Question 1

The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 erupted directly over

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A) banking policy. 
B) internal improvements. 
C) tariff policy. 
D) extension of slavery into the western territories. 
E) Indian policy. 
A) banking policy. 
B) internal improvements. 
C) tariff policy. 
D) extension of slavery into the western territories. 
E) Indian policy.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Clay

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Henry Clay (1777–1852) was an American s

Question 3

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that the

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A) Congress could use the military for Indian removal. 
B) President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties. 
C) President could use the army to collect excise taxes. 
D) military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) Congress could use the military for Indian removal. 
B) President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties. 
C) President could use the army to collect excise taxes. 
D) military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 4

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The presidential election of 1828 was characterized by

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A) a campaign focused on such key issues as tariffs, banks, and foreign policy. 
B) mudslinging tactics by both parties against the opposing candidate. 
C) an unusually high voter turnout. 
D) a narrow electoral victory for Andrew Jackson. 
E) a strong third-party challenge by the Anti-Masonic party. 
A) a campaign focused on such key issues as tariffs, banks, and foreign policy. 
B) mudslinging tactics by both parties against the opposing candidate. 
C) an unusually high voter turnout. 
D) a narrow electoral victory for Andrew Jackson. 
E) a strong third-party challenge by the Anti-Masonic party.

Question 5

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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Whig party

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The Whig Party was a political party act

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Evaluate the wisdom of Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States. Who gained and who lost by his veto?

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Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"corrupt bargain"

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The term "corrupt bargain" refers to a c

Question 11

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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A) hatred of Andrew Jackson and his aggrandizement of executive power at the expense of the states and Congress. 
B) support of the American System. 
C) opposition to the Anti-Masonic party. 
D) the desire for a strong president. 
E) opposition to the tariff. 
A) hatred of Andrew Jackson and his aggrandizement of executive power at the expense of the states and Congress. 
B) support of the American System. 
C) opposition to the Anti-Masonic party. 
D) the desire for a strong president. 
E) opposition to the tariff.

Question 12

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 13

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 14

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-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 15

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 16

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 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alamo

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 18

Why has Andrew Jackson been called "the first modern president"?

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Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Van Buren

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Martin Van Buren was the eighth Presiden

Question 20

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.

Exam 13: The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 erupted directly over

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Clay

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that the

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The presidential election of 1828 was characterized by

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Whig party

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

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

Evaluate the wisdom of Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States. Who gained and who lost by his veto?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"corrupt bargain"

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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

Texas gained its independence with

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Southerners disliked the Tariff of 1828 because it

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alamo

Why has Andrew Jackson been called "the first modern president"?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Van Buren

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

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