Question 1

Americans moved into Texas

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A)  when invited by the Spanish government. 
B)  after an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin. 
C)  on Sam Houston's defeat of General Santa Anna. 
D)  to spread Protestantism. 
E)  after the Battle of San Jacinto. 
A)  when invited by the Spanish government. 
B)  after an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin. 
C)  on Sam Houston's defeat of General Santa Anna. 
D)  to spread Protestantism. 
E)  after the Battle of San Jacinto.

Question 2

In their treatment of Native Americans,white Americans did all of the following except

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A)  recognize the tribes as separate nations. 
B)  argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society. 
C)  try to civilize them. 
D)  trick them into ceding land to whites. 
E)  promise to acquire land only through formal treaties. 
A)  recognize the tribes as separate nations. 
B)  argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society. 
C)  try to civilize them. 
D)  trick them into ceding land to whites. 
E)  promise to acquire land only through formal treaties.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Divorce Bill

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The term "Divorce Bill" could refer to a

Question 4

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 appealed to

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A)  the supporters of Andrew Jackson. 
B)  American suspicions of secret societies. 
C)  those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social and economic life. 
D)  people opposed to the growing political power of evangelical Protestants. 
E)  supporters of the American System. 
A)  the supporters of Andrew Jackson. 
B)  American suspicions of secret societies. 
C)  those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social and economic life. 
D)  people opposed to the growing political power of evangelical Protestants. 
E)  supporters of the American System.

Question 5

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

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A)  hatred of Andrew Jackson. 
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. 
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 6

John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following except

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A)  his strong nationalistic ideology. 
B)  his support for elitist proposals like a national university. 
C)  his personal coldness and tactlessness with people. 
D)  the charges of "corrupt bargain" hanging over his presidency. 
E)  his encouragement of his supporters to "sling mud" at Jackson. 
A)  his strong nationalistic ideology. 
B)  his support for elitist proposals like a national university. 
C)  his personal coldness and tactlessness with people. 
D)  the charges of "corrupt bargain" hanging over his presidency. 
E)  his encouragement of his supporters to "sling mud" at Jackson.

Question 7

Compare and contrast Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition to the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions with regard to the doctrine of secession.Why did Calhoun put forward this view of constitutional propriety?

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Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition, alo

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sam Houston

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Sam Houston was a significant figure in

Question 9

The South Carolina state legislature,after the election of 1832

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A)  voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional. 
B)  declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law. 
C)  was taken over by a majority of Federalists. 
D)  voted to secede from the union. 
E)  declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina. 
A)  voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional. 
B)  declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law. 
C)  was taken over by a majority of Federalists. 
D)  voted to secede from the union. 
E)  declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina.

Question 10

The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted over

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A)  banking policy. 
B)  internal improvements. 
C)  tariff policy. 
D)  public land sales. 
E)  Indian policy. 
A)  banking policy. 
B)  internal improvements. 
C)  tariff policy. 
D)  public land sales. 
E)  Indian policy.

Question 11

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

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Nationalism is an ideological concept th

Question 12

While he was president,John Quincy Adams was roundly criticized for his

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A)  land policy. 
B)  Indian policy. 
C)  support for internal improvements. 
D)  replacement of so many public servants with his own supporters. 
E)  supposedly aristocratic life style. 
A)  land policy. 
B)  Indian policy. 
C)  support for internal improvements. 
D)  replacement of so many public servants with his own supporters. 
E)  supposedly aristocratic life style.

Question 13

The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from

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A)  the South. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the middle Atlantic states. 
D)  the West. 
E)  the frontier. 
A)  the South. 
B)  New England. 
C)  the middle Atlantic states. 
D)  the West. 
E)  the frontier.

Question 14

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 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 put an unfair burden on southern commerce for tax revenues. 
E)  None of these 
A)  the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their 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 put an unfair burden on southern commerce for tax revenues. 
E)  None of these

Question 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ San Jacinto

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 16

To what extent does American democracy have an impact on free-market capitalism? What role did class play in Jacksonian democracy?

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American democracy has a significant imp

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Crawford

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William Harris Crawford was an important

Question 18

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

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A)  they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory. 
B)  they believed that the militarily powerful Austin would otherwise have taken the land by force. 
C)  Spanish control of the territory was a subject of dispute between Spain and the United States. 
D)  Spain planned to sell the land to the United States. 
E)  he paid them a sizeable sum of money. 
A)  they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory. 
B)  they believed that the militarily powerful Austin would otherwise have taken the land by force. 
C)  Spanish control of the territory was a subject of dispute between Spain and the United States. 
D)  Spain planned to sell the land to the United States. 
E)  he paid them a sizeable sum of money.

Question 19

By the 1840s,voter participation in the presidential election reached

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A)  nearly 50 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  40 percent. 
D)  15 percent. 
E)  nearly 80 percent. 
A)  nearly 50 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  40 percent. 
D)  15 percent. 
E)  nearly 80 percent.

Question 20

One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the United States after the 1832 election was

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A)  his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter. 
B)  his desire to halt the rising inflation rate that the bank had created before 1832. 
C)  his desire to fight the Specie Circular, which hurt the West. 
D)  that he lost money he had invested in it. 
E)  his desire to convince the Marshall court of its unconstitutionality. 
A)  his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter. 
B)  his desire to halt the rising inflation rate that the bank had created before 1832. 
C)  his desire to fight the Specie Circular, which hurt the West. 
D)  that he lost money he had invested in it. 
E)  his desire to convince the Marshall court of its unconstitutionality.

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

Americans moved into Texas

In their treatment of Native Americans,white Americans did all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Divorce Bill

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 appealed to

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

John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following except

Compare and contrast Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition to the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions with regard to the doctrine of secession.Why did Calhoun put forward this view of constitutional propriety?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sam Houston

The South Carolina state legislature,after the election of 1832

The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted over

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

While he was president,John Quincy Adams was roundly criticized for his

The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from

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

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ San Jacinto

To what extent does American democracy have an impact on free-market capitalism? What role did class play in Jacksonian democracy?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Crawford

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

By the 1840s,voter participation in the presidential election reached

One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the United States after the 1832 election was

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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

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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

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

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

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Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

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