Question 1

Why was the election of 1824 so ridden with conflict and confusion? What was at stake between the competing candidates,especially Adams and Jackson?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1824 was ridden with con

Question 2

Who ultimately defused the tariff controversy that began in 1828?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  John C. Calhoun 
C)  John Quincy Adams 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  John C. Calhoun 
C)  John Quincy Adams 
D)  Daniel Webster 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 3

The essential policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was

Accepted Answer

A)  a war of genocide. 
B)  gradual assimilation. 
C)  forced removal to the West. 
D)  the establishment of a reservation system. 
E)  to let the churches manage Indian relations. 
A)  a war of genocide. 
B)  gradual assimilation. 
C)  forced removal to the West. 
D)  the establishment of a reservation system. 
E)  to let the churches manage Indian relations.

Question 4

Would it have been better if Jackson had used military force to crush the South Carolina nullifiers? Might such action have put an end to the whole idea of nullification and secession by "strangling the serpent of secession in the cradle," as the text states?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to say whether it would

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Seminole Indians

Accepted Answer

The Seminole Indians were a Native Ameri

Question 6

Who led a slave rebellion in 1822 that made South Carolinians especially anxious?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Brown 
B)  Amistad 
C)  Denmark Vesey 
D)  Frederick Douglass 
E)  Davey Crockett 
A)  John Brown 
B)  Amistad 
C)  Denmark Vesey 
D)  Frederick Douglass 
E)  Davey Crockett

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tariff of Abominations

Accepted Answer

The Tariff of Abominations was a protect

Question 8

The election of 1824 ended in a deadlock (i.e.,no candidate received a majority of votes in the Electoral College),as directed by the ____,the House of Representatives had to choose among the top three candidates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ninth Amendment 
B)  Tenth Amendment 
C)  Eleventh Amendment 
D)  Twelfth Amendment 
E)  Thirteenth Amendment 
A)  Ninth Amendment 
B)  Tenth Amendment 
C)  Eleventh Amendment 
D)  Twelfth Amendment 
E)  Thirteenth Amendment

Question 9

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 especially appealed to

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson's supporters. 
B)  Jackson's detractors and evangelical Protestants. 
C)  those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social and economic life. 
D)  those who wanted to keep religion out of public life. 
E)  people who had been unsuccessful in the Masonic hierarchy. 
A)  Jackson's supporters. 
B)  Jackson's detractors and evangelical Protestants. 
C)  those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social and economic life. 
D)  those who wanted to keep religion out of public life. 
E)  people who had been unsuccessful in the Masonic hierarchy.

Question 10

What brought the nullification crisis over the Tariff of 1828 to an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance. 
B)  The U.S. military crushed resistance in South Carolina. 
C)  Unionists gained control of the South Carolina legislature. 
D)  Henry Clay persuaded Congress to pass a compromise, reduced tariff. 
E)  South Carolina repudiated the doctrine of nullification. 
A)  Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance. 
B)  The U.S. military crushed resistance in South Carolina. 
C)  Unionists gained control of the South Carolina legislature. 
D)  Henry Clay persuaded Congress to pass a compromise, reduced tariff. 
E)  South Carolina repudiated the doctrine of nullification.

Question 11

Was the Indian removal of the 1830s an inevitable tragedy,or the result of American frontier greed and racial prejudice? Could the Cherokees and others have stayed in the east if whites had accepted their "assimilation"?

Accepted Answer

The Indian removal of the 1830s was a tr

Question 12

What was the Independent Treasury?

Accepted Answer

A)  A way to protect government funds from the crisis facing banks 
B)  A federally owned bank established during the panic of 1837 
C)  The U.S. government agency responsible for determining the amount of currency in circulation 
D)  Jackson's proposal for dealing with the financial downturn in the mid 1830s 
E)  The Second Bank of the United States 
A)  A way to protect government funds from the crisis facing banks 
B)  A federally owned bank established during the panic of 1837 
C)  The U.S. government agency responsible for determining the amount of currency in circulation 
D)  Jackson's proposal for dealing with the financial downturn in the mid 1830s 
E)  The Second Bank of the United States

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Daniel Webster

Accepted Answer

Daniel Webster was a prominent American

Question 14

As he toured America,Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was impressed with American democracy and its potential for equality.Consider this against the backdrop of Jacksonian America.Do you share de Tocqueville's impression? Or do you disagree? Cite examples.

Accepted Answer

As he toured America, Frenchman Alexis d

Question 15

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indians were assimilating too easily into white society. 
B)  the Supreme Court ruled that Indians could not be American citizens. 
C)  whites wanted the Indians' lands. 
D)  the Indians were proving unable to adopt European ways. 
E)  the Indians were waging warfare on white settlements. 
A)  the Indians were assimilating too easily into white society. 
B)  the Supreme Court ruled that Indians could not be American citizens. 
C)  whites wanted the Indians' lands. 
D)  the Indians were proving unable to adopt European ways. 
E)  the Indians were waging warfare on white settlements.

Question 16

Who argued in the "South Carolina Exposition" that states possessed the right to nullify federal laws within their borders?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was

Accepted Answer

A)  New England. 
B)  the Great Lakes states. 
C)  the Southwest. 
D)  the South. 
E)  the Middle Atlantic states. 
A)  New England. 
B)  the Great Lakes states. 
C)  the Southwest. 
D)  the South. 
E)  the Middle Atlantic states.

Question 18

Andrew Jackson's strongest supporters in the election of 1828 came from

Accepted Answer

A)  New England. 
B)  the Middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the Southwest and Northeast. 
D)  the West and the South. 
E)  New England and the Middle Atlantic states. 
A)  New England. 
B)  the Middle Atlantic states. 
C)  the Southwest and Northeast. 
D)  the West and the South. 
E)  New England and the Middle Atlantic states.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry Clay

Accepted Answer

Henry Clay (1777–1852) was an American s

Question 20

Who was among the U.S.soldiers fighting against the Indians in the Black Hawk War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Van Buren 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  William Henry Harrison 
A)  Martin Van Buren 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  William Henry Harrison

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

Why was the election of 1824 so ridden with conflict and confusion? What was at stake between the competing candidates,especially Adams and Jackson?

Who ultimately defused the tariff controversy that began in 1828?

The essential policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was

Would it have been better if Jackson had used military force to crush the South Carolina nullifiers? Might such action have put an end to the whole idea of nullification and secession by "strangling the serpent of secession in the cradle," as the text states?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Seminole Indians

Who led a slave rebellion in 1822 that made South Carolinians especially anxious?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tariff of Abominations

The election of 1824 ended in a deadlock (i.e.,no candidate received a majority of votes in the Electoral College),as directed by the ____,the House of Representatives had to choose among the top three candidates.

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 especially appealed to

What brought the nullification crisis over the Tariff of 1828 to an end?

Was the Indian removal of the 1830s an inevitable tragedy,or the result of American frontier greed and racial prejudice? Could the Cherokees and others have stayed in the east if whites had accepted their "assimilation"?

What was the Independent Treasury?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Daniel Webster

As he toured America,Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was impressed with American democracy and its potential for equality.Consider this against the backdrop of Jacksonian America.Do you share de Tocqueville's impression? Or do you disagree? Cite examples.

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

Who argued in the "South Carolina Exposition" that states possessed the right to nullify federal laws within their borders?

The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was

Andrew Jackson's strongest supporters in the election of 1828 came from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry Clay

Who was among the U.S.soldiers fighting against the Indians in the Black Hawk War?

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Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

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The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

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