Question 1

Analysis of the key events of the "Era of Good Feelings" showed that:

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A)  Andrew Jackson's spoils system angered many Americans. 
B)  single-party rule managed to erase sectional conflict. 
C)  the War of 1812 was an abysmal failure. 
D)  the Monroe Doctrine created harmony between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  harmony came with a two-party system. 
A)  Andrew Jackson's spoils system angered many Americans. 
B)  single-party rule managed to erase sectional conflict. 
C)  the War of 1812 was an abysmal failure. 
D)  the Monroe Doctrine created harmony between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. 
E)  harmony came with a two-party system.

Question 2

How are Andrew Jackson and George Washington most similar?

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A)  Both had a strong mistrust of banks. 
B)  Washington favored states' rights more than Jackson. 
C)  Both had similar policies in regard to Native Americans. 
D)  Jackson did not like to use the veto power as much as Washington did. 
E)  Both were popular army generals, which helped them get elected to the presidency. 
A)  Both had a strong mistrust of banks. 
B)  Washington favored states' rights more than Jackson. 
C)  Both had similar policies in regard to Native Americans. 
D)  Jackson did not like to use the veto power as much as Washington did. 
E)  Both were popular army generals, which helped them get elected to the presidency.

Question 3

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

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The growth of democracy refers to the ex

Question 4

Who argued in a famous debate with South Carolina's Robert Hayne that the people,not the states,created the Constitution?

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A)  John C. Calhoun. 
B)  John Quincy Adams. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Martin Van Buren. 
A)  John C. Calhoun. 
B)  John Quincy Adams. 
C)  Henry Clay. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Martin Van Buren.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Nicholas Biddle

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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 6

What did the citizens appeal to in the "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disfranchisement"?

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A)  Violence. 
B)  Abolition of slavery. 
C)  The conscience of white males. 
D)  The hard work of white women in the home. 
E)  Workers who had no protection on the job. 
A)  Violence. 
B)  Abolition of slavery. 
C)  The conscience of white males. 
D)  The hard work of white women in the home. 
E)  Workers who had no protection on the job.

Question 7

Andrew Jackson was the only candidate in the 1824 election to have national appeal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Thinking back to previous chapters,analyze America's policies toward Indians from the Washington administration through the removal of Indians from the southeastern states in the 1830s and early 1840s.What ideas and policies about Indians remained the same? Which changed? Why?

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America's policies toward Indians from t

Question 9

The Monroe Doctrine:

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A)  was the idea that all white men should have voting rights. 
B)  secured Florida from Spain. 
C)  declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization. 
D)  stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts. 
E)  settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina. 
A)  was the idea that all white men should have voting rights. 
B)  secured Florida from Spain. 
C)  declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization. 
D)  stated that the United States would be neutral in all international conflicts. 
E)  settled the nullification crisis favorably for South Carolina.

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"King Andrew I"

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"King Andrew I" is a term often used by

Question 11

Whigs wanted the government involved in the following activity:

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A)  Restricting promotion of alcohol production. 
B)  Subsidizing land for poor farmers. 
C)  Promoting a rigid class society. 
D)  Regulating corporations. 
E)  Banning prostitution. 
A)  Restricting promotion of alcohol production. 
B)  Subsidizing land for poor farmers. 
C)  Promoting a rigid class society. 
D)  Regulating corporations. 
E)  Banning prostitution.

Question 12

In the nineteenth century,racism expanded into an ideology of white superiority,with science being used to support this thinking.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-American 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 14

In what way was the 1840 Whig campaign for president similar to recent presidential campaigns?

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A)  Both had an extremely high percentage of voters (80 percent) turning out to cast ballots. 
B)  Both had record numbers of African-Americans voting. 
C)  Both stressed that the presidential candidate can relate to the average citizen. 
D)  Both had candidates with no platforms. 
E)  Both dealt with immigration issues. 
A)  Both had an extremely high percentage of voters (80 percent) turning out to cast ballots. 
B)  Both had record numbers of African-Americans voting. 
C)  Both stressed that the presidential candidate can relate to the average citizen. 
D)  Both had candidates with no platforms. 
E)  Both dealt with immigration issues.

Question 15

The Force Act of 1833:

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A)  created a standing federal army to deal with threats to national security. 
B)  provided for a police force for the District of Columbia. 
C)  gave the president authority to use military personnel to collect tariffs. 
D)  became law at the insistence of nullification supporters. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional by Chief Justice Roger Taney in 1838. 
A)  created a standing federal army to deal with threats to national security. 
B)  provided for a police force for the District of Columbia. 
C)  gave the president authority to use military personnel to collect tariffs. 
D)  became law at the insistence of nullification supporters. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional by Chief Justice Roger Taney in 1838.

Question 16

In response to the demand for internal improvements,President James Madison:

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A)  spoke out vigorously against what Henry Clay called the "American System." 
B)  approved a law that created the interstate highway system that we have today. 
C)  called for a constitutional amendment to empower the federal government to build roads and canals. 
D)  signed into law John Calhoun's bill for federally financed internal improvements. 
E)  created a government-funded steamboat company that revolutionized river transportation. 
A)  spoke out vigorously against what Henry Clay called the "American System." 
B)  approved a law that created the interstate highway system that we have today. 
C)  called for a constitutional amendment to empower the federal government to build roads and canals. 
D)  signed into law John Calhoun's bill for federally financed internal improvements. 
E)  created a government-funded steamboat company that revolutionized river transportation.

Question 17

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

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The nullification crisis was a political

Question 18

Andrew Jackson,one historian has written,was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson can be considered symboli

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Whig Party

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 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-nonfreeholder

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

Exam 10: Democracy in America,1815-1840

Analysis of the key events of the "Era of Good Feelings" showed that:

How are Andrew Jackson and George Washington most similar?

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

Who argued in a famous debate with South Carolina's Robert Hayne that the people,not the states,created the Constitution?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nicholas Biddle

What did the citizens appeal to in the "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens Threatened with Disfranchisement"?

Andrew Jackson was the only candidate in the 1824 election to have national appeal.

Thinking back to previous chapters,analyze America's policies toward Indians from the Washington administration through the removal of Indians from the southeastern states in the 1830s and early 1840s.What ideas and policies about Indians remained the same? Which changed? Why?

The Monroe Doctrine:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"King Andrew I"

Whigs wanted the government involved in the following activity:

In the nineteenth century,racism expanded into an ideology of white superiority,with science being used to support this thinking.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -American System

In what way was the 1840 Whig campaign for president similar to recent presidential campaigns?

The Force Act of 1833:

In response to the demand for internal improvements,President James Madison:

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

Andrew Jackson,one historian has written,was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Whig Party

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -nonfreeholder

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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