Question 1

The election of 1828 was

Accepted Answer

A) one of the dullest and most uninteresting campaigns in U.S. history. 
B) noteworthy because of the civility and lofty intellectual tone of its political debates. 
C) the first election that included a popular vote for presidential electors. 
D) decided by the House of Representatives. 
E) marred by a smear campaign that turned Andrew Jackson's private life into a public issue. 
A) one of the dullest and most uninteresting campaigns in U.S. history. 
B) noteworthy because of the civility and lofty intellectual tone of its political debates. 
C) the first election that included a popular vote for presidential electors. 
D) decided by the House of Representatives. 
E) marred by a smear campaign that turned Andrew Jackson's private life into a public issue.

Question 2

____________________ joined with Daniel Webster to transform the old National Republican coalition into the new Whig Party.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ joined with Daniel Webster to transform...

Question 3

The Thomas Proviso opened ____________________ Territory to slavery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Thomas Proviso opened ____________________ Territory to...

Question 4

The "Trail of Tears" refers to the removal of the Cherokee Indians to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Andrew Jackson's inaugural address proposed all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) civil service reform. 
B) retiring the national debt. 
C) removal of Indians from eastern states to western reservations. 
D) respect for states' rights. 
E) caution with regard to the tariff. 
A) civil service reform. 
B) retiring the national debt. 
C) removal of Indians from eastern states to western reservations. 
D) respect for states' rights. 
E) caution with regard to the tariff.

Question 6

The Whig Party supported a strong national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Panic of 1819 had no impact on Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The victor of the 1828 presidential election was John Quincy Adams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The man most responsible for resolving the "nullification" crisis of 1830 was John C. Calhoun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Slaveholding Missouri was the first new state to be carved out of the Louisiana Purchase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Democrats feared that an activist federal government might threaten the slaveholding South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____________________ was the driving force behind the creation of the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the driving force behind the...

Question 13

The president of the Second Bank of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) Nicholas Biddle. 
B) Amos Kendall. 
C) Frank Blair, Jr. 
D) Daniel Webster. 
E) Henry Clay. 
A) Nicholas Biddle. 
B) Amos Kendall. 
C) Frank Blair, Jr. 
D) Daniel Webster. 
E) Henry Clay.

Question 14

Analyze the "nullification" controversy of 1830. Who were the primary figures involved, and how did this controversy represent significantly different viewpoints on the power of the federal government?

Accepted Answer

The "nullification" controversy of 1830

Question 15

Congress in the early 1800s saw domestic manufacturing as a patriotic necessity and a way to link commerce between the various regions of the new United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following states did not extend its control over Indian lands and deny federal jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

A) Florida 
B) Georgia 
C) Alabama 
D) Mississippi 
E) none of these choices 
A) Florida 
B) Georgia 
C) Alabama 
D) Mississippi 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

The Panic of 1819 was the first nationwide failure of the market economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jackson sought to appease southerners by seeking lower tariff rates in 1832.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Many northerners opposed the admission of Missouri to the Union because they feared it would increase the power of the slave states in Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Missouri Comprise literally drew a line between where slavery would be allowed and where it would not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

The election of 1828 was

____________________ joined with Daniel Webster to transform the old National Republican coalition into the new Whig Party.

The Thomas Proviso opened ____________________ Territory to slavery.

The "Trail of Tears" refers to the removal of the Cherokee Indians to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

Andrew Jackson's inaugural address proposed all of the following except

The Whig Party supported a strong national government.

The Panic of 1819 had no impact on Philadelphia.

The victor of the 1828 presidential election was John Quincy Adams.

The man most responsible for resolving the "nullification" crisis of 1830 was John C. Calhoun.

Slaveholding Missouri was the first new state to be carved out of the Louisiana Purchase.

Democrats feared that an activist federal government might threaten the slaveholding South.

____________________ was the driving force behind the creation of the Democratic Party.

The president of the Second Bank of the United States was

Analyze the "nullification" controversy of 1830. Who were the primary figures involved, and how did this controversy represent significantly different viewpoints on the power of the federal government?

Congress in the early 1800s saw domestic manufacturing as a patriotic necessity and a way to link commerce between the various regions of the new United States.

Which of the following states did not extend its control over Indian lands and deny federal jurisdiction?

The Panic of 1819 was the first nationwide failure of the market economy.

Jackson sought to appease southerners by seeking lower tariff rates in 1832.

Many northerners opposed the admission of Missouri to the Union because they feared it would increase the power of the slave states in Congress.

The Missouri Comprise literally drew a line between where slavery would be allowed and where it would not.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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