Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alexis de Tocqueville

Accepted Answer

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French polit

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Crawford

Accepted Answer

William Harris Crawford was an important

Question 3

William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was

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A) a true "common man." 
B) a very effective chief executive. 
C) portrayed by his supporters as a poor western farmer in an effort to make a deceptive contrast with his aristocratic opponent, Democratic incumbent President Martin Van Buren 
D) born in a log cabin. 
E) the first military officer to become president. 
A) a true "common man." 
B) a very effective chief executive. 
C) portrayed by his supporters as a poor western farmer in an effort to make a deceptive contrast with his aristocratic opponent, Democratic incumbent President Martin Van Buren 
D) born in a log cabin. 
E) the first military officer to become president.

Question 4

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

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A) the first presidential veto. 
B) a major expansion of presidential power. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) the first presidential veto. 
B) a major expansion of presidential power. 
C) unconstitutional. 
D) overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 5

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

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A) the bank was unconstitutional. 
B) it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East. 
C) the bank was autocratic and tyrannical. 
D) the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests. 
E) the bank's president arrogantly defied the president. 
A) the bank was unconstitutional. 
B) it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East. 
C) the bank was autocratic and tyrannical. 
D) the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests. 
E) the bank's president arrogantly defied the president.

Question 6

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

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A) the Indians assimilated too easily into white society. 
B) the Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy. 
C) whites wanted the Indians' lands. 
D) Georgia and Florida tried to protect the Indians and their lands. 
E) they continued their attacks on white settlements. 
A) the Indians assimilated too easily into white society. 
B) the Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy. 
C) whites wanted the Indians' lands. 
D) Georgia and Florida tried to protect the Indians and their lands. 
E) they continued their attacks on white settlements.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Twelfth Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Twelfth Amendment to the United Stat

Question 8

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except

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A) excessive speculation. 
B) President Jackson's banking and financial policies including the Bank War and the Specie Circular. 
C) financial problems abroad. 
D) failure of wheat crops. 
E) taking the country off the gold standard. 
A) excessive speculation. 
B) President Jackson's banking and financial policies including the Bank War and the Specie Circular. 
C) financial problems abroad. 
D) failure of wheat crops. 
E) taking the country off the gold standard.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A great president is someone who demonst

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Unionists, in the context of historical

Question 11

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 12

As president, John Quincy Adams

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A) was more successful than as secretary of state. 
B) was impeached by the House of Representatives, but he was acquitted by the Senate. 
C) was one of the least successful presidents in American history. 
D) put many of his supporters on the federal payroll. 
E) was successful in getting most of his programs enacted into law. 
A) was more successful than as secretary of state. 
B) was impeached by the House of Representatives, but he was acquitted by the Senate. 
C) was one of the least successful presidents in American history. 
D) put many of his supporters on the federal payroll. 
E) was successful in getting most of his programs enacted into law.

Question 13

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 14

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 15

The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

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A) voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional. 
B) declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law. 
C) was taken over by a majority of Federalists. 
D) voted to secede from the union. 
E) declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina. 
A) voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional. 
B) declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law. 
C) was taken over by a majority of Federalists. 
D) voted to secede from the union. 
E) declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-antislavery crusaders and Texas​

Accepted Answer

The antislavery crusaders were individua

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Force Bill

Accepted Answer

The Force Bill, officially titled "An Ac

Question 18

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 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Nullifiers" refers to a politi

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alexis de Tocqueville

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Crawford

William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Twelfth Amendment

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except

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

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

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

As president, John Quincy Adams

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

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

The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -antislavery crusaders and Texas​

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Force Bill

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

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

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

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -antislavery crusaders and Texas