Question 1

One of the reasons why Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States was that it

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A)  prevented state banks from lending money. 
B)  refused to accept deposits of federal revenue. 
C)  was a private monopoly run by a privileged few. 
D)  president constantly meddled in national politics. 
E)  had been secretly purchased by Baring Bank of London. 
A)  prevented state banks from lending money. 
B)  refused to accept deposits of federal revenue. 
C)  was a private monopoly run by a privileged few. 
D)  president constantly meddled in national politics. 
E)  had been secretly purchased by Baring Bank of London.

Question 2

The Liberator was significant because it was a journal that

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A)  criticized the exploitation of the worker in northern factories. 
B)  stressed the need for compromise between the North and the South. 
C)  publicized the abolitionist cause. 
D)  presented a Marxist interpretation of labor. 
E)  presented both sides of the slavery debate 
A)  criticized the exploitation of the worker in northern factories. 
B)  stressed the need for compromise between the North and the South. 
C)  publicized the abolitionist cause. 
D)  presented a Marxist interpretation of labor. 
E)  presented both sides of the slavery debate

Question 3

The practice of basing appointments on party loyalty is called the

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A)  Just deserts system. 
B)  Rotating system. 
C)  Spoils system. 
D)  Rotten system. 
E)  Reform system. 
A)  Just deserts system. 
B)  Rotating system. 
C)  Spoils system. 
D)  Rotten system. 
E)  Reform system.

Question 4

Why did temperance reformers make one of their main targets the moderate drinkers among the laboring classes?

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A)  These drinkers were not supporting local tavern keepers. 
B)  Drinking interfered with the orderly and steady habits required by the new factory system. 
C)  Reformers hated factory workers. 
D)  Taverns prevented workers from relaxing. 
E)  Taverns drove down property values. 
A)  These drinkers were not supporting local tavern keepers. 
B)  Drinking interfered with the orderly and steady habits required by the new factory system. 
C)  Reformers hated factory workers. 
D)  Taverns prevented workers from relaxing. 
E)  Taverns drove down property values.

Question 5

Why did President Jackson veto the a bill that would have provided funding for a road in Kentucky?

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A)  The bill did not provide enough money for his own state. 
B)  He opposed federal funding of internal improvements that were purely local in character. 
C)  He preferred to support steamboat lines. 
D)  He believed it would benefit his political opponents rather than his own party. 
E)  The governor of Kentucky objected to the road. 
A)  The bill did not provide enough money for his own state. 
B)  He opposed federal funding of internal improvements that were purely local in character. 
C)  He preferred to support steamboat lines. 
D)  He believed it would benefit his political opponents rather than his own party. 
E)  The governor of Kentucky objected to the road.

Question 6

What was one of the major reasons for the changing attitude toward poverty, crime, and insanity in the early nineteenth century?

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A)  Factory owners wanted deviants locked up. 
B)  There were no longer enough jails to hold all the criminals. 
C)  Americans began to believe that human nature could be improved. 
D)  Americans began to believe that penitentiaries, workhouses, and insane asylums were counterproductive. 
E)  The early nineteenth century was a period of uncertainty, anxiety, and anger. 
A)  Factory owners wanted deviants locked up. 
B)  There were no longer enough jails to hold all the criminals. 
C)  Americans began to believe that human nature could be improved. 
D)  Americans began to believe that penitentiaries, workhouses, and insane asylums were counterproductive. 
E)  The early nineteenth century was a period of uncertainty, anxiety, and anger.

Question 7

Who won the 1840 presidential election?

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

Question 8

Who founded the Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) after claiming he received visions from God?

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A)  Joseph Smith 
B)  Brigham Young 
C)  Peter Cartwright 
D)  Steve Young 
E)  John Mormon 
A)  Joseph Smith 
B)  Brigham Young 
C)  Peter Cartwright 
D)  Steve Young 
E)  John Mormon

Question 9

The Locofocos of New York were

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A)  a group of reformers who advocated insane asylums. 
B)  a tribe of Indians who had come from Georgia. 
C)  a group of Whigs who supported Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Irish immigrants who moved to western cities to mine for gold. 
E)  a workers' party that advocated hard money and free public education. 
A)  a group of reformers who advocated insane asylums. 
B)  a tribe of Indians who had come from Georgia. 
C)  a group of Whigs who supported Martin Van Buren. 
D)  Irish immigrants who moved to western cities to mine for gold. 
E)  a workers' party that advocated hard money and free public education.

Question 10

The main objective of the American Colonization Society was to

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A)  end slavery by sending all blacks to the Great Plains. 
B)  establish white colonies in Africa. 
C)  abolish slavery and create a society where all are equal. 
D)  establish an all black colony in Jamaica. 
E)  free slaves and transport them back to Africa. 
A)  end slavery by sending all blacks to the Great Plains. 
B)  establish white colonies in Africa. 
C)  abolish slavery and create a society where all are equal. 
D)  establish an all black colony in Jamaica. 
E)  free slaves and transport them back to Africa.

Question 11

Members of the Oneida Community advocated

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A)  manufacturing and the capital labor system. 
B)  the development of utopian communities based on unlimited freedoms. 
C)  spiritual renewal through silent meditation. 
D)  separate living quarters for men and women. 
E)  communal ownership of property, and "complex marriages" in which every member of the community was married to every other member of the other sex. 
A)  manufacturing and the capital labor system. 
B)  the development of utopian communities based on unlimited freedoms. 
C)  spiritual renewal through silent meditation. 
D)  separate living quarters for men and women. 
E)  communal ownership of property, and "complex marriages" in which every member of the community was married to every other member of the other sex.

Question 12

After 1837, which political party became the anti-bank, hard-money party?

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A)  Whigs 
B)  Republicans 
C)  Millerites 
D)  Federalists 
E)  Democrats 
A)  Whigs 
B)  Republicans 
C)  Millerites 
D)  Federalists 
E)  Democrats

Question 13

President Van Buren advocated the creation of the Independent Treasury because, he argued, it would

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A)  allow banks to operate with less government interference. 
B)  abolish state banks. 
C)  help to keep federal money out of the grasp of business corporations. 
D)  help to keep federal money out of the hands of state politicians. 
E)  determine which state banks would receive federal deposits. 
A)  allow banks to operate with less government interference. 
B)  abolish state banks. 
C)  help to keep federal money out of the grasp of business corporations. 
D)  help to keep federal money out of the hands of state politicians. 
E)  determine which state banks would receive federal deposits.

Question 14

What was the main cause of the great increase in the popular vote between the 1836 and 1840 presidential elections?

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A)  Lower suffrage requirements 
B)  Population growth 
C)  Higher voter turnout 
D)  Increased immigration 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Lower suffrage requirements 
B)  Population growth 
C)  Higher voter turnout 
D)  Increased immigration 
E)  None of these choices

Question 15

Which sect believed that Jesus was not divine but merely an exemplary human being?

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A)  Mormons 
B)  Revivalists 
C)  Unitarians 
D)  Perfectionists 
E)  Millerites 
A)  Mormons 
B)  Revivalists 
C)  Unitarians 
D)  Perfectionists 
E)  Millerites

Question 16

Which of the following did not contribute to the depression of 1837?

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A)  The creation of the Bank of Virginia 
B)  Jackson's use of state banks 
C)  Canal projects that depended on foreign investment. 
D)  The Specie Circular 
E)  British limitations on foreign investment 
A)  The creation of the Bank of Virginia 
B)  Jackson's use of state banks 
C)  Canal projects that depended on foreign investment. 
D)  The Specie Circular 
E)  British limitations on foreign investment

Question 17

The Shakers believed that

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A)  materialism was the surest route to heaven. 
B)  absolute immobility was necessary for religious ecstasy. 
C)  Christian socialism-pooling their land and implements-was the route to prosperity. 
D)  men could have multiple wives. 
E)  free love would produce a perfect society. 
A)  materialism was the surest route to heaven. 
B)  absolute immobility was necessary for religious ecstasy. 
C)  Christian socialism-pooling their land and implements-was the route to prosperity. 
D)  men could have multiple wives. 
E)  free love would produce a perfect society.

Question 18

Which of the following was not one of the characteristics of the Second Great Awakening?

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A)  Its greatest strength was in cities and factory towns. 
B)  Methodists were one of the most influential denominations. 
C)  Ordinary farmers and artisans were the most popular evangelists. 
D)  It was typified by the rise of the camp meeting. 
E)  It often proclaimed that the Second Coming of Jesus was near. 
A)  Its greatest strength was in cities and factory towns. 
B)  Methodists were one of the most influential denominations. 
C)  Ordinary farmers and artisans were the most popular evangelists. 
D)  It was typified by the rise of the camp meeting. 
E)  It often proclaimed that the Second Coming of Jesus was near.

Question 19

John Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest to protest

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A)  the repercussions of the Panic of 1819. 
B)  the "Tariff of Abominations." 
C)  the policies of Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John C. Calhoun's presidency. 
E)  Congress's refusal to allow slavery spread to the territories. 
A)  the repercussions of the Panic of 1819. 
B)  the "Tariff of Abominations." 
C)  the policies of Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John C. Calhoun's presidency. 
E)  Congress's refusal to allow slavery spread to the territories.

Question 20

Which party was the main opposition to Andrew Jackson during his second term in office?

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A)  Democratic party 
B)  Whig party 
C)  Republican party 
D)  Federalist party 
E)  Conservative party 
A)  Democratic party 
B)  Whig party 
C)  Republican party 
D)  Federalist party 
E)  Conservative party

One of the reasons why Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States was that it

The Liberator was significant because it was a journal that

The practice of basing appointments on party loyalty is called the

Why did temperance reformers make one of their main targets the moderate drinkers among the laboring classes?

Why did President Jackson veto the a bill that would have provided funding for a road in Kentucky?

What was one of the major reasons for the changing attitude toward poverty, crime, and insanity in the early nineteenth century?

Who won the 1840 presidential election?

Who founded the Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) after claiming he received visions from God?

The Locofocos of New York were

The main objective of the American Colonization Society was to

Members of the Oneida Community advocated

After 1837, which political party became the anti-bank, hard-money party?

President Van Buren advocated the creation of the Independent Treasury because, he argued, it would

What was the main cause of the great increase in the popular vote between the 1836 and 1840 presidential elections?

Which sect believed that Jesus was not divine but merely an exemplary human being?

Which of the following did not contribute to the depression of 1837?

The Shakers believed that

Which of the following was not one of the characteristics of the Second Great Awakening?

John Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest to protest

Which party was the main opposition to Andrew Jackson during his second term in office?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 10: Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

One of the reasons why Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States was that it

The Liberator was significant because it was a journal that

The practice of basing appointments on party loyalty is called the

Why did temperance reformers make one of their main targets the moderate drinkers among the laboring classes?

Why did President Jackson veto the a bill that would have provided funding for a road in Kentucky?

What was one of the major reasons for the changing attitude toward poverty, crime, and insanity in the early nineteenth century?

Who won the 1840 presidential election?

Who founded the Church of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) after claiming he received visions from God?

The Locofocos of New York were

The main objective of the American Colonization Society was to

Members of the Oneida Community advocated

After 1837, which political party became the anti-bank, hard-money party?

President Van Buren advocated the creation of the Independent Treasury because, he argued, it would

What was the main cause of the great increase in the popular vote between the 1836 and 1840 presidential elections?

Which sect believed that Jesus was not divine but merely an exemplary human being?

Which of the following did not contribute to the depression of 1837?

The Shakers believed that

Which of the following was not one of the characteristics of the Second Great Awakening?

John Calhoun wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest to protest

Which party was the main opposition to Andrew Jackson during his second term in office?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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