Question 1

Did the national government or the state of South Carolina "win" the nullification crisis? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

The nullification crisis was ultimately

Question 2

The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for

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A)  South Carolina. 
B)  Andrew Jackson and the Union. 
C)  states' rights. 
D)  neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers. 
E)  the industrialists. 
A)  South Carolina. 
B)  Andrew Jackson and the Union. 
C)  states' rights. 
D)  neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers. 
E)  the industrialists.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Daniel Webster.

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Led an attempt to re

Question 4

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

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A)  they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to "civilize the territory," which was heavily populated by Indians. 
B)  they believed that the militarily powerful Austin would otherwise have taken the land by force. 
C)  he paid them a sizable sum of money. 
D)  Spain planned to sell the land to the United States. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to "civilize the territory," which was heavily populated by Indians. 
B)  they believed that the militarily powerful Austin would otherwise have taken the land by force. 
C)  he paid them a sizable sum of money. 
D)  Spain planned to sell the land to the United States. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 5

Why was the election of 1824 so ridden with conflict and confusion? What was at stake between the competing candidates, especially Adams and Jackson?

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The election of 1824 was ridden with con

Question 6

All of the following were characteristics of Henry Clay's election campaign of 1832 EXCEPT

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A)  overconfidence of his campaign and the National Republicans. 
B)  a hefty and ample campaign chest of $50,000. 
C)  a substantial advantage over President Andrew Jackson in political support from the West and the South. 
D)  he had strong newspaper backing. 
E)  he lost both the popular vote and the Electoral vote. 
A)  overconfidence of his campaign and the National Republicans. 
B)  a hefty and ample campaign chest of $50,000. 
C)  a substantial advantage over President Andrew Jackson in political support from the West and the South. 
D)  he had strong newspaper backing. 
E)  he lost both the popular vote and the Electoral vote.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Sam Houston.

Accepted Answer

Former governor of T

Question 8

The Whig party drew support from

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A)  Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  opponents of the American System. 
C)  southerners and states' rightists. 
D)  large northern industrialists and merchants. 
E)  supporters of public schools. 
A)  Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. 
B)  opponents of the American System. 
C)  southerners and states' rightists. 
D)  large northern industrialists and merchants. 
E)  supporters of public schools.

Question 9

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

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A)  constitutional grounds exclusively. 
B)  advice from Henry Clay and other close advisors. 
C)  the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision. 
D)  the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional. 
E)  the belief that it was supported by the "necessary and proper" clause in the Constitution. 
A)  constitutional grounds exclusively. 
B)  advice from Henry Clay and other close advisors. 
C)  the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision. 
D)  the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional. 
E)  the belief that it was supported by the "necessary and proper" clause in the Constitution.

Question 10

To what extent was John Quincy Adams's presidency frustrating for him and why was Adams's presidency ultimately judged as a failure by historians? Do you agree with this scholarly consensus of Adams's presidency? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

John Quincy Adams's presidency was indee

Question 11

To what extent was Andrew Jackson a states' rightist? To what extent was he a nationalist?

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Andrew Jackson was a complex figure when

Question 12

Set the historical context of the following statement and state to what extent you agree or disagree with it, "We are not a nation, but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign states."

Accepted Answer

The statement "We are not a nation, but

Question 13

By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached

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A)  nearly 50 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  40 percent. 
D)  15 percent. 
E)  nearly 80 percent. 
A)  nearly 50 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  40 percent. 
D)  15 percent. 
E)  nearly 80 percent.

Question 14

In the 1820s and 1830s, the public's attitude regarding political parties

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A)  was uniformly hostile to all political parties, regardless of the party or the region of the country. 
B)  was deeply ambivalent. 
C)  was more positive in the North than in the South. 
D)  reflected growing acceptance of the wild contentiousness of political life. 
E)  was that they were the best expressions of political ideologies. 
A)  was uniformly hostile to all political parties, regardless of the party or the region of the country. 
B)  was deeply ambivalent. 
C)  was more positive in the North than in the South. 
D)  reflected growing acceptance of the wild contentiousness of political life. 
E)  was that they were the best expressions of political ideologies.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of William Crawford.

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Man from Georgia who

Question 16

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, President Andrew Jackson

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A)  publicly hanged several of the nullifiers. 
B)  dispatched naval and military forces to the state while denouncing nullification. 
C)  worked quietly to defuse the confrontation. 
D)  mobilized all the other southern states to oppose nullification. 
E)  sought a Supreme Court ruling declaring nullification invalid. 
A)  publicly hanged several of the nullifiers. 
B)  dispatched naval and military forces to the state while denouncing nullification. 
C)  worked quietly to defuse the confrontation. 
D)  mobilized all the other southern states to oppose nullification. 
E)  sought a Supreme Court ruling declaring nullification invalid.

Question 17

Writing about his observations of America and Americans as he traveled across the United States, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was most struck by

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A)  the comparative wealth of Americans versus Europeans. 
B)  the general equality of social and economic conditions among Americans. 
C)  the low voter participation. 
D)  the ugliness of political campaigns. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the comparative wealth of Americans versus Europeans. 
B)  the general equality of social and economic conditions among Americans. 
C)  the low voter participation. 
D)  the ugliness of political campaigns. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 18

Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  opponents of public education. 
B)  backers of southern states' rights. 
C)  large northern industrialists. 
D)  many evangelical Protestants. 
E)  backers of the American System. 
A)  opponents of public education. 
B)  backers of southern states' rights. 
C)  large northern industrialists. 
D)  many evangelical Protestants. 
E)  backers of the American System.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of William Harrison.

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Ninth president of t

Question 20

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

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A)  no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College. 
B)  William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race. 
C)  the House was forced to do so by "King Caucus." 
D)  the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by Andrew Jackson contesting the electoral results. 
E)  widespread voter fraud was discovered. 
A)  no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College. 
B)  William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race. 
C)  the House was forced to do so by "King Caucus." 
D)  the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by Andrew Jackson contesting the electoral results. 
E)  widespread voter fraud was discovered.

Exam 12: The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Did the national government or the state of South Carolina "win" the nullification crisis? Justify your answer.

The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for

Identify and state the historical significance of Daniel Webster.

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

Why was the election of 1824 so ridden with conflict and confusion? What was at stake between the competing candidates, especially Adams and Jackson?

All of the following were characteristics of Henry Clay's election campaign of 1832 EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Sam Houston.

The Whig party drew support from

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

To what extent was John Quincy Adams's presidency frustrating for him and why was Adams's presidency ultimately judged as a failure by historians? Do you agree with this scholarly consensus of Adams's presidency? Why or why not?

To what extent was Andrew Jackson a states' rightist? To what extent was he a nationalist?

Set the historical context of the following statement and state to what extent you agree or disagree with it, "We are not a nation, but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign states."

By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached

In the 1820s and 1830s, the public's attitude regarding political parties

Identify and state the historical significance of William Crawford.

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, President Andrew Jackson

Writing about his observations of America and Americans as he traveled across the United States, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was most struck by

Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of William Harrison.

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

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