Question 1

The purpose behind the spoils system was

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A)  to press those with experience into governmental service. 
B)  to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business. 
C)  to reward political supporters with public office. 
D)  to reverse the trend of rotation in office. 
E)  the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class. 
A)  to press those with experience into governmental service. 
B)  to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business. 
C)  to reward political supporters with public office. 
D)  to reverse the trend of rotation in office. 
E)  the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class.

Question 2

Following his election in 1832, President Jackson decided to

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A)  remove federal funds from the Bank of the United States gradually. 
B)  stop depositing federal funds in the Bank of the United States. 
C)  start depositing federal funds in several "pet" state banks. 
D)  revoke the charter of the Bank of the United States. 
E)  run for a third term in 1836. 
A)  remove federal funds from the Bank of the United States gradually. 
B)  stop depositing federal funds in the Bank of the United States. 
C)  start depositing federal funds in several "pet" state banks. 
D)  revoke the charter of the Bank of the United States. 
E)  run for a third term in 1836.

Question 3

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

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A)  its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society. 
B)  its attention to regional differences in American economy and culture. 
C)  its function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation's expanding economy. 
D)  its ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed. 
E)  it ceded control of the nation's gold and silver to smaller state and western territory banks. 
A)  its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society. 
B)  its attention to regional differences in American economy and culture. 
C)  its function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation's expanding economy. 
D)  its ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed. 
E)  it ceded control of the nation's gold and silver to smaller state and western territory banks.

Question 4

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

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A)  a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the destruction of the personalized political machine. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams. 
A)  a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the destruction of the personalized political machine. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams.

Question 5

Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except it

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A)  minted gold and silver coins but issued no paper money. 
B)  controlled much of the nation's gold and silver. 
C)  was a private institution. 
D)  foreclosed on many western farms. 
E)  put public service first, not profits. 
A)  minted gold and silver coins but issued no paper money. 
B)  controlled much of the nation's gold and silver. 
C)  was a private institution. 
D)  foreclosed on many western farms. 
E)  put public service first, not profits.

Question 6

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 presidential campaign slogan was

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

Question 7

All of the following were characteristics of Henry Clay's election campaign of 1832 except

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A)  overconfidence of his campaign and the National Republicans. 
B)  a hefty and ample campaign chest of $50,000. 
C)  a substantial advantage over President Andrew Jackson in political support from the West and the South. 
D)  he had strong newspaper backing. 
E)  he lost both the popular vote and the Electoral vote. 
A)  overconfidence of his campaign and the National Republicans. 
B)  a hefty and ample campaign chest of $50,000. 
C)  a substantial advantage over President Andrew Jackson in political support from the West and the South. 
D)  he had strong newspaper backing. 
E)  he lost both the popular vote and the Electoral vote.

Question 8

Innovations in the election of 1832 included

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A)  direct election of the president. 
B)  adoption of written party platforms. 
C)  a series of presidential debates between the candidates. 
D)  presidential nominations of "favorite sons" by state legislatures. 
E)  abandonment of party conventions. 
A)  direct election of the president. 
B)  adoption of written party platforms. 
C)  a series of presidential debates between the candidates. 
D)  presidential nominations of "favorite sons" by state legislatures. 
E)  abandonment of party conventions.

Question 9

Why has Andrew Jackson been called "the first modern president"?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of

Question 10

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

Accepted Answer

A)  the bank was unconstitutional. 
B)  it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East. 
C)  the bank was autocratic and tyrannical. 
D)  the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests. 
E)  the bank's president arrogantly defied the president. 
A)  the bank was unconstitutional. 
B)  it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East. 
C)  the bank was autocratic and tyrannical. 
D)  the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests. 
E)  the bank's president arrogantly defied the president.

Question 11

In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were

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A)  westward expansion and Indian removal. 
B)  the end of property qualifications for voting and political conventions. 
C)  the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union. 
D)  hard money and banking regulation. 
E)  slavery and economic distress. 
A)  westward expansion and Indian removal. 
B)  the end of property qualifications for voting and political conventions. 
C)  the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union. 
D)  hard money and banking regulation. 
E)  slavery and economic distress.

Question 12

Which of the following interest group(s)supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy 
B)  Abolitionists who saw it as the opening wedge for the use of federal power against slavery 
C)  Wool and textile manufacturers from New England 
D)  Supporters of Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America 
A)  Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy 
B)  Abolitionists who saw it as the opening wedge for the use of federal power against slavery 
C)  Wool and textile manufacturers from New England 
D)  Supporters of Henry Clay's American System 
E)  Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America

Question 13

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

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A)  the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense. 
B)  it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market. 
C)  it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton. 
D)  it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense. 
B)  it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market. 
C)  it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton. 
D)  it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

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A)  constitutional grounds exclusively. 
B)  advice from Henry Clay and other close advisors. 
C)  the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision. 
D)  the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional. 
E)  the belief that it was supported by the "necessary and proper" clause in the Constitution. 
A)  constitutional grounds exclusively. 
B)  advice from Henry Clay and other close advisors. 
C)  the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision. 
D)  the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional. 
E)  the belief that it was supported by the "necessary and proper" clause in the Constitution.

Question 15

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

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A)  Santa Anna. 
B)  Goliad. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  the Rio Grande. 
A)  Santa Anna. 
B)  Goliad. 
C)  the Alamo. 
D)  San Jacinto. 
E)  the Rio Grande.

Question 16

Southerners disliked the Tariff of 1828 because it

Accepted Answer

A)  raised the price of manufactured goods. 
B)  represented the growing power of the federal government. 
C)  invited retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports abroad. 
D)  was clearly designed to ensure the reelection of President Adams. 
E)  raised the price of imported rice. 
A)  raised the price of manufactured goods. 
B)  represented the growing power of the federal government. 
C)  invited retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports abroad. 
D)  was clearly designed to ensure the reelection of President Adams. 
E)  raised the price of imported rice.

Question 17

While in existence, the Second Bank of the United States

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A)  was the depository of the funds of the national government. 
B)  irresponsibly inflated the national currency by issuing federal bank notes. 
C)  limited economic growth by extending public credit. 
D)  forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures. 
E)  was not a significant influence on the health and growth of the economy. 
A)  was the depository of the funds of the national government. 
B)  irresponsibly inflated the national currency by issuing federal bank notes. 
C)  limited economic growth by extending public credit. 
D)  forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures. 
E)  was not a significant influence on the health and growth of the economy.

Question 18

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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A)  hatred of Andrew Jackson and his aggrandizement of executive power at the expense of the states and Congress. 
B)  support of the American System. 
C)  opposition to the Anti-Masonic party. 
D)  the desire for a strong president. 
E)  opposition to the tariff. 
A)  hatred of Andrew Jackson and his aggrandizement of executive power at the expense of the states and Congress. 
B)  support of the American System. 
C)  opposition to the Anti-Masonic party. 
D)  the desire for a strong president. 
E)  opposition to the tariff.

Question 19

The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance. 
B)  the federal army crushed all resistance. 
C)  Congress used the provisions of the Force Bill. 
D)  Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833. 
E)  South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs. 
A)  Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance. 
B)  the federal army crushed all resistance. 
C)  Congress used the provisions of the Force Bill. 
D)  Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833. 
E)  South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs.

Question 20

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  the first presidential veto. 
B)  a major expansion of presidential power. 
C)  unconstitutional. 
D)  overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the first presidential veto. 
B)  a major expansion of presidential power. 
C)  unconstitutional. 
D)  overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 13: The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

The purpose behind the spoils system was

Following his election in 1832, President Jackson decided to

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except it

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 presidential campaign slogan was

All of the following were characteristics of Henry Clay's election campaign of 1832 except

Innovations in the election of 1832 included

Why has Andrew Jackson been called "the first modern president"?

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were

Which of the following interest group(s)supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828?

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

Southerners disliked the Tariff of 1828 because it

While in existence, the Second Bank of the United States

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

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The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

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Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

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America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

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The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

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Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

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