Question 1

The "corrupt bargain" in the election of 1824 referred to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the widespread purchase of votes in several states 
B)  the belief that Clay supported Adams in return for becoming secretary of state 
C)  the blatant miscounting of ballots in the Electoral College 
D)  Jackson's promise to make Calhoun his vice president 
E)  Jackson's belief that the Constitution had been disregarded 
A)  the widespread purchase of votes in several states 
B)  the belief that Clay supported Adams in return for becoming secretary of state 
C)  the blatant miscounting of ballots in the Electoral College 
D)  Jackson's promise to make Calhoun his vice president 
E)  Jackson's belief that the Constitution had been disregarded

Question 2

Detail the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Discuss the various obstacles that needed to be solved in order to complete the deal.

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a la

Question 3

Although there was much resistance to the First Bank of the United States, by the end of the War of 1812, there was significant support for chartering a successor bank. Examine this development.

Accepted Answer

The resistance to the First Bank of the

Question 4

In this new political era, Jackson had a tremendous advantage because of his:

Accepted Answer

A)  rise from common origins 
B)  aristocratic manners 
C)  patriotism 
D)  eloquence as a speaker 
E)  clear stance on the issues 
A)  rise from common origins 
B)  aristocratic manners 
C)  patriotism 
D)  eloquence as a speaker 
E)  clear stance on the issues

Question 5

The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819:

Accepted Answer

A)  was negotiated by John C. Calhoun 
B)  strengthened the U.S. claim to Texas 
C)  brought permanent peace with Britain 
D)  extended the boundary of Louisiana to the Pacific 
E)  recognized Spanish control of Florida 
A)  was negotiated by John C. Calhoun 
B)  strengthened the U.S. claim to Texas 
C)  brought permanent peace with Britain 
D)  extended the boundary of Louisiana to the Pacific 
E)  recognized Spanish control of Florida

Question 6

Senator Thomas Hart Benton, in opposing the new Bank of the United States, spoke for the interests of:

Accepted Answer

A)  New England merchants 
B)  Southern planters 
C)  the West 
D)  Old Republicans 
E)  economic nationalists 
A)  New England merchants 
B)  Southern planters 
C)  the West 
D)  Old Republicans 
E)  economic nationalists

Question 7

One of Jackson's greatest personal vulnerabilities in the 1828 campaign was:

Accepted Answer

A)  his reputation as a cruel slave master 
B)  charges that he was a coward 
C)  the scandal surrounding his marriage 
D)  his large amount of wealth 
E)  his lack of conviction 
A)  his reputation as a cruel slave master 
B)  charges that he was a coward 
C)  the scandal surrounding his marriage 
D)  his large amount of wealth 
E)  his lack of conviction

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Daniel Webster

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 9

The 1824 election was ultimately decided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Electoral College 
B)  popular vote 
C)  a Supreme Court ruling 
D)  the House of Representatives 
E)  the stance of the candidates on the major issues 
A)  the Electoral College 
B)  popular vote 
C)  a Supreme Court ruling 
D)  the House of Representatives 
E)  the stance of the candidates on the major issues

Exam 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The "corrupt bargain" in the election of 1824 referred to:

Detail the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Discuss the various obstacles that needed to be solved in order to complete the deal.

Although there was much resistance to the First Bank of the United States, by the end of the War of 1812, there was significant support for chartering a successor bank. Examine this development.

In this new political era, Jackson had a tremendous advantage because of his:

The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819:

Senator Thomas Hart Benton, in opposing the new Bank of the United States, spoke for the interests of:

One of Jackson's greatest personal vulnerabilities in the 1828 campaign was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Daniel Webster

The 1824 election was ultimately decided by:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

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

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

Filters