Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William Henry Harrison

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 2

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  small and dignified. 
B)  much like the previous presidential inaugurations. 
C)  limited to only the upper crust of society. 
D)  a large, rowdy event. 
E)  a disastrous affair, since Jackson's opponents protested outside the White House. 
A)  small and dignified. 
B)  much like the previous presidential inaugurations. 
C)  limited to only the upper crust of society. 
D)  a large, rowdy event. 
E)  a disastrous affair, since Jackson's opponents protested outside the White House.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Ross

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 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Cherokee Nation v.Georgia

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 5

In its decision in McCulloch v.Maryland,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indians were not allowed to sue the federal government. 
B)  the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional. 
C)  Catholics could not be barred from political office. 
D)  the American System was unconstitutional. 
E)  states could nullify federal laws with congressional permission. 
A)  the Indians were not allowed to sue the federal government. 
B)  the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional. 
C)  Catholics could not be barred from political office. 
D)  the American System was unconstitutional. 
E)  states could nullify federal laws with congressional permission.

Question 6

The Second Bank of the United States was created:

Accepted Answer

A)  by Congress in 1816, with the support of President Madison. 
B)  to counterbalance the power of the First Bank of the United States. 
C)  by President Monroe's executive order in 1820. 
D)  by a group of New York bankers after the First Bank of the United States failed. 
E)  by Congress in 1832, with the support of President Jackson. 
A)  by Congress in 1816, with the support of President Madison. 
B)  to counterbalance the power of the First Bank of the United States. 
C)  by President Monroe's executive order in 1820. 
D)  by a group of New York bankers after the First Bank of the United States failed. 
E)  by Congress in 1832, with the support of President Jackson.

Question 7

By the 1830s,the term "citizen" in America had become synonymous with the right to:

Accepted Answer

A)  accumulate wealth. 
B)  vote. 
C)  own property. 
D)  own slaves. 
E)  publicly criticize the government. 
A)  accumulate wealth. 
B)  vote. 
C)  own property. 
D)  own slaves. 
E)  publicly criticize the government.

Question 8

A delegate to the 1837 Pennsylvania convention remarked that the political community was based on white persons.In this age of expanding political participation,analyze how and why some segments of the population were able to achieve greater liberties while others were excluded.What arguments did each group make for a greater political voice?

Accepted Answer

The delegate's remark at the 1837 Pennsy

Question 9

Who was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sauk. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Sioux. 
D)  Choctaw. 
E)  Seminole. 
A)  Sauk. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Sioux. 
D)  Choctaw. 
E)  Seminole.

Question 10

Since President Madison believed that a constitutional amendment was necessary for the government to build roads and canals,the Twelfth Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified in 1816.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Panic of 1837:

Accepted Answer

A)  inspired a more vigorous labor movement in the decade that followed. 
B)  led to a relatively mild economic downturn that resolved itself by 1839. 
C)  can only be blamed on Andrew Jackson's veto of the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States. 
D)  was caused, in part, by a decline in British demand for American cotton. 
E)  helped farmers, because the cost of transporting goods to markets fell. 
A)  inspired a more vigorous labor movement in the decade that followed. 
B)  led to a relatively mild economic downturn that resolved itself by 1839. 
C)  can only be blamed on Andrew Jackson's veto of the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States. 
D)  was caused, in part, by a decline in British demand for American cotton. 
E)  helped farmers, because the cost of transporting goods to markets fell.

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Martin Van Buren

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 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Democratic Party

Accepted Answer

The Democratic Party is one of the two m

Question 14

Which of the following assessments of Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson's motivations showed no concern for the American people. 
B)  Jackson was motivated by a Jeffersonian philosophy but acted in a Hamiltonian way. 
C)  Jackson went against his own party's wishes. 
D)  Jackson believed he was doing what George Washington would have done if he had been president in the 1830s. 
E)  Jackson was motivated by a Hamiltonian philosophy, but acted in a Jeffersonian way. 
A)  Jackson's motivations showed no concern for the American people. 
B)  Jackson was motivated by a Jeffersonian philosophy but acted in a Hamiltonian way. 
C)  Jackson went against his own party's wishes. 
D)  Jackson believed he was doing what George Washington would have done if he had been president in the 1830s. 
E)  Jackson was motivated by a Hamiltonian philosophy, but acted in a Jeffersonian way.

Question 15

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The nullification crisis ended:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the so-called Dorr War. 
B)  with North Carolina's threat to secede in 1832. 
C)  with the Supreme Court's opinion in Hamilton v. Jackson. 
D)  with a compromise tariff. 
E)  with Daniel Webster's powerful pro-nullification speech to the Senate. 
A)  in the so-called Dorr War. 
B)  with North Carolina's threat to secede in 1832. 
C)  with the Supreme Court's opinion in Hamilton v. Jackson. 
D)  with a compromise tariff. 
E)  with Daniel Webster's powerful pro-nullification speech to the Senate.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-spoils system

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 18

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis.Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise.How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

Accepted Answer

The admittance of Missouri to the Union

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Quincy Adams

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 20

Whigs believed that the federal government was responsible for promoting the welfare of the people and securing liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Democracy in America,1815-1840

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Henry Harrison

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Ross

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Cherokee Nation v.Georgia

In its decision in McCulloch v.Maryland,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

The Second Bank of the United States was created:

By the 1830s,the term "citizen" in America had become synonymous with the right to:

Who was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Since President Madison believed that a constitutional amendment was necessary for the government to build roads and canals,the Twelfth Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified in 1816.

The Panic of 1837:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Martin Van Buren

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Democratic Party

Which of the following assessments of Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States is true?

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

The nullification crisis ended:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -spoils system

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis.Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise.How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Quincy Adams

Whigs believed that the federal government was responsible for promoting the welfare of the people and securing liberty.

A New World

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

A New Century and New Crises

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