Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-machine politicians

Accepted Answer

Machine politicians refer to individuals

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Quincy Adams

Accepted Answer

John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was an Ame

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John C.Calhoun

Accepted Answer

John C. Calhoun was a prominent politica

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Andrew Jackson

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President

Question 5

The purpose behind the spoils system was to

Accepted Answer

A)  press those with experience into governmental service. 
B)  turn politics from an amateur to a professional pursuit. 
C)  reward political supporters with public office. 
D)  reverse the trend of rotation in office. 
E)  prevent corruption from spoiling the democratic system. 
A)  press those with experience into governmental service. 
B)  turn politics from an amateur to a professional pursuit. 
C)  reward political supporters with public office. 
D)  reverse the trend of rotation in office. 
E)  prevent corruption from spoiling the democratic system.

Question 6

How did most of the general public respond to the rise of political parties in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  People resisted the party system. 
B)  People were deeply ambivalent. 
C)  People in the Northern states were more accepting of parties than those in the South. 
D)  People accepted them as part of the wild contentiousness of political life. 
E)  People thought parties were the best expressions of political ideologies. 
A)  People resisted the party system. 
B)  People were deeply ambivalent. 
C)  People in the Northern states were more accepting of parties than those in the South. 
D)  People accepted them as part of the wild contentiousness of political life. 
E)  People thought parties were the best expressions of political ideologies.

Question 7

What was one of John Quincy Adams's major weaknesses as president?

Accepted Answer

A)  His inflexible code of honor 
B)  His widespread use of patronage and the spoils system 
C)  His status as a member of the Adams political dynasty 
D)  His warmth and sentimentality 
E)  His strong adherence to nationalistic ideas 
A)  His inflexible code of honor 
B)  His widespread use of patronage and the spoils system 
C)  His status as a member of the Adams political dynasty 
D)  His warmth and sentimentality 
E)  His strong adherence to nationalistic ideas

Question 8

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a clean sweep of federal job holders. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the weakening of the political machines in American elections. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the recruitment of many talented people from the working classes. 
A)  a clean sweep of federal job holders. 
B)  the replacement of insecurity by security in employment. 
C)  the weakening of the political machines in American elections. 
D)  the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. 
E)  the recruitment of many talented people from the working classes.

Question 9

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive speculation. 
B)  Jackson's banking and financial policies. 
C)  financial problems abroad. 
D)  failure of wheat crops. 
E)  taking the country off the gold standard. 
A)  excessive speculation. 
B)  Jackson's banking and financial policies. 
C)  financial problems abroad. 
D)  failure of wheat crops. 
E)  taking the country off the gold standard.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Henry Harrison

Accepted Answer

William Henry Harrison was the ninth Pre

Question 11

What were Andrew Jackson's feelings about banks?

Accepted Answer

A)  He disliked all banks. 
B)  He feared they were controlled by foreign interests. 
C)  He did not want them to control the coinage of silver 
D)  He thought they were in league with elite southern interests. 
E)  He only disliked excessively large, monopolistic banks. 
A)  He disliked all banks. 
B)  He feared they were controlled by foreign interests. 
C)  He did not want them to control the coinage of silver 
D)  He thought they were in league with elite southern interests. 
E)  He only disliked excessively large, monopolistic banks.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mudslinging

Accepted Answer

Mudslinging is a term used to describe t

Question 13

What about Andrew Jackson appealed so deeply to the common man and made him the "Old Hero" of the new democratic age? How did both his strengths and his flaws reflect his deep connection with ordinary Americans?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson appealed deeply to the co

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Specie Circular

Accepted Answer

The Specie Circular was an executive ord

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Democratic Republicans

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 16

Americans first moved into Texas

Accepted Answer

A)  when invited by the Spanish government. 
B)  under an agreement between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin. 
C)  when Sam Houston brought a militia force into the territory. 
D)  to create the conditions for an independent Texas Republic. 
E)  as part of a southern conspiracy to spread slavery. 
A)  when invited by the Spanish government. 
B)  under an agreement between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin. 
C)  when Sam Houston brought a militia force into the territory. 
D)  to create the conditions for an independent Texas Republic. 
E)  as part of a southern conspiracy to spread slavery.

Question 17

What was the Whigs' strategy for winning the 1836 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominating Henry Clay 
B)  Promoting their program of railroads, canals, and roads 
C)  Forcing the election into the House of Representatives 
D)  Launching a smear campaign against Martin Van Buren 
E)  Attacking excessive federal spending 
A)  Nominating Henry Clay 
B)  Promoting their program of railroads, canals, and roads 
C)  Forcing the election into the House of Representatives 
D)  Launching a smear campaign against Martin Van Buren 
E)  Attacking excessive federal spending

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"favorite sons"

Accepted Answer

"Favorite sons" is a term that has been

Question 19

Discuss the role of expansionism in U.S.policy in the 1820s and 1830s.How does the U.S.respond to those who interfere with its broader expansionist vision? Is race a factor in U.S.expansionist policies,and if so,how?

Accepted Answer

Expansionism played a significant role i

Question 20

Americans who moved to Texas defied which aspect of their agreement with Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  That they arrive as families 
B)  That they abstain from alcohol 
C)  That they do not bring slaves into Mexico 
D)  That they denounce Spain 
E)  That they agree to dual citizenship 
A)  That they arrive as families 
B)  That they abstain from alcohol 
C)  That they do not bring slaves into Mexico 
D)  That they denounce Spain 
E)  That they agree to dual citizenship

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -machine politicians

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Quincy Adams

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John C.Calhoun

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Jackson

The purpose behind the spoils system was to

How did most of the general public respond to the rise of political parties in the 1820s and 1830s?

What was one of John Quincy Adams's major weaknesses as president?

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Henry Harrison

What were Andrew Jackson's feelings about banks?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mudslinging

What about Andrew Jackson appealed so deeply to the common man and made him the "Old Hero" of the new democratic age? How did both his strengths and his flaws reflect his deep connection with ordinary Americans?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Specie Circular

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Democratic Republicans

Americans first moved into Texas

What was the Whigs' strategy for winning the 1836 election?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"favorite sons"

Discuss the role of expansionism in U.S.policy in the 1820s and 1830s.How does the U.S.respond to those who interfere with its broader expansionist vision? Is race a factor in U.S.expansionist policies,and if so,how?

Americans who moved to Texas defied which aspect of their agreement with Mexico?

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The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

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

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

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

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

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