Question 1

Martin Van Buren was the first presidential candidate to go out on the campaign trail,inventing a new style of politics.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which candidate won the 1840 presidential election? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Andrew Jackson 
B) John Tyler 
C) ​John C.Calhoun 
D) ​William Henry Harrison 
E) ​Zachary Taylor 
A) Andrew Jackson 
B) John Tyler 
C) ​John C.Calhoun 
D) ​William Henry Harrison 
E) ​Zachary Taylor

Question 3

​Nicholas Biddle was president of the Second Bank of the United States during Jackson's administration

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why did Martin Van Buren oppose John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential contest?​

Accepted Answer

A) Adams was a friend of Andrew Jackson. 
B) Adams supported nationally sponsored internal improvements. 
C) ​He thought Adams was intellectually unfit to be president. 
D) ​All of these 
A) Adams was a friend of Andrew Jackson. 
B) Adams supported nationally sponsored internal improvements. 
C) ​He thought Adams was intellectually unfit to be president. 
D) ​All of these

Question 5

Americans referred to Henry Clay's appointment as secretary of state by President John Quincy Adams,who was named earlier to his position in a controversial House of Representatives decision,as ​

Accepted Answer

A) the spoils system. 
B) political gerrymandering. 
C) ​a corrupt bargain. 
D) ​an impeachable offense. 
E) ​Both A and B 
A) the spoils system. 
B) political gerrymandering. 
C) ​a corrupt bargain. 
D) ​an impeachable offense. 
E) ​Both A and B

Question 6

What was the original cause of the split between Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The Tariff of 1828 
B) The 1824 election 
C) ​John Eaton's appointment as secretary of war 
D) ​Martin Van Buren's appointment as secretary of state. 
E) ​Nullification 
A) The Tariff of 1828 
B) The 1824 election 
C) ​John Eaton's appointment as secretary of war 
D) ​Martin Van Buren's appointment as secretary of state. 
E) ​Nullification

Question 7

Why did some Americans object to Andrew Jackson as president? ​

Accepted Answer

A) He was a "military chieftain." 
B) He was responsible for "executing" men in duels and while serving as military commander. 
C) ​He had married a woman some labeled a bigamist and an adulteress. 
D) ​He was too "rough and raw" for the presidency. 
E) ​All of these 
A) He was a "military chieftain." 
B) He was responsible for "executing" men in duels and while serving as military commander. 
C) ​He had married a woman some labeled a bigamist and an adulteress. 
D) ​He was too "rough and raw" for the presidency. 
E) ​All of these

Question 8

The term "the spoils system" refers to the practice of removing appointees upon entering office and replacing them with one's own political supporters ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Republicans was the new name given to supporters of Jackson;shortened from the old name of Democratic-Republicans ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​The Liberty Party was formed to assure that western lands were provided to would-be settlers free of cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who led South Carolina's response to the tariff of abominations? ​

Accepted Answer

A) John C.Calhoun 
B) Henry Clay 
C) ​Daniel Webster 
D) ​Benjamin Rush 
E) ​James Goodson 
A) John C.Calhoun 
B) Henry Clay 
C) ​Daniel Webster 
D) ​Benjamin Rush 
E) ​James Goodson

Question 12

Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States because he believedit​

Accepted Answer

A) prevented state banks from lending money. 
B) refused to accept deposits of federal revenue. 
C) ​went against states' rights. 
D) ​constantly meddled in national politics. 
E) ​had been responsible for his losing thousands of dollars years earlier. 
A) prevented state banks from lending money. 
B) refused to accept deposits of federal revenue. 
C) ​went against states' rights. 
D) ​constantly meddled in national politics. 
E) ​had been responsible for his losing thousands of dollars years earlier.

Question 13

The Whig Partywas founded in the 1830s;its members were held together by their opposition to Jackson.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Old Hickory" was a campaign nickname attached to Andrew Jackson by supporters ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mid-nineteenth-century Irish immigrants tended to be all of the following,except

Accepted Answer

A) wealthy. 
B) Catholic. 
C) ​unskilled. 
D) ​young. 
E) ​single. 
A) wealthy. 
B) Catholic. 
C) ​unskilled. 
D) ​young. 
E) ​single.

Question 16

Nullification was a universally accepted belief that a state had the right to ignore,or nullify,a federal law within its own borders if that law was deemed unsuitable.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain established a new boundary in Maine and around the Great Lakes,and provided for joint naval patrols to intercept slave ships arriving illegally ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After gaining its independence from Mexico,Texas ​

Accepted Answer

A) immediately joined the United States. 
B) declared its intention to steer clear of entanglements with the United States. 
C) ​existed as an independent republic for almost ten years. 
D) ​sent Sam Houston to serve in the United States Congress. 
E) ​invited Louisiana to join it in a small republic. 
A) immediately joined the United States. 
B) declared its intention to steer clear of entanglements with the United States. 
C) ​existed as an independent republic for almost ten years. 
D) ​sent Sam Houston to serve in the United States Congress. 
E) ​invited Louisiana to join it in a small republic.

Question 19

Who was Andrew Jackson's presidential successor? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Henry Clay 
B) Martin Van Buren 
C) ​William Seward 
D) ​John Eaton 
A) Henry Clay 
B) Martin Van Buren 
C) ​William Seward 
D) ​John Eaton

Question 20

The Freemasons formed in response to the growth of secret political societies;their efforts grew them into an influential third party ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Martin Van Buren was the first presidential candidate to go out on the campaign trail,inventing a new style of politics.​

Which candidate won the 1840 presidential election? ​

​Nicholas Biddle was president of the Second Bank of the United States during Jackson's administration

Why did Martin Van Buren oppose John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential contest?​

Americans referred to Henry Clay's appointment as secretary of state by President John Quincy Adams,who was named earlier to his position in a controversial House of Representatives decision,as ​

What was the original cause of the split between Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun? ​

Why did some Americans object to Andrew Jackson as president? ​

The term "the spoils system" refers to the practice of removing appointees upon entering office and replacing them with one's own political supporters ​

Republicans was the new name given to supporters of Jackson;shortened from the old name of Democratic-Republicans ​

​The Liberty Party was formed to assure that western lands were provided to would-be settlers free of cost.

Who led South Carolina's response to the tariff of abominations? ​

Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States because he believedit​

The Whig Partywas founded in the 1830s;its members were held together by their opposition to Jackson.​

"Old Hickory" was a campaign nickname attached to Andrew Jackson by supporters ​

Mid-nineteenth-century Irish immigrants tended to be all of the following,except

Nullification was a universally accepted belief that a state had the right to ignore,or nullify,a federal law within its own borders if that law was deemed unsuitable.​

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain established a new boundary in Maine and around the Great Lakes,and provided for joint naval patrols to intercept slave ships arriving illegally ​

After gaining its independence from Mexico,Texas ​

Who was Andrew Jackson's presidential successor? ​

The Freemasons formed in response to the growth of secret political societies;their efforts grew them into an influential third party ​

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Martin Van Buren was the first presidential candidate to go out on the campaign trail,inventing a new style of politics.

Which candidate won the 1840 presidential election?

Nicholas Biddle was president of the Second Bank of the United States during Jackson's administration

Why did Martin Van Buren oppose John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential contest?

Americans referred to Henry Clay's appointment as secretary of state by President John Quincy Adams,who was named earlier to his position in a controversial House of Representatives decision,as

What was the original cause of the split between Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun?

Why did some Americans object to Andrew Jackson as president?

The term "the spoils system" refers to the practice of removing appointees upon entering office and replacing them with one's own political supporters

Republicans was the new name given to supporters of Jackson;shortened from the old name of Democratic-Republicans

The Liberty Party was formed to assure that western lands were provided to would-be settlers free of cost.

Who led South Carolina's response to the tariff of abominations?

Andrew Jackson vetoed the rechartering of the Bank of the United States because he believedit

The Whig Partywas founded in the 1830s;its members were held together by their opposition to Jackson.

"Old Hickory" was a campaign nickname attached to Andrew Jackson by supporters

Nullification was a universally accepted belief that a state had the right to ignore,or nullify,a federal law within its own borders if that law was deemed unsuitable.

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty between the United States and Great Britain established a new boundary in Maine and around the Great Lakes,and provided for joint naval patrols to intercept slave ships arriving illegally

After gaining its independence from Mexico,Texas

Who was Andrew Jackson's presidential successor?

The Freemasons formed in response to the growth of secret political societies;their efforts grew them into an influential third party