than free black men. 
C)  were increasingly divided politically along ethnic lines as they gained the right to vote. 
D)  could vote in all states within one month of immigration. 
E)  were regarded as lower in status than free black men. 
A)  could vote in some states almost from the moment they landed in America. 
B)  had less access to the suffrage (the right to vote) in most states than free black men. 
C)  were increasingly divided politically along ethnic lines as they gained the right to vote. 
D)  could vote in all states within one month of immigration. 
E)  were regarded as lower in status than free black men.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"King Andrew I"

Accepted Answer

"King Andrew I" is a term often used by

Question 3

Analyze the arguments that were presented during the nullification crisis. Be sure to comment on how Daniel Webster and John
C. Calhoun interpreted the Constitution differently and how each defined the rights of states. Finally, speak to how the crisis illustrated the growing sectional differences in America.

Accepted Answer

The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 wa

Question 4

The Trail of Tears refers specifically to the removal of the Seminole Indians from Florida to present-day Oklahoma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following characterizes the practice of politics in America during the Age of Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mass spectacle that served as a kind of public entertainment 
B)  a divisive issue that turned neighbor against neighbor and even broke up families 
C)  a rigorous, intellectual undertaking, truly understood by only the most educated of America's citizens 
D)  a minor interest in the lives of people consumed by the tasks of raising families and earning a living 
E)  an obsession of those living in urban areas, but little discussed by those living rural existences 
A)  a mass spectacle that served as a kind of public entertainment 
B)  a divisive issue that turned neighbor against neighbor and even broke up families 
C)  a rigorous, intellectual undertaking, truly understood by only the most educated of America's citizens 
D)  a minor interest in the lives of people consumed by the tasks of raising families and earning a living 
E)  an obsession of those living in urban areas, but little discussed by those living rural existences

Question 6

How did Latin American republics established between 1810 and 1822 differ from the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin American constitutions extended the right to vote to Indians and free blacks. 
B)  Latin American independence wars were generally shorter than the U.S. Revolutionary War. 
C)  Economic development was easier to achieve in Latin American republics than in the United States. 
D)  No Latin American republic ever had a civil war. 
E)  Most Latin American countries denied suffrage to Indians and free blacks. 
A)  Latin American constitutions extended the right to vote to Indians and free blacks. 
B)  Latin American independence wars were generally shorter than the U.S. Revolutionary War. 
C)  Economic development was easier to achieve in Latin American republics than in the United States. 
D)  No Latin American republic ever had a civil war. 
E)  Most Latin American countries denied suffrage to Indians and free blacks.

Question 7

Which goal did Whigs consider an appropriate focus for the federal government?

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A)  protecting the individual's right to "free agency" 
B)  returning power and responsibility to the states 
C)  making America into a "classless society" 
D)  promoting "the welfare of the people" 
E)  opposing attempts to impose morality through legislation 
A)  protecting the individual's right to "free agency" 
B)  returning power and responsibility to the states 
C)  making America into a "classless society" 
D)  promoting "the welfare of the people" 
E)  opposing attempts to impose morality through legislation

Question 8

Which statement is true about the Whigs?

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A)  Whigs generally opposed the American System. 
B)  Whigs generally were poorer than Democrats. 
C)  No farmers supported the Whigs. 
D)  Whigs opposed slavery. 
E)  Whigs were strongest in the Northeast. 
A)  Whigs generally opposed the American System. 
B)  Whigs generally were poorer than Democrats. 
C)  No farmers supported the Whigs. 
D)  Whigs opposed slavery. 
E)  Whigs were strongest in the Northeast.

Question 9

In 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "the most rabid Radical" is likely to be conservative in what respect?

Accepted Answer

A)  his economic aspirations 
B)  his views on women and marriage 
C)  his views on free blacks 
D)  his thoughts about immigration 
E)  his religious beliefs 
A)  his economic aspirations 
B)  his views on women and marriage 
C)  his views on free blacks 
D)  his thoughts about immigration 
E)  his religious beliefs

Question 10

In the presidential election of 1840

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A)  the Whigs employed political tactics pioneered by Democrats. 
B)  voter turnout dropped dramatically because no popular candidate like Jackson ran. 
C)  the Democrats nominated three regional candidates, hoping to throw the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  the Democrats and Whigs both produced platforms that clearly laid out the parties' positions on major public issues. 
E)  the Whigs again nominated Henry Clay. 
A)  the Whigs employed political tactics pioneered by Democrats. 
B)  voter turnout dropped dramatically because no popular candidate like Jackson ran. 
C)  the Democrats nominated three regional candidates, hoping to throw the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  the Democrats and Whigs both produced platforms that clearly laid out the parties' positions on major public issues. 
E)  the Whigs again nominated Henry Clay.

Question 11

A law passed in 1819 made it illegal for states to have different voting requirements for blacks and whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which state referred to the Tariff of 1828 as an "abomination"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  New York 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  Georgia 
E)  South Carolina 
A)  Virginia 
B)  New York 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  Georgia 
E)  South Carolina

Question 13

Why were there more opportunities for women writers in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls became eligible to attend public schools in 1810, and a generation of young, literate women came of age during this period. 
B)  There was a craze for fiction about female factory workers, especially those working in mills. 
C)  Lydia Maria Child founded a publishing house that only published women writers. 
D)  The reading public grew considerably, creating a growing market for all types of writing. 
E)  Influential religious groups, such as the Quakers and Mennonites, popularized the idea that women had a role in the public sphere. 
A)  Girls became eligible to attend public schools in 1810, and a generation of young, literate women came of age during this period. 
B)  There was a craze for fiction about female factory workers, especially those working in mills. 
C)  Lydia Maria Child founded a publishing house that only published women writers. 
D)  The reading public grew considerably, creating a growing market for all types of writing. 
E)  Influential religious groups, such as the Quakers and Mennonites, popularized the idea that women had a role in the public sphere.

Question 14

What innovation led to mass production of newspapers and pamphlets in the 1820s and 1830s?

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A)  the invention of the printing press 
B)  Noah Webster publishing a dictionary for Americans 
C)  the spread of telegraph wires 
D)  the use of steam power for presses 
E)  the creation of a postal system 
A)  the invention of the printing press 
B)  Noah Webster publishing a dictionary for Americans 
C)  the spread of telegraph wires 
D)  the use of steam power for presses 
E)  the creation of a postal system

Question 15

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to

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A)  gold and silver, also called "specie." 
B)  wages paid to manual laborers. 
C)  money backed by government guarantees. 
D)  any money issued by a bank. 
E)  highly inflated currency after the Panic of 1837. 
A)  gold and silver, also called "specie." 
B)  wages paid to manual laborers. 
C)  money backed by government guarantees. 
D)  any money issued by a bank. 
E)  highly inflated currency after the Panic of 1837.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The nullification crisis was a political

Question 17

What was the primary reason Andrew Jackson opposed the Bank of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that the bank was a great equalizer, and therefore would anger his wealthy supporters. 
B)  The bank was firmly behind using gold and silver, but Jackson believed the economy needed paper money to survive. 
C)  He believed that no institution should possess such concentrated power and economic privilege, unaccountable to the people. 
D)  The bank disproportionally benefited small farmers and laborers, a social class Andrew Jackson despised. 
E)  The bank was pressuring him to run for another term in office, while Jackson wished to return to a simple life. 
A)  He believed that the bank was a great equalizer, and therefore would anger his wealthy supporters. 
B)  The bank was firmly behind using gold and silver, but Jackson believed the economy needed paper money to survive. 
C)  He believed that no institution should possess such concentrated power and economic privilege, unaccountable to the people. 
D)  The bank disproportionally benefited small farmers and laborers, a social class Andrew Jackson despised. 
E)  The bank was pressuring him to run for another term in office, while Jackson wished to return to a simple life.

Question 18

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president. What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

Accepted Answer

As secretary of state, John Quincy Adams

Question 19

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

Accepted Answer

A)  Langdon Cheves 
B)  Paul Volcker 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  Nicholas Biddle 
E)  Charles Winchester 
A)  Langdon Cheves 
B)  Paul Volcker 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  Nicholas Biddle 
E)  Charles Winchester

Question 20

By 1840, as a result of Indian removal,

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians had become a familiar presence to whites who lived east of the Mississippi. 
B)  Indians disappeared from the trans-Mississippi West. 
C)  the institution of slavery contracted. 
D)  the racial definition of American nationhood and freedom was reinforced. 
E)  cotton cultivation in the Deep South declined. 
A)  Indians had become a familiar presence to whites who lived east of the Mississippi. 
B)  Indians disappeared from the trans-Mississippi West. 
C)  the institution of slavery contracted. 
D)  the racial definition of American nationhood and freedom was reinforced. 
E)  cotton cultivation in the Deep South declined.

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

White male European immigrants

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"King Andrew I"

The Trail of Tears refers specifically to the removal of the Seminole Indians from Florida to present-day Oklahoma.

Which of the following characterizes the practice of politics in America during the Age of Jackson?

How did Latin American republics established between 1810 and 1822 differ from the United States?

Which goal did Whigs consider an appropriate focus for the federal government?

Which statement is true about the Whigs?

In 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "the most rabid Radical" is likely to be conservative in what respect?

In the presidential election of 1840

A law passed in 1819 made it illegal for states to have different voting requirements for blacks and whites.

Which state referred to the Tariff of 1828 as an "abomination"?

Why were there more opportunities for women writers in the 1820s and 1830s?

What innovation led to mass production of newspapers and pamphlets in the 1820s and 1830s?

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to

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

What was the primary reason Andrew Jackson opposed the Bank of the United States?

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president. What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

By 1840, as a result of Indian removal,

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