Question 1

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

Accepted Answer

A)  Langdon Cheves. 
B)  Paul Volcker. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  Nicholas Biddle. 
E)  Charles Winchester. 
A)  Langdon Cheves. 
B)  Paul Volcker. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  Nicholas Biddle. 
E)  Charles Winchester. D

Question 2

In his Cherokee Nation v.Georgia opinion,Chief Justice John Marshall stated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia had to respect Indian title to their lands. 
B)  Indians were wards of the federal government. 
C)  the Cherokee had to move to the Indian Territory. 
D)  President Jackson had full authority over Indian affairs. 
E)  Indians were U.S. citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities. 
A)  Georgia had to respect Indian title to their lands. 
B)  Indians were wards of the federal government. 
C)  the Cherokee had to move to the Indian Territory. 
D)  President Jackson had full authority over Indian affairs. 
E)  Indians were U.S. citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities. B

Question 3

In the early to mid-nineteenth century,property qualifications for voting:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued in Virginia because large slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely, allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson. 
A)  continued in Virginia because large slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely, allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson. A

Question 4

As president,John Tyler:

Accepted Answer

A)  worked hard to enact the Whig economic program. 
B)  proved so popular that he easily won the 1844 presidential election. 
C)  vetoed a bill to create a new national bank, thus angering Whigs. 
D)  engaged in a public feud with his vice president that led to the latter's resignation. 
E)  appointed Roger Taney to the office of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. 
A)  worked hard to enact the Whig economic program. 
B)  proved so popular that he easily won the 1844 presidential election. 
C)  vetoed a bill to create a new national bank, thus angering Whigs. 
D)  engaged in a public feud with his vice president that led to the latter's resignation. 
E)  appointed Roger Taney to the office of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 5

Since the Bank of the United States handled the Panic of 1819 so efficiently,public support for the banking system increased dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In today's United States,the Federal Reserve determines the amount of paper money to be issued.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Daniel Webster

Accepted Answer

A) his proposal sparked Missouri controversy 
B) Second Bank of the United States 
C) A Son of the Forest 
D) temporary Rhode Island governor 
E) "log cabin" candidate
F)theorist behind nullification
G)advocated a powerful federal government as president
H)Jefferson's treasury secretary
I)accused of making a "corrupt bargain"
J)founder of the Democratic Party
K)senator who denounced nullification as treasonous
L)Cherokee resistance leader 
A) his proposal sparked Missouri controversy 
B) Second Bank of the United States 
C) A Son of the Forest 
D) temporary Rhode Island governor 
E) "log cabin" candidate
F)theorist behind nullification
G)advocated a powerful federal government as president
H)Jefferson's treasury secretary
I)accused of making a "corrupt bargain"
J)founder of the Democratic Party
K)senator who denounced nullification as treasonous
L)Cherokee resistance leader

Question 8

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president.What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

Accepted Answer

As secretary of state, John Quincy Adams

Question 9

Most states that entered the Union after the original thirteen required ownership of property to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-penny press

Accepted Answer

A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty, not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states 
A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty, not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states

Question 11

In the document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond," what were the freeholders claiming?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of white males were not allowed to vote. 
B)  Immigrants should be granted suffrage. 
C)  Poor farm workers needed to be granted a free plot of land from the government in Virginia. 
D)  The voting age needed to be lowered to fifteen. 
E)  Women should be allowed to vote in local elections. 
A)  A majority of white males were not allowed to vote. 
B)  Immigrants should be granted suffrage. 
C)  Poor farm workers needed to be granted a free plot of land from the government in Virginia. 
D)  The voting age needed to be lowered to fifteen. 
E)  Women should be allowed to vote in local elections.

Question 12

Which statement is true in regard to democracy in the Age of Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson was a typical poor farmer who came to be an accurate symbol of the age. 
B)  The justification for the disfranchisement of women was similar to that used against blacks. 
C)  The ideals of the Declaration of Independence expanded beyond white men. 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that democracy in the United States was overrated. 
E)  States created after 1800 extended suffrage beyond white males. 
A)  Jackson was a typical poor farmer who came to be an accurate symbol of the age. 
B)  The justification for the disfranchisement of women was similar to that used against blacks. 
C)  The ideals of the Declaration of Independence expanded beyond white men. 
D)  Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that democracy in the United States was overrated. 
E)  States created after 1800 extended suffrage beyond white males.

Question 13

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 1832, he had established the political machinery of the Whig Party. 
B)  He wanted to see competition between political parties. 
C)  Based on his strong intellectualism, he promoted the idea of a national university. 
D)  He emphasized sectionalism over party loyalty. 
E)  In the 1820s, he wanted politicians to focus more on ending slavery. 
A)  By 1832, he had established the political machinery of the Whig Party. 
B)  He wanted to see competition between political parties. 
C)  Based on his strong intellectualism, he promoted the idea of a national university. 
D)  He emphasized sectionalism over party loyalty. 
E)  In the 1820s, he wanted politicians to focus more on ending slavery.

Question 15

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  James Monroe. 
C)  Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  William Henry Harrison. 
A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  James Monroe. 
C)  Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  William Henry Harrison.

Question 16

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:

Accepted Answer

A)  president. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  ambassador to England. 
E)  chief justice. 
A)  president. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  ambassador to England. 
E)  chief justice.

Question 17

In the presidential election of 1840:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Whigs employed political tactics pioneered by Democrats. 
B)  voter turnout dropped dramatically because no popular candidate like Jackson ran. 
C)  the Democrats nominated three regional candidates, hoping to throw the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  the Democrats and Whigs both produced platforms that clearly laid out the parties' positions on major public issues. 
E)  the Whigs again nominated Henry Clay. 
A)  the Whigs employed political tactics pioneered by Democrats. 
B)  voter turnout dropped dramatically because no popular candidate like Jackson ran. 
C)  the Democrats nominated three regional candidates, hoping to throw the election into the House of Representatives. 
D)  the Democrats and Whigs both produced platforms that clearly laid out the parties' positions on major public issues. 
E)  the Whigs again nominated Henry Clay.

Question 18

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Women writers benefited from:

Accepted Answer

A)  men accepting the idea that they had the right to express their political views, just not vote on them. 
B)  the increasing popularity of fiction about women workers, based on the Lowell girls. 
C)  the Lydia Maria Child Publishing House, which emphasized women's literature. 
D)  the growth of the reading public, part of the democratization of American life. 
E)  the need for books to explain how women could play a role in the political sphere. 
A)  men accepting the idea that they had the right to express their political views, just not vote on them. 
B)  the increasing popularity of fiction about women workers, based on the Lowell girls. 
C)  the Lydia Maria Child Publishing House, which emphasized women's literature. 
D)  the growth of the reading public, part of the democratization of American life. 
E)  the need for books to explain how women could play a role in the political sphere.

Question 20

Jackson adhered to what philosophy during the nullification crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national government was supreme. 
B)  States should have the final say. 
C)  The Supreme Court knew best about the Native Americans. 
D)  Slavery was morally wrong. 
E)  Protective tariffs were not necessary. 
A)  The national government was supreme. 
B)  States should have the final say. 
C)  The Supreme Court knew best about the Native Americans. 
D)  Slavery was morally wrong. 
E)  Protective tariffs were not necessary.

Exam 10: Democracy in America,1815-1840

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

In his Cherokee Nation v.Georgia opinion,Chief Justice John Marshall stated that:

In the early to mid-nineteenth century,property qualifications for voting:

As president,John Tyler:

Since the Bank of the United States handled the Panic of 1819 so efficiently,public support for the banking system increased dramatically.

In today's United States,the Federal Reserve determines the amount of paper money to be issued.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Daniel Webster

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president.What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

Most states that entered the Union after the original thirteen required ownership of property to vote.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -penny press

In the document "The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond," what were the freeholders claiming?

Which statement is true in regard to democracy in the Age of Jackson?

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is true?

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:

In the presidential election of 1840:

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

Women writers benefited from:

Jackson adhered to what philosophy during the nullification crisis?

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Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

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