Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Second Great Awakening

Accepted Answer

The Second Great Awakening was a Protest

Question 3

Members of the Oneida Community advocated

Accepted Answer

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 4

What did the presidential election of 1828 demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporters of common people would have difficulty being elected. 
B)  First-term presidents usually can be reelected. 
C)  The new political parties were strongly sectional in their sources of strength. 
D)  The ghost of George Washington loomed large over the political landscape. 
E)  New Englanders would never vote for a southerner for president. 
A)  Supporters of common people would have difficulty being elected. 
B)  First-term presidents usually can be reelected. 
C)  The new political parties were strongly sectional in their sources of strength. 
D)  The ghost of George Washington loomed large over the political landscape. 
E)  New Englanders would never vote for a southerner for president.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Gag rule

Accepted Answer

The "gag rule" refers to a series of pro

Question 6

Discuss how religious movements began to remake American society during the Age of Jackson.

Accepted Answer

During the Age of Jackson, religious mov

Question 7

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Nauvoo, Illinois

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 8

In his "war" on the Bank of the United States, President Jackson

Accepted Answer

A)  removed federal deposits from the Bank of the United States and deposited them in state banks 
B)  forced the nation to adopt a paper money system 
C)  announced that all national fiscal policy would be made by the secretary of the treasury 
D)  banned the use of specie in business transactions 
E)  closed all branches of the Bank of the United States 
A)  removed federal deposits from the Bank of the United States and deposited them in state banks 
B)  forced the nation to adopt a paper money system 
C)  announced that all national fiscal policy would be made by the secretary of the treasury 
D)  banned the use of specie in business transactions 
E)  closed all branches of the Bank of the United States

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Democratic Party

Accepted Answer

The Democratic Party is one of the two m

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Election of 1824

Accepted Answer

The Election of 1824 was a significant e

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Humphrey Noyes and Oneida

Accepted Answer

John Humphrey Noyes was a 19th-century A

Question 12

Which section of the country tended to oppose tariffs?

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  West 
C)  South 
D)  Middle Atlantic 
E)  Pacific Coast 
A)  New England 
B)  West 
C)  South 
D)  Middle Atlantic 
E)  Pacific Coast

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

How did the democratization of American politics contribute to the rise of Andrew Jackson?

Accepted Answer

The democratization of American politics

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Independent Treasury Act

Accepted Answer

The Independent Treasury Act, also known

Question 17

Women hold their first national women's rights convention in 1848 at

Accepted Answer

A)  Cambridge, Massachusetts 
B)  Norwich, Vermont 
C)  Portsmouth, New Hampshire 
D)  New Haven, Connecticut 
E)  Seneca Falls, New York 
A)  Cambridge, Massachusetts 
B)  Norwich, Vermont 
C)  Portsmouth, New Hampshire 
D)  New Haven, Connecticut 
E)  Seneca Falls, New York

Question 18

Why is Dorothea Dix famous?

Accepted Answer

A)  She trained women immigrants to read and write. 
B)  She campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped. 
C)  She was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. 
D)  She was an advocate for helping battered women in the 1840s. 
A)  She trained women immigrants to read and write. 
B)  She campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped. 
C)  She was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. 
D)  She was an advocate for helping battered women in the 1840s.

Question 19

What were the reasons for the controversy over the Bank of the United States? Explain both the pro-bank and anti-bank positions. What does the controversy reveal about the American economy, attitudes about business and banking, and the relationship between the economy and the political system?

Accepted Answer

The controversy over the Bank of the Uni

Question 20

In the early nineteenth century, women

Accepted Answer

A)  could not vote or hold office. 
B)  could not own property if they were married. 
C)  could not gain custody of their children if they were divorced. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  could not vote or hold office. 
B)  could not own property if they were married. 
C)  could not gain custody of their children if they were divorced. 
D)  None of these choices 
E)  All of these choices

Exam 10: Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Second Great Awakening

Members of the Oneida Community advocated

What did the presidential election of 1828 demonstrate?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Gag rule

Discuss how religious movements began to remake American society during the Age of Jackson.

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Nauvoo, Illinois

In his "war" on the Bank of the United States, President Jackson

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Democratic Party

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1824

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Humphrey Noyes and Oneida

Which section of the country tended to oppose tariffs?

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?

How did the democratization of American politics contribute to the rise of Andrew Jackson?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Independent Treasury Act

Women hold their first national women's rights convention in 1848 at

Why is Dorothea Dix famous?

What were the reasons for the controversy over the Bank of the United States? Explain both the pro-bank and anti-bank positions. What does the controversy reveal about the American economy, attitudes about business and banking, and the relationship between the economy and the political system?

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