Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Stephen Austin.

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Granted a huge tract

Question 2

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

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A)  a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the destruction of the personalized political machine. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams. 
A)  a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the destruction of the personalized political machine. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams.

Question 3

Compare and contrast Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition to the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions with regard to the doctrine of secession. Why did Calhoun put forward this view of constitutional propriety? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Calhoun's constitutional argument.

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Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition, alo

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Andrew Jackson.

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Candidate who began his 1828 c

Question 5

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

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A)  the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense. 
B)  it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market. 
C)  it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton. 
D)  it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense. 
B)  it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market. 
C)  it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton. 
D)  it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of Santa Anna.

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Dictator of Mexico. He put Ste

Question 7

Following his election in 1832, President Jackson decided to

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A)  remove federal funds from the Bank of the United States gradually. 
B)  stop depositing federal funds in the Bank of the United States. 
C)  start depositing federal funds in several "pet" state banks. 
D)  revoke the charter of the Bank of the United States. 
E)  run for a third term in 1836. 
A)  remove federal funds from the Bank of the United States gradually. 
B)  stop depositing federal funds in the Bank of the United States. 
C)  start depositing federal funds in several "pet" state banks. 
D)  revoke the charter of the Bank of the United States. 
E)  run for a third term in 1836.

Question 8

Despite his suspicions of the federal government, Andrew Jackson's Democratic political party

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A)  offered support of a strong central government directing economic affairs. 
B)  advocated strongly for the enactment of Henry Clay's "American System." 
C)  favored using the U.S. Army to restrict westward and southern American settlement into Indian areas. 
D)  created the spoils system in the federal government. 
E)  asserted conviction of the need for "the best and the brightest" in government. 
A)  offered support of a strong central government directing economic affairs. 
B)  advocated strongly for the enactment of Henry Clay's "American System." 
C)  favored using the U.S. Army to restrict westward and southern American settlement into Indian areas. 
D)  created the spoils system in the federal government. 
E)  asserted conviction of the need for "the best and the brightest" in government.

Question 9

One major reason for the Anglo-Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that the

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A)  Mexicans opposed slavery. 
B)  Mexican government refused to allow the "Old Three Hundred" to purchase land. 
C)  Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian. 
D)  Anglo-Texans objected to the Mexican government's establishment of evangelical Protestantism as Texas's official religion. 
E)  Mexicans tried to establish slavery among the Americans. 
A)  Mexicans opposed slavery. 
B)  Mexican government refused to allow the "Old Three Hundred" to purchase land. 
C)  Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian. 
D)  Anglo-Texans objected to the Mexican government's establishment of evangelical Protestantism as Texas's official religion. 
E)  Mexicans tried to establish slavery among the Americans.

Question 10

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

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A)  supporting Henry Clay. 
B)  using smear tactics. 
C)  forcing the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  emphasizing personality over issues. 
E)  outspending their opponents. 
A)  supporting Henry Clay. 
B)  using smear tactics. 
C)  forcing the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  emphasizing personality over issues. 
E)  outspending their opponents.

Question 11

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

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A)  it would hurt their growing manufacturing sector. 
B)  this same use of the power of the federal government could be used to suppress slavery. 
C)  it might hurt Andrew Jackson's political career. 
D)  they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry. 
E)  it could damage the chances of the American System's success. 
A)  it would hurt their growing manufacturing sector. 
B)  this same use of the power of the federal government could be used to suppress slavery. 
C)  it might hurt Andrew Jackson's political career. 
D)  they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry. 
E)  it could damage the chances of the American System's success.

Question 12

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 presidential campaign slogan was

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A)  Daniel Webster. 
B)  Martin Van Buren. 
C)  William Harrison. 
D)  John Tyler. 
E)  Henry Clay. 
A)  Daniel Webster. 
B)  Martin Van Buren. 
C)  William Harrison. 
D)  John Tyler. 
E)  Henry Clay.

Question 13

Southerners disliked the Tariff of 1828 because it

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A)  raised the price of manufactured goods. 
B)  represented the growing power of the federal government. 
C)  invited retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports abroad. 
D)  was clearly designed to ensure the reelection of President Adams. 
E)  raised the price of imported rice. 
A)  raised the price of manufactured goods. 
B)  represented the growing power of the federal government. 
C)  invited retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports abroad. 
D)  was clearly designed to ensure the reelection of President Adams. 
E)  raised the price of imported rice.

Question 14

John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for

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A)  secession. 
B)  protective tariffs. 
C)  majority rule. 
D)  states' rights. 
E)  trade with England. 
A)  secession. 
B)  protective tariffs. 
C)  majority rule. 
D)  states' rights. 
E)  trade with England.

Question 15

In what ways did Andrew Jackson as president reflect the views, values, and interests of the West and those of the South?

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Andrew Jackson, as president, reflected

Question 16

While in existence, the Second Bank of the United States

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A)  was the depository of the funds of the national government. 
B)  irresponsibly inflated the national currency by issuing federal bank notes. 
C)  limited economic growth by extending public credit. 
D)  forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures. 
E)  was not a significant influence on the health and growth of the economy. 
A)  was the depository of the funds of the national government. 
B)  irresponsibly inflated the national currency by issuing federal bank notes. 
C)  limited economic growth by extending public credit. 
D)  forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures. 
E)  was not a significant influence on the health and growth of the economy.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the Whigs and Democrats in regard to their beliefs, public policies, and supporters. Summarize the crucial differences between them.

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The Whigs and Democrats were two major p

Question 18

The presidential election of 1824

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A)  was the first to use the electoral college. 
B)  was the first one to see the election of a president who failed to win a majority of the electoral vote from the state electors. 
C)  saw a record high voter turn-out show up at the polls. 
D)  saw the formulation of well-organized political parties. 
E)  was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
A)  was the first to use the electoral college. 
B)  was the first one to see the election of a president who failed to win a majority of the electoral vote from the state electors. 
C)  saw a record high voter turn-out show up at the polls. 
D)  saw the formulation of well-organized political parties. 
E)  was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 19

Most of the very early American settlers in Texas, dubbed the "Old Three Hundred," were _____ who came from the _____.

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A)  Catholic, Middle Atlantic states 
B)  Scots-Irish, South 
C)  Congregationalists, New England 
D)  Dutch, New York 
E)  French, Ohio Valley 
A)  Catholic, Middle Atlantic states 
B)  Scots-Irish, South 
C)  Congregationalists, New England 
D)  Dutch, New York 
E)  French, Ohio Valley

Question 20

Imagine you had been living in the age of Jackson. Assume three of the following identities: a western yeoman farmer or settler, a western banker, a New England merchant, a laborer, a southern plantation owner, a New England upper-class Protestant missionary, or a Middle Atlantic shopkeeper. Would you have been for or against the following: nullification, veto of the bank, and Indian removal? Justify your position.

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As a western yeoman farmer or settler li

Exam 12: The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Identify and state the historical significance of Stephen Austin.

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

Compare and contrast Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition to the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions with regard to the doctrine of secession. Why did Calhoun put forward this view of constitutional propriety? Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Calhoun's constitutional argument.

Identify and state the historical significance of Andrew Jackson.

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

Identify and state the historical significance of Santa Anna.

Following his election in 1832, President Jackson decided to

Despite his suspicions of the federal government, Andrew Jackson's Democratic political party

One major reason for the Anglo-Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that the

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 presidential campaign slogan was

Southerners disliked the Tariff of 1828 because it

John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for

In what ways did Andrew Jackson as president reflect the views, values, and interests of the West and those of the South?

While in existence, the Second Bank of the United States

Compare and contrast the Whigs and Democrats in regard to their beliefs, public policies, and supporters. Summarize the crucial differences between them.

The presidential election of 1824

Most of the very early American settlers in Texas, dubbed the "Old Three Hundred," were _____ who came from the _____.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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