Question 1

By 1840, approximately ________ percent of adult white men were eligible to vote.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  55 
C)  65 
D)  75 
E)  90 
A)  40 
B)  55 
C)  65 
D)  75 
E)  90

Question 2

The Missouri Compromise debate illustrated that northern politicians did not want slavery to expand for primarily moral reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 1832, he had established the political machinery of the Whig Party. 
B)  He wanted to see competition between political parties. 
C)  Based on his strong intellectualism, he promoted the idea of a national university. 
D)  He emphasized sectionalism over party loyalty. 
E)  In the 1820s, he wanted politicians to focus more on ending slavery. 
A)  By 1832, he had established the political machinery of the Whig Party. 
B)  He wanted to see competition between political parties. 
C)  Based on his strong intellectualism, he promoted the idea of a national university. 
D)  He emphasized sectionalism over party loyalty. 
E)  In the 1820s, he wanted politicians to focus more on ending slavery.

Question 4

The "American System"

Accepted Answer

A)  called for the abolition of tariffs because they violated free trade principles. 
B)  made national banks illegal. 
C)  proposed providing federal financing of internal improvements, such as roads and canals. 
D)  was based on the idea that the government should not be involved in economic development. 
E)  was opposed by President James Madison. 
A)  called for the abolition of tariffs because they violated free trade principles. 
B)  made national banks illegal. 
C)  proposed providing federal financing of internal improvements, such as roads and canals. 
D)  was based on the idea that the government should not be involved in economic development. 
E)  was opposed by President James Madison.

Question 5

Which is true of the presidency of William Henry Harrison?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was accused by his critics of being a tyrant. 
B)  He was a strong supporter of the American System. 
C)  He died a month after taking office. 
D)  Many blamed him for the Panic of 1837. 
E)  His cool intellectualism was a sharp contrast to Andrew Jackson. 
A)  He was accused by his critics of being a tyrant. 
B)  He was a strong supporter of the American System. 
C)  He died a month after taking office. 
D)  Many blamed him for the Panic of 1837. 
E)  His cool intellectualism was a sharp contrast to Andrew Jackson.

Question 6

Martin Van Buren believed that party politics was an important component in ensuring liberty for the American people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By 1840, 90 percent of which group in the United States was eligible to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  adult white men 
B)  adult U.S. citizens 
C)  African-American adults 
D)  adult women 
E)  Native American adults 
A)  adult white men 
B)  adult U.S. citizens 
C)  African-American adults 
D)  adult women 
E)  Native American adults

Question 8

In the early to mid-nineteenth century, property qualifications for voting

Accepted Answer

A)  continued in Virginia because large-scale slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely, allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson. 
A)  continued in Virginia because large-scale slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely, allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson.

Question 9

What significant issue did the Missouri Compromise aim to resolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving land to Native Americans 
B)  the protective tariff 
C)  slaves being treated as property 
D)  the extension of slavery 
E)  the abolition of slavery 
A)  giving land to Native Americans 
B)  the protective tariff 
C)  slaves being treated as property 
D)  the extension of slavery 
E)  the abolition of slavery

Question 10

The Dorr War

Accepted Answer

A)  started as a disagreement over internal improvements in New York. 
B)  refers to fighting that broke out between whites and Cherokees in Georgia. 
C)  demonstrated the contentiousness of the national bank debate. 
D)  divided Rhode Islanders over the issue of expanding voting rights for white men. 
E)  resulted from the nullification crisis in South Carolina. 
A)  started as a disagreement over internal improvements in New York. 
B)  refers to fighting that broke out between whites and Cherokees in Georgia. 
C)  demonstrated the contentiousness of the national bank debate. 
D)  divided Rhode Islanders over the issue of expanding voting rights for white men. 
E)  resulted from the nullification crisis in South Carolina.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The penny press refers to a type of news

Question 12

Which was a component of the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States vowed to oppose efforts by European powers to establish any new colonies in the Americas. 
B)  The United States and France signed a mutual assistance treaty, agreeing to aid one another in case of attack by a foreign power. 
C)  The United States pledged financial support for the establishment of industry in the newly independent nations of South America. 
D)  The United States formally declared its intention of claiming territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  The United States declared its intention to adopt the metric system for official weights and measures by 1850. 
A)  The United States vowed to oppose efforts by European powers to establish any new colonies in the Americas. 
B)  The United States and France signed a mutual assistance treaty, agreeing to aid one another in case of attack by a foreign power. 
C)  The United States pledged financial support for the establishment of industry in the newly independent nations of South America. 
D)  The United States formally declared its intention of claiming territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  The United States declared its intention to adopt the metric system for official weights and measures by 1850.

Question 13

What future vision did John Quincy Adams have for the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Indian Tribes would establish small, independent nations in the far West, which would serve as allies to the United States. 
B)  The United States would peacefully split into two nations, one with slavery and one without. 
C)  The United States would be a nation without slavery by the year 1900. 
D)  The United States would annex Canada following a third war with Britain. 
E)  All of North America would eventually be part of the United States. 
A)  The Indian Tribes would establish small, independent nations in the far West, which would serve as allies to the United States. 
B)  The United States would peacefully split into two nations, one with slavery and one without. 
C)  The United States would be a nation without slavery by the year 1900. 
D)  The United States would annex Canada following a third war with Britain. 
E)  All of North America would eventually be part of the United States.

Question 14

What was a broadly accepted idea in the United States in the 1830s that was also a departure from Western thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only propertied people should participate in politics. 
B)  Only highly educated people should participate in politics. 
C)  Race and gender should not be barriers to political participation. 
D)  Race and gender are social constructs. 
E)  Sovereignty belongs to the mass of ordinary citizens. 
A)  Only propertied people should participate in politics. 
B)  Only highly educated people should participate in politics. 
C)  Race and gender should not be barriers to political participation. 
D)  Race and gender are social constructs. 
E)  Sovereignty belongs to the mass of ordinary citizens.

Question 15

Which of the following did Alexis de Tocqueville observe about American society in Democracy in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  American culture had not changed much from its British precedents. 
B)  America was not a true democracy, but rather a voter-selected oligarchy. 
C)  The practice of democracy in American had created an important cultural shift. 
D)  The decline of the Federalist Party, and the rise of one-party politics, was a threat to American democracy. 
E)  The success of American democracy was dependent on strong presidential leadership. 
A)  American culture had not changed much from its British precedents. 
B)  America was not a true democracy, but rather a voter-selected oligarchy. 
C)  The practice of democracy in American had created an important cultural shift. 
D)  The decline of the Federalist Party, and the rise of one-party politics, was a threat to American democracy. 
E)  The success of American democracy was dependent on strong presidential leadership.

Exam 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840

By 1840, approximately ________ percent of adult white men were eligible to vote.

The Missouri Compromise debate illustrated that northern politicians did not want slavery to expand for primarily moral reasons.

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is true?

The "American System"

Which is true of the presidency of William Henry Harrison?

Martin Van Buren believed that party politics was an important component in ensuring liberty for the American people.

By 1840, 90 percent of which group in the United States was eligible to vote?

In the early to mid-nineteenth century, property qualifications for voting

What significant issue did the Missouri Compromise aim to resolve?

The Dorr War

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

Which was a component of the Monroe Doctrine?

What future vision did John Quincy Adams have for the United States?

What was a broadly accepted idea in the United States in the 1830s that was also a departure from Western thought?

Which of the following did Alexis de Tocqueville observe about American society in Democracy in America?

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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