Question 1

The strategic blunder made by Nicholas Biddle was his ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decision to confide in Henry Clay 
B)  decision to seek the bank's charter renewal four years early 
C)  decision to give bank loans to congressmen 
D)  failure to listen to the advice of Henry Clay 
E)  advocacy of large loans to immigrants 
A)  decision to confide in Henry Clay 
B)  decision to seek the bank's charter renewal four years early 
C)  decision to give bank loans to congressmen 
D)  failure to listen to the advice of Henry Clay 
E)  advocacy of large loans to immigrants

Question 2

How does Jackson's interpretation of the "spoils system" compare to that of earlier presidents?

Accepted Answer

A)  He condemned it in theory and practice. 
B)  Jackson condemned Jefferson for using the system, but himself continued its use. 
C)  Jackson had been an outspoken opponent of the practice, but used it when in office. 
D)  Jackson spoke of the system as democratic in principle. 
E)  Jackson rejected the system, believing it maintained inherited privilege. 
A)  He condemned it in theory and practice. 
B)  Jackson condemned Jefferson for using the system, but himself continued its use. 
C)  Jackson had been an outspoken opponent of the practice, but used it when in office. 
D)  Jackson spoke of the system as democratic in principle. 
E)  Jackson rejected the system, believing it maintained inherited privilege.

Question 3

Andrew Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans was that they should be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  removed to areas beyond white expansion 
B)  allowed to remain on their tribal lands 
C)  encouraging settlement and assimilation 
D)  treated as equals to the white man 
E)  exterminated 
A)  removed to areas beyond white expansion 
B)  allowed to remain on their tribal lands 
C)  encouraging settlement and assimilation 
D)  treated as equals to the white man 
E)  exterminated

Question 4

Why was Jackson's view of the 1832 election results suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was accused of having made a deal with his close friend, Martin Van Buren, in exchange for electoral college votes. 
B)  He didn't win by a very large margin, yet he took the results to mean the nation supported his Native American removal policies. 
C)  He lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote, increasing his suspicion that states should not have sovereignty. 
D)  He beat Adams a second time, assuring himself that the nation supported his financial and foreign policies as they differed greatly from Adams'. 
E)  He took it to be a mandate to attack the national bank. 
A)  He was accused of having made a deal with his close friend, Martin Van Buren, in exchange for electoral college votes. 
B)  He didn't win by a very large margin, yet he took the results to mean the nation supported his Native American removal policies. 
C)  He lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote, increasing his suspicion that states should not have sovereignty. 
D)  He beat Adams a second time, assuring himself that the nation supported his financial and foreign policies as they differed greatly from Adams'. 
E)  He took it to be a mandate to attack the national bank.

Question 5

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring when he wrote,"it is possible to foresee that the freer the whites in America are,the more they will seek to isolate themselves"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more rights and liberties whites obtain, the less willing they are to share those rights with others such as African or Native Americans. 
B)  Democracy breeds in people (white Americans especially) an isolationist attitude, causing them to eschew involvement in foreign affairs. 
C)  As all whites gain rights and liberties despite social or economic status, they will be more willing to share those rights with nonwhites. 
D)  In order to gain rights and liberties, whites must oppress others, namely African and Native Americans. 
E)  Because white Americans are isolated from African and Native Americans, they do not see that they do not share the same rights and liberties. 
A)  The more rights and liberties whites obtain, the less willing they are to share those rights with others such as African or Native Americans. 
B)  Democracy breeds in people (white Americans especially) an isolationist attitude, causing them to eschew involvement in foreign affairs. 
C)  As all whites gain rights and liberties despite social or economic status, they will be more willing to share those rights with nonwhites. 
D)  In order to gain rights and liberties, whites must oppress others, namely African and Native Americans. 
E)  Because white Americans are isolated from African and Native Americans, they do not see that they do not share the same rights and liberties.

Question 6

The major issues dominating politics in the 1820s and 1830s were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutional 
B)  sectional 
C)  social 
D)  economic 
E)  diplomatic 
A)  constitutional 
B)  sectional 
C)  social 
D)  economic 
E)  diplomatic

Question 7

What did the Whigs mean by "executive usurpation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the Nullification Crisis and Bank War. 
B)  Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay. 
C)  Jackson was a weak president, giving in to states that usurped federal prerogatives. 
D)  The Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson's executive powers by winning back the presidency. 
E)  They saw Adams as a tyrannical executive who had usurped the democratic powers of the presidency. 
A)  Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the Nullification Crisis and Bank War. 
B)  Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay. 
C)  Jackson was a weak president, giving in to states that usurped federal prerogatives. 
D)  The Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson's executive powers by winning back the presidency. 
E)  They saw Adams as a tyrannical executive who had usurped the democratic powers of the presidency.

Question 8

The "corrupt bargain" was used to describe ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  another name for the Missouri Compromise 
B)  the selection of John Quincy Adams for president 
C)  President Jackson's policy of Indian removal 
D)  the appointment of Roger B. Taney as chief justice 
E)  an insulting reference to Jackson's marriage to Rachel Robards 
A)  another name for the Missouri Compromise 
B)  the selection of John Quincy Adams for president 
C)  President Jackson's policy of Indian removal 
D)  the appointment of Roger B. Taney as chief justice 
E)  an insulting reference to Jackson's marriage to Rachel Robards

Question 9

The nullification crisis of the early 1830s ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  had little impact outside South Carolina 
B)  was of little significance to the future of the United States 
C)  revealed the strength of the Constitution 
D)  was an early indication of dangerous future divisions 
E)  demonstrated the inherent solidarity of the Union 
A)  had little impact outside South Carolina 
B)  was of little significance to the future of the United States 
C)  revealed the strength of the Constitution 
D)  was an early indication of dangerous future divisions 
E)  demonstrated the inherent solidarity of the Union

Question 10

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring to when he wrote that Americans did not believe "that democratic principles should undermine the husband's authority and make it doubtful who is in charge of the family"?

Accepted Answer

A)  In France, unlike in the U.S., women experienced true democracy both in and outside of the home. 
B)  In the U.S., women did not experience true democracy in or outside of their homes. 
C)  In the U.S., unlike in France, women experienced true democracy both in and outside of the home. 
D)  Democracy undermines women's rights and safety in the American home. 
E)  U.S. democracy supports and establishes women's rights in the American home. 
A)  In France, unlike in the U.S., women experienced true democracy both in and outside of the home. 
B)  In the U.S., women did not experience true democracy in or outside of their homes. 
C)  In the U.S., unlike in France, women experienced true democracy both in and outside of the home. 
D)  Democracy undermines women's rights and safety in the American home. 
E)  U.S. democracy supports and establishes women's rights in the American home.

Question 11

The "kitchen cabinet" was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson's special staff of gourmet chefs who prepared White House meals, demonstrating his hypocrisy with regard to social deference 
B)  a reference to the fact that the only place Jackson could consult with his official advisors in secrecy was in the White House kitchen 
C)  Jackson's circle of unofficial advisors 
D)  the oldest piece of furniture in the White House, saved from destruction by then General Jackson when the British burned the executive mansion in 1814 
E)  where Jackson kept his state papers, demonstrating his humility and true "common man" character 
A)  Jackson's special staff of gourmet chefs who prepared White House meals, demonstrating his hypocrisy with regard to social deference 
B)  a reference to the fact that the only place Jackson could consult with his official advisors in secrecy was in the White House kitchen 
C)  Jackson's circle of unofficial advisors 
D)  the oldest piece of furniture in the White House, saved from destruction by then General Jackson when the British burned the executive mansion in 1814 
E)  where Jackson kept his state papers, demonstrating his humility and true "common man" character

Question 12

Why did the "tariff of abominations" become a major campaign issue of the 1828 elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adams' campaigners used it to try to win reelection, suggesting that the tariff showed Jackson was an unfit candidate. 
B)  Jackson campaigners used the tariff to rally opposition to the Adams administration. 
C)  The Democratic party in the South (where the tariff was hated) used the tariff to rally around Jackson, a staunch opponent of the tariff. 
D)  The Republican party in the North (where the tariff was generally welcomed) used it to rally around Adams, a staunch supporter of the tariff. 
E)  Senator Martin Van Buren opposed both Adams and Jackson on the tariff and state rights, proposing a third party that would eliminate the tariff. 
A)  Adams' campaigners used it to try to win reelection, suggesting that the tariff showed Jackson was an unfit candidate. 
B)  Jackson campaigners used the tariff to rally opposition to the Adams administration. 
C)  The Democratic party in the South (where the tariff was hated) used the tariff to rally around Jackson, a staunch opponent of the tariff. 
D)  The Republican party in the North (where the tariff was generally welcomed) used it to rally around Adams, a staunch supporter of the tariff. 
E)  Senator Martin Van Buren opposed both Adams and Jackson on the tariff and state rights, proposing a third party that would eliminate the tariff.

Question 13

The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high percentage of people who voted 
B)  widespread use of the "spoils system" 
C)  absence of any kind of social or economic class 
D)  development of universal white manhood suffrage 
E)  increase in the number of appointed officials 
A)  high percentage of people who voted 
B)  widespread use of the "spoils system" 
C)  absence of any kind of social or economic class 
D)  development of universal white manhood suffrage 
E)  increase in the number of appointed officials

The strategic blunder made by Nicholas Biddle was his ________.

How does Jackson's interpretation of the "spoils system" compare to that of earlier presidents?

Andrew Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans was that they should be ________.

Why was Jackson's view of the 1832 election results suspect?

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring when he wrote,"it is possible to foresee that the freer the whites in America are,the more they will seek to isolate themselves"?

The major issues dominating politics in the 1820s and 1830s were ________.

What did the Whigs mean by "executive usurpation"?

The "corrupt bargain" was used to describe ________.

The nullification crisis of the early 1830s ________.

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring to when he wrote that Americans did not believe "that democratic principles should undermine the husband's authority and make it doubtful who is in charge of the family"?

The "kitchen cabinet" was ________.

Why did the "tariff of abominations" become a major campaign issue of the 1828 elections?

The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 10: The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

The strategic blunder made by Nicholas Biddle was his ________.

How does Jackson's interpretation of the "spoils system" compare to that of earlier presidents?

Andrew Jackson's attitude toward Native Americans was that they should be ________.

Why was Jackson's view of the 1832 election results suspect?

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring when he wrote,"it is possible to foresee that the freer the whites in America are,the more they will seek to isolate themselves"?

The major issues dominating politics in the 1820s and 1830s were ________.

What did the Whigs mean by "executive usurpation"?

The "corrupt bargain" was used to describe ________.

The nullification crisis of the early 1830s ________.

To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring to when he wrote that Americans did not believe "that democratic principles should undermine the husband's authority and make it doubtful who is in charge of the family"?

The "kitchen cabinet" was ________.

Why did the "tariff of abominations" become a major campaign issue of the 1828 elections?

The most obvious indicator of the supremacy of democracy in the United States was the ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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