Question 1

Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because

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A)  Texans did not want to be annexed to the United States. 
B)  antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery. 
C)  they were old political opponents of the Texas president, Sam Houston. 
D)  public opinion in the United States opposed annexation. 
E)  they feared war with Mexico's ally, Spain. 
A)  Texans did not want to be annexed to the United States. 
B)  antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery. 
C)  they were old political opponents of the Texas president, Sam Houston. 
D)  public opinion in the United States opposed annexation. 
E)  they feared war with Mexico's ally, Spain. B

Question 2

In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were

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A)  westward expansion and Indian removal. 
B)  the end of property qualifications for voting and political conventions. 
C)  the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union. 
D)  hard money and banking regulation. 
E)  slavery and economic distress. 
A)  westward expansion and Indian removal. 
B)  the end of property qualifications for voting and political conventions. 
C)  the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union. 
D)  hard money and banking regulation. 
E)  slavery and economic distress. E

Question 3

In his veto of the bank recharter bill, President Jackson claimed that the bank was

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A)  unconstitutional. 
B)  anti-western. 
C)  too much influenced by aristocrats and foreigners. 
D)  corrupt and monopolistic. 
E)  heavily influenced and mostly controlled only by the government. 
A)  unconstitutional. 
B)  anti-western. 
C)  too much influenced by aristocrats and foreigners. 
D)  corrupt and monopolistic. 
E)  heavily influenced and mostly controlled only by the government. A, B, C, D

Question 4

The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was

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A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  John C. Calhoun. 
C)  John Quincy Adams. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Henry Clay. 
A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  John C. Calhoun. 
C)  John Quincy Adams. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Henry Clay.

Question 5

In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  recognize the tribes as separate nations. 
B)  argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society. 
C)  try "to civilize Indians" by promoting literacy, agricultural, and vocational instructions. 
D)  trick them into ceding land to whites. 
E)  promise to acquire land only through formal treaties. 
A)  recognize the tribes as separate nations. 
B)  argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society. 
C)  try "to civilize Indians" by promoting literacy, agricultural, and vocational instructions. 
D)  trick them into ceding land to whites. 
E)  promise to acquire land only through formal treaties.

Question 6

Both the Democratic party and the Whig party

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A)  favored a renewed national bank. 
B)  supported federal restraint in social and economic affairs. 
C)  were mass-based political parties. 
D)  clung to states' rights policies. 
E)  feared the rise of the Anti-Masonic party. 
A)  favored a renewed national bank. 
B)  supported federal restraint in social and economic affairs. 
C)  were mass-based political parties. 
D)  clung to states' rights policies. 
E)  feared the rise of the Anti-Masonic party.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Black Hawk.

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Led Indian failed re

Question 8

What did the tone and content of the political debate of the U.S. government policy of Indian Removal indicate about the political, economic, and social divisions that had emerged in the nation by the mid-1820s? By 1830, which groups and interests were most likely to support government removal of the "Five Civilized Tribes" from their ancestral lands and which were likely to oppose the policy? Why do you believe the opponents ultimately failed to reverse the Indian Removal policy of President Andrew Jackson?

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The tone and content of the political de

Question 9

It has been observed that "though Jackson was perhaps not himself a democrat, he was a democratic leader." Do you agree or disagree? What specific examples from Andrew Jackson's presidency illustrate or contradict the view of Jackson as a "democrat" and the view of Jackson as a "democratic leader"?

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I agree with the statement that Andrew J

Question 10

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

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A)  return of Jeffersonian simplicity. 
B)  newly won ascendancy of the masses. 
C)  supremacy of states' rights over federal power. 
D)  reemergence of a dominant Federalist ethic of government and Federalist economic policies. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  return of Jeffersonian simplicity. 
B)  newly won ascendancy of the masses. 
C)  supremacy of states' rights over federal power. 
D)  reemergence of a dominant Federalist ethic of government and Federalist economic policies. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 11

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

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A)  its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society. 
B)  its attention to regional differences in American economy and culture. 
C)  its function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation's expanding economy. 
D)  its ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed. 
E)  it ceded control of the nation's gold and silver to smaller state and western territory banks. 
A)  its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society. 
B)  its attention to regional differences in American economy and culture. 
C)  its function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation's expanding economy. 
D)  its ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed. 
E)  it ceded control of the nation's gold and silver to smaller state and western territory banks.

Question 12

Write your definition of a great president. Then use this definition to argue that Andrew Jackson was or was not a great president.

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A great president is someone who demonst

Question 13

The Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 EXCEPT

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A)  expansion of bank credit. 
B)  proposal of the Divorce Bill. 
C)  proposal of higher tariffs. 
D)  proposal of subsidies for internal improvements. 
E)  more active involvement on the part of the federal government in advancing private economic development in the nation. 
A)  expansion of bank credit. 
B)  proposal of the Divorce Bill. 
C)  proposal of higher tariffs. 
D)  proposal of subsidies for internal improvements. 
E)  more active involvement on the part of the federal government in advancing private economic development in the nation.

Question 14

In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  adopt a system of settled agriculture. 
B)  develop a written constitution. 
C)  become cotton planters. 
D)  refuse to own slaves. 
E)  develop a notion of private property. 
A)  adopt a system of settled agriculture. 
B)  develop a written constitution. 
C)  become cotton planters. 
D)  refuse to own slaves. 
E)  develop a notion of private property.

Question 15

Texas gained its independence with

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A)  help from Britain. 
B)  no outside assistance. 
C)  help from Americans. 
D)  the blessing of the Mexican government. 
E)  help from Spain. 
A)  help from Britain. 
B)  no outside assistance. 
C)  help from Americans. 
D)  the blessing of the Mexican government. 
E)  help from Spain.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

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Well-known member of

Question 17

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

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A)  Santa Anna. 
B)  Goliad. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  the Rio Grande. 
A)  Santa Anna. 
B)  Goliad. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  the Rio Grande.

Question 18

Martin Van Buren's administration was troubled by

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A)  his lack of personal popularity. 
B)  widespread scandal and corruption in the executive branch. 
C)  antislavery agitation against the annexation of Texas. 
D)  a serious economic depression. 
E)  the agitation of political adversaries of former President Andrew Jackson. 
A)  his lack of personal popularity. 
B)  widespread scandal and corruption in the executive branch. 
C)  antislavery agitation against the annexation of Texas. 
D)  a serious economic depression. 
E)  the agitation of political adversaries of former President Andrew Jackson.

Question 19

The text's authors have presented the view that "if Jackson had only strangled the serpent of secession in the cradle [during the nullification crisis], ... there might have been no costly Civil War." Do you think that Andrew Jackson acted wisely in the nullification crisis? Why or why not?

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Andrew Jackson's actions during the null

Question 20

Which of the following interest group(s) supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828?

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A)  Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy 
B)  Abolitionists who saw it as the opening wedge for the use of federal power against slavery 
C)  Wool and textile manufacturers from New England 
D)  Supporters of Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America 
A)  Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy 
B)  Abolitionists who saw it as the opening wedge for the use of federal power against slavery 
C)  Wool and textile manufacturers from New England 
D)  Supporters of Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America

Exam 12: The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because

In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were

In his veto of the bank recharter bill, President Jackson claimed that the bank was

The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was

In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following EXCEPT

Both the Democratic party and the Whig party

Identify and state the historical significance of Black Hawk.

It has been observed that "though Jackson was perhaps not himself a democrat, he was a democratic leader." Do you agree or disagree? What specific examples from Andrew Jackson's presidency illustrate or contradict the view of Jackson as a "democrat" and the view of Jackson as a "democratic leader"?

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

Write your definition of a great president. Then use this definition to argue that Andrew Jackson was or was not a great president.

The Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 EXCEPT

In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following EXCEPT

Texas gained its independence with

Identify and state the historical significance of Henry Clay.

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

Martin Van Buren's administration was troubled by

The text's authors have presented the view that "if Jackson had only strangled the serpent of secession in the cradle [during the nullification crisis], ... there might have been no costly Civil War." Do you think that Andrew Jackson acted wisely in the nullification crisis? Why or why not?

Which of the following interest group(s) supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828?

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