Question 1

The secretary of state throughout James Monroe's presidency was:

Accepted Answer

A)  John C. Calhoun 
B)  John Quincy Adams 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  John Marshall 
E)  William Crawford 
A)  John C. Calhoun 
B)  John Quincy Adams 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  John Marshall 
E)  William Crawford B

Question 2

In the presidential election of 1828:

Accepted Answer

A)  John C. Calhoun won the South but lost in New England 
B)  John C. Calhoun won New England but lost in the South 
C)  most of Andrew Jackson's support was in New England 
D)  Adams won all of New England except for one of Maine's nine electoral votes 
E)  Jackson carried every state 
A)  John C. Calhoun won the South but lost in New England 
B)  John C. Calhoun won New England but lost in the South 
C)  most of Andrew Jackson's support was in New England 
D)  Adams won all of New England except for one of Maine's nine electoral votes 
E)  Jackson carried every state D

Question 3

How might one account for the rise of Andrew Jackson to victory in the election of 1828?

Accepted Answer

The 1828 authentic political race changed into one of the dirtiest ever, and Jackson accepted, with a few explanation, that his higher of Rachel changed into headed to an early grave through costs of impropriety. The maximum putting aspect approximately the Jackson's facet but changed into a fantastic diploma of political affiliation. The new truthful affiliation saved in near correspondence, built an company of collecting papers, and made a huge variety of displays, marches and distinguishing gadgets.

An change form of scuffling with went on in congress, in which Jackson allies performed in the direction of the Northeastern assembling pastimes through passing excessive shielding levies. Jackson supported taxes for elevating income, on every occasion saved inner virtually unassuming limits, simply as to make sure ventures essential to the nation's guard. Jackson strolled a dainty line in this issue, pronouncing he changed into for a smart responsibility and getting a few disparagement for this.

The South changed into resolutely towards levy, and conspicuous South Carolinians have been very almost broadcasting a privilege to nullify opposed public laws, with a chance of development if Washington mediated forcibly.

Southerners probable taken into consideration Jackson to be the least of indecencies towards the Adams-Clay partnership. Furthermore, Adams changed into the very generalization of New England with its hatred for the slave states and the inadequately advised South and West. The Democrats moreover expected that Vice President Calhoun from South Carolina must use excellent impact. Calhoun changed into furtively profoundly related to the maximum excellent enemy of responsibility guys, the "Nullifiers".

During the mission, Jackson changed into usually a long way out, as changed into suspected valid for an authentic up-and-comer. He changed into a number of engaged with the jogging of the mission, evaluating with numerous community Jackson forums of trustees. He confirmed up at a New Orleans joyful celebration of his overcome the British - the most important public exhibition ever withinside the US, and extra special for a protracted time.

On political choice day, in positive spots, Jackson guys walked unexpectedly to the surveys, in a celebratory procession. A stunning fact is that the amount of residents tallied nearly quadrupled greater than 1824. Four of the 24 states, which include New York, eliminated belongings requirements for casting a ballot, so essentially all white men should forged a ballot. Moreover, Jackson changed into mentioning vote in choose people withinside the occasion which you be given people need to oversee. In different phrases, Democrat intended precisely what the phrase inferred. Adams' phrases approximately now no longer being palsied through our constituents absolutely bolstered this message.

Question 4

Working men's parties:

Accepted Answer

A)  were devoted to promoting the interest of laborers 
B)  concentrated on making labor unions a part of the American political landscape 
C)  promoted temperance and the role of men in ensuring family stability 
D)  were a constant presence in the political arena for the entirety of the industrialized nineteenth century 
E)  never found legitimacy despite their representation of the Jacksonian ideal of the "common man" 
A)  were devoted to promoting the interest of laborers 
B)  concentrated on making labor unions a part of the American political landscape 
C)  promoted temperance and the role of men in ensuring family stability 
D)  were a constant presence in the political arena for the entirety of the industrialized nineteenth century 
E)  never found legitimacy despite their representation of the Jacksonian ideal of the "common man"

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Jackson

Accepted Answer

A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828 
A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Question 6

The United States experienced a period of economic prosperity in the years after the War of 1812.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

John C. Calhoun accepted the Tariff of 1816 because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  saw it as a way to lessen the importance of slavery to southern planters 
B)  saw it as a means to protect slavery in the South 
C)  expected the South would become a manufacturing center 
D)  sympathized with New England shippers and southern farmers 
E)  argued that the Constitution required it 
A)  saw it as a way to lessen the importance of slavery to southern planters 
B)  saw it as a means to protect slavery in the South 
C)  expected the South would become a manufacturing center 
D)  sympathized with New England shippers and southern farmers 
E)  argued that the Constitution required it

Question 8

During the 1820s, the tariff level generally declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In what ways did the Supreme Court act as a force for nationalism in this period?

Accepted Answer

During this period, the Supreme Court ac

Question 10

Langdon Cheves was president of the Second Bank of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Monroe

Accepted Answer

A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828 
A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Clay

Accepted Answer

A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828 
A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Question 13

One notable thing about the 1820 presidential election was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Monroe's defeat for a second term 
B)  how close it was in the Electoral College 
C)  the rise of a powerful third party 
D)  Monroe's refusal to publicly campaign 
E)  the disappearance of the Federalists 
A)  Monroe's defeat for a second term 
B)  how close it was in the Electoral College 
C)  the rise of a powerful third party 
D)  Monroe's refusal to publicly campaign 
E)  the disappearance of the Federalists

Question 14

The idea of federal support for internal improvements:

Accepted Answer

A)  was explicitly authorized by the Constitution 
B)  lost popularity due to the War of 1812 
C)  was represented by the construction of the National Road 
D)  was equally popular in all sections of the country 
E)  was one of Madison's key proposals in his reelection campaign 
A)  was explicitly authorized by the Constitution 
B)  lost popularity due to the War of 1812 
C)  was represented by the construction of the National Road 
D)  was equally popular in all sections of the country 
E)  was one of Madison's key proposals in his reelection campaign

Question 15

James Monroe was the first president from New York.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The four major points of the Monroe Doctrine contained all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  that "the American continents…are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers" 
B)  the United States would consider European intervention in South America to be an act of war 
C)  the United States would consider European intervention in the Western Hemisphere to be a threat to its "peace and safety" 
D)  the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Americas 
E)  the United States would stay out of the international affairs of European nations 
A)  that "the American continents…are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers" 
B)  the United States would consider European intervention in South America to be an act of war 
C)  the United States would consider European intervention in the Western Hemisphere to be a threat to its "peace and safety" 
D)  the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Americas 
E)  the United States would stay out of the international affairs of European nations

Question 17

Andrew Jackson led American troops into Florida in 1818:

Accepted Answer

A)  to recapture runaway slaves 
B)  to collect debts owed to the United States by Spain 
C)  in pursuit of hostile Seminoles 
D)  to acquire a port on the Gulf coast 
E)  to further his personal political ambitions 
A)  to recapture runaway slaves 
B)  to collect debts owed to the United States by Spain 
C)  in pursuit of hostile Seminoles 
D)  to acquire a port on the Gulf coast 
E)  to further his personal political ambitions

Question 18

In 1825, Florida belonged to:

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Spain 
D)  the United States 
E)  the Seminoles 
A)  France 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Spain 
D)  the United States 
E)  the Seminoles

Question 19

The Tariff of 1816 was intended to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  raise revenue 
B)  protect American industry 
C)  tax imports 
D)  promote economic independence 
E)  lower the price of British goods 
A)  raise revenue 
B)  protect American industry 
C)  tax imports 
D)  promote economic independence 
E)  lower the price of British goods

Question 20

The Missouri Compromise was almost undone when Missouri put into its constitution a provision excluding free blacks and mulattoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The secretary of state throughout James Monroe's presidency was:

In the presidential election of 1828:

How might one account for the rise of Andrew Jackson to victory in the election of 1828?

Working men's parties:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Jackson

The United States experienced a period of economic prosperity in the years after the War of 1812.

John C. Calhoun accepted the Tariff of 1816 because he:

During the 1820s, the tariff level generally declined.

In what ways did the Supreme Court act as a force for nationalism in this period?

Langdon Cheves was president of the Second Bank of the United States.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Monroe

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry Clay

One notable thing about the 1820 presidential election was:

The idea of federal support for internal improvements:

James Monroe was the first president from New York.

The four major points of the Monroe Doctrine contained all of the following EXCEPT:

Andrew Jackson led American troops into Florida in 1818:

In 1825, Florida belonged to:

The Tariff of 1816 was intended to do all of the following EXCEPT:

The Missouri Compromise was almost undone when Missouri put into its constitution a provision excluding free blacks and mulattoes.

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The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

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Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

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Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

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America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

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The Second World War, 1933-1945

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