Question 1

The Monroe Doctrine

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A)  was the idea that all white men should have voting rights. 
B)  secured Florida from Spain. 
C)  declared the Americas off-limits to further European colonization. 
D)  stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts. 
E)  settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina. 
A)  was the idea that all white men should have voting rights. 
B)  secured Florida from Spain. 
C)  declared the Americas off-limits to further European colonization. 
D)  stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts. 
E)  settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina.

Question 2

Whigs believed that the federal government was responsible for promoting the welfare of the people and securing liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The nullification crisis ended

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A)  in the so-called Dorr War. 
B)  with North Carolina's threat to secede in 1832. 
C)  with the Supreme Court's opinion in Hamilton v. Jackson. 
D)  with a compromise tariff. 
E)  with Daniel Webster's powerful pro-nullification speech to the Senate. 
A)  in the so-called Dorr War. 
B)  with North Carolina's threat to secede in 1832. 
C)  with the Supreme Court's opinion in Hamilton v. Jackson. 
D)  with a compromise tariff. 
E)  with Daniel Webster's powerful pro-nullification speech to the Senate.

Question 4

John
C. Calhoun's "corrupt bargain" gave John Quincy Adams the White House in 1824.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is true of John Quincy Adams?

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A)  He believed that a strong federal government enhanced personal liberty. 
B)  As a Federalist senator, he had vehemently opposed Jefferson's embargo policy. 
C)  He felt that the acquisition of new territory went beyond the powers granted the federal government by the Constitution. 
D)  He strongly opposed the American System of economic development. 
E)  He believed that America's strength lay in its economic independence from global markets. 
A)  He believed that a strong federal government enhanced personal liberty. 
B)  As a Federalist senator, he had vehemently opposed Jefferson's embargo policy. 
C)  He felt that the acquisition of new territory went beyond the powers granted the federal government by the Constitution. 
D)  He strongly opposed the American System of economic development. 
E)  He believed that America's strength lay in its economic independence from global markets.

Question 6

What political quality did Andrew Jackson and George Washington share?

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A)  a strong mistrust of banks 
B)  a fear that states' rights would threaten the unity of the nation 
C)  a commitment to securing Native American land for white settlement 
D)  a refusal to use the veto power 
E)  an appeal to voters based at least partly on a history of military leadership 
A)  a strong mistrust of banks 
B)  a fear that states' rights would threaten the unity of the nation 
C)  a commitment to securing Native American land for white settlement 
D)  a refusal to use the veto power 
E)  an appeal to voters based at least partly on a history of military leadership

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The growth of democracy refers to the ex

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was an Ame

Question 9

The Second Bank of the United States was created

Accepted Answer

A)  by Congress in 1816, with the support of President Madison. 
B)  to counterbalance the power of the First Bank of the United States. 
C)  by President Monroe's executive order in 1820. 
D)  by a group of New York bankers after the First Bank of the United States failed. 
E)  by Congress in 1832, with the support of President Jackson. 
A)  by Congress in 1816, with the support of President Madison. 
B)  to counterbalance the power of the First Bank of the United States. 
C)  by President Monroe's executive order in 1820. 
D)  by a group of New York bankers after the First Bank of the United States failed. 
E)  by Congress in 1832, with the support of President Jackson.

Question 10

The Panic of 1837

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A)  inspired a more vigorous labor movement in the decade that followed. 
B)  led to a relatively mild economic downturn that resolved itself by 1839. 
C)  was exclusively the product of Andrew Jackson's war on the national bank. 
D)  was caused, in part, by a decline in British demand for American cotton. 
E)  helped farmers, because the cost of transporting goods to markets fell. 
A)  inspired a more vigorous labor movement in the decade that followed. 
B)  led to a relatively mild economic downturn that resolved itself by 1839. 
C)  was exclusively the product of Andrew Jackson's war on the national bank. 
D)  was caused, in part, by a decline in British demand for American cotton. 
E)  helped farmers, because the cost of transporting goods to markets fell.

Question 11

Which was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

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A)  Sauk 
B)  Cherokee 
C)  Sioux 
D)  Choctaw 
E)  Seminole 
A)  Sauk 
B)  Cherokee 
C)  Sioux 
D)  Choctaw 
E)  Seminole

Question 12

In the Age of Jackson, Democrats typically believed that

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A)  economic inequality was good for the economy. 
B)  the government should stay out of economic affairs. 
C)  the government should fund road and canal construction. 
D)  the government should abolish slavery. 
E)  bankers, merchants, and speculators produced most of the nation's wealth. 
A)  economic inequality was good for the economy. 
B)  the government should stay out of economic affairs. 
C)  the government should fund road and canal construction. 
D)  the government should abolish slavery. 
E)  bankers, merchants, and speculators produced most of the nation's wealth.

Question 13

Andrew Jackson was the only candidate in the 1824 election to have national appeal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In his Cherokee Nation v. Georgia opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia had to respect Indian title to their lands. 
B)  Indians were wards of the federal government. 
C)  the Cherokee had to move to the Indian Territory. 
D)  President Jackson had full authority over Indian affairs. 
E)  Indians were U.S. citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities. 
A)  Georgia had to respect Indian title to their lands. 
B)  Indians were wards of the federal government. 
C)  the Cherokee had to move to the Indian Territory. 
D)  President Jackson had full authority over Indian affairs. 
E)  Indians were U.S. citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities.

Question 15

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis. Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise. How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

Accepted Answer

The admittance of Missouri to the Union

Question 16

What was a result of the Panic of 1819?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many farmers and businessmen declared bankruptcy. 
B)  Unemployment declined in eastern cities. 
C)  Trust in banks increased. 
D)  Many western states enlisted militias to collect debts. 
E)  Political harmony increased. 
A)  Many farmers and businessmen declared bankruptcy. 
B)  Unemployment declined in eastern cities. 
C)  Trust in banks increased. 
D)  Many western states enlisted militias to collect debts. 
E)  Political harmony increased.

Question 17

Which is true of the political positions of younger Republicans, such as Henry Clay, in the years immediately following the War of 1812?

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A)  They embraced the idea that the nation's economic independence required a manufacturing sector. 
B)  They maintained the Jeffersonian belief that the future of the United States depended exclusively on agriculture. 
C)  They believed that only the states had the constitutional right to enact policies to encourage economic development. 
D)  They hoped to secure exclusive trading rights with Britain through trade agreements. 
E)  They rejected James Madison's American System as being unconstitutional. 
A)  They embraced the idea that the nation's economic independence required a manufacturing sector. 
B)  They maintained the Jeffersonian belief that the future of the United States depended exclusively on agriculture. 
C)  They believed that only the states had the constitutional right to enact policies to encourage economic development. 
D)  They hoped to secure exclusive trading rights with Britain through trade agreements. 
E)  They rejected James Madison's American System as being unconstitutional.

Question 18

In the document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond," what were the freeholders claiming?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of white males were not allowed to vote. 
B)  Immigrants should be granted suffrage. 
C)  Poor farmworkers should be granted free plots of land. 
D)  The voting age needed to be lowered to fifteen. 
E)  Women should be allowed to vote in local elections. 
A)  A majority of white males were not allowed to vote. 
B)  Immigrants should be granted suffrage. 
C)  Poor farmworkers should be granted free plots of land. 
D)  The voting age needed to be lowered to fifteen. 
E)  Women should be allowed to vote in local elections.

Question 19

What was Andrew Jackson's stance on African-American slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They deserved to receive all the rights of American citizenship. 
B)  They should remain slaves or be freed and sent abroad. 
C)  They should be pushed west of the Mississippi River. 
D)  They should all be freed but remain as lower-class citizens. 
E)  They deserved reparation pay for the hardships they suffered. 
A)  They deserved to receive all the rights of American citizenship. 
B)  They should remain slaves or be freed and sent abroad. 
C)  They should be pushed west of the Mississippi River. 
D)  They should all be freed but remain as lower-class citizens. 
E)  They deserved reparation pay for the hardships they suffered.

Question 20

Explain how Democrats and Whigs viewed liberty and the role of government in securing liberty.

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The Democrats and Whigs had differing vi

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Monroe Doctrine

Whigs believed that the federal government was responsible for promoting the welfare of the people and securing liberty.

The nullification crisis ended

John C. Calhoun's "corrupt bargain" gave John Quincy Adams the White House in 1824.

Which is true of John Quincy Adams?

What political quality did Andrew Jackson and George Washington share?

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

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

The Second Bank of the United States was created

The Panic of 1837

Which was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

In the Age of Jackson, Democrats typically believed that

Andrew Jackson was the only candidate in the 1824 election to have national appeal.

In his Cherokee Nation v. Georgia opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall stated that

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis. Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise. How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

What was a result of the Panic of 1819?

Which is true of the political positions of younger Republicans, such as Henry Clay, in the years immediately following the War of 1812?

In the document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond," what were the freeholders claiming?

What was Andrew Jackson's stance on African-American slaves?

Explain how Democrats and Whigs viewed liberty and the role of government in securing liberty.

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

A Divided Nation

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