Question 1

Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road Bill demonstrated his:

Accepted Answer

A)  belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects 
B)  belief that the federal government should assist states with internal improvements projects 
C)  tremendous respect for Henry Clay 
D)  initial support for John C. Calhoun's policies 
E)  lack of interest in western economic development 
A)  belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects 
B)  belief that the federal government should assist states with internal improvements projects 
C)  tremendous respect for Henry Clay 
D)  initial support for John C. Calhoun's policies 
E)  lack of interest in western economic development

Question 2

Discuss Jackson's vision of American democracy and how that vision related directly to his own political power.

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson was the elected president

Question 3

President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis was to ask Congress to raise the tariff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following were prominent Whig politicians EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Van Buren 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  William Henry Harrison 
E)  John Tyler 
A)  Martin Van Buren 
B)  Henry Clay 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  William Henry Harrison 
E)  John Tyler

Question 5

Jackson's efforts to kill the bank resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a vote in the Senate that nearly removed him from office 
B)  a global recession 
C)  the first assassination attempt of a sitting president in American history 
D)  the removal of his secretary of the Treasury 
E)  American industry's abandonment of their factories 
A)  a vote in the Senate that nearly removed him from office 
B)  a global recession 
C)  the first assassination attempt of a sitting president in American history 
D)  the removal of his secretary of the Treasury 
E)  American industry's abandonment of their factories

Question 6

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Jackson's inauguration?

Accepted Answer

A)  A drunken mob destroyed White House furnishings. 
B)  Jackson was taken to a nearby home for his protection. 
C)  Jackson was still in mourning for his dead wife. 
D)  The city was overrun by "King Mob." 
E)  There was widespread political violence after the inauguration. 
A)  A drunken mob destroyed White House furnishings. 
B)  Jackson was taken to a nearby home for his protection. 
C)  Jackson was still in mourning for his dead wife. 
D)  The city was overrun by "King Mob." 
E)  There was widespread political violence after the inauguration.

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Eaton

Accepted Answer

A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate 
A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate

Question 8

Jackson declared his opposition to nullification:

Accepted Answer

A)  in a series of newspaper articles 
B)  during a dramatic speech to Congress 
C)  in a meeting with his cabinet 
D)  only in private conversations 
E)  in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner 
A)  in a series of newspaper articles 
B)  during a dramatic speech to Congress 
C)  in a meeting with his cabinet 
D)  only in private conversations 
E)  in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner

Question 9

The Eaton affair divided Jackson's cabinet. Discuss the events in question, paying particular attention to Jackson's handling of them.

Accepted Answer

The Eaton affair refers to the controver

Question 10

In the midst of the nullification crisis, John C. Calhoun resigned as vice president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Indian Removal Act of 1830:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Indians who wished to become American citizens to remain on their homeland 
B)  became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto 
C)  proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River 
D)  contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal 
E)  showed Jackson's willingness to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity 
A)  allowed Indians who wished to become American citizens to remain on their homeland 
B)  became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto 
C)  proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River 
D)  contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal 
E)  showed Jackson's willingness to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity

Question 12

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a valued source of credit for small farmers 
B)  a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few 
C)  necessary for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy 
D)  justified by the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution 
E)  a source of national unity because it served the whole country 
A)  a valued source of credit for small farmers 
B)  a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few 
C)  necessary for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy 
D)  justified by the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution 
E)  a source of national unity because it served the whole country

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate 
A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate

Question 14

George Fitzhugh opposed Jackson's democratic ideals, saying that in every society, "some were born with saddles on their backs, and others booted and spurred to ride them."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John C. Calhoun

Accepted Answer

A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate 
A) offered as a toast at a Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union-It must be preserved!" 
B) was the husband of the woman snubbed by wives of cabinet members 
C) called the "Little Magician" 
D) was the director of the Bank of the United States 
E) resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)as a Massachusetts senator, said "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable"
I)was a presidential candidate for the Anti-Masonic party in 1832
J)was the 1840 Whig vice presidential candidate

Question 16

Martin Van Buren was known as the "Great Magician" due to his:

Accepted Answer

A)  miraculous election as president in 1836 
B)  skill as a professional politician 
C)  ability to get the country out of a depression 
D)  success in building the Whig coalition 
E)  seeming ability to read the mind of Jackson 
A)  miraculous election as president in 1836 
B)  skill as a professional politician 
C)  ability to get the country out of a depression 
D)  success in building the Whig coalition 
E)  seeming ability to read the mind of Jackson

Question 17

In his fight against Jackson to save the B.U.S., Biddle:

Accepted Answer

A)  initiated a national financial crisis 
B)  appealed to Jackson directly to change his impression of the bank 
C)  agreed to accept state currency 
D)  set up "pet banks" on behalf of the Jackson administration 
E)  nearly destroyed the Democratic party 
A)  initiated a national financial crisis 
B)  appealed to Jackson directly to change his impression of the bank 
C)  agreed to accept state currency 
D)  set up "pet banks" on behalf of the Jackson administration 
E)  nearly destroyed the Democratic party

Question 18

The Anti-Masonic party was the first to:

Accepted Answer

A)  nominate a Catholic for president 
B)  endorse violence as a legitimate political tactic 
C)  carry several states in its first election 
D)  call for a total halt to immigration 
E)  hold a national nomination convention 
A)  nominate a Catholic for president 
B)  endorse violence as a legitimate political tactic 
C)  carry several states in its first election 
D)  call for a total halt to immigration 
E)  hold a national nomination convention

Question 19

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832:

Accepted Answer

A)  lowered duties on some items 
B)  was vetoed by Jackson 
C)  ended talk of nullification 
D)  was intended strictly to raise revenue 
E)  was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court 
A)  lowered duties on some items 
B)  was vetoed by Jackson 
C)  ended talk of nullification 
D)  was intended strictly to raise revenue 
E)  was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court

Question 20

The Distribution Act provided for each veteran of the War of 1812 to receive 360 acres of land in the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road Bill demonstrated his:

Discuss Jackson's vision of American democracy and how that vision related directly to his own political power.

President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis was to ask Congress to raise the tariff.

All of the following were prominent Whig politicians EXCEPT:

Jackson's efforts to kill the bank resulted in:

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Jackson's inauguration?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Eaton

Jackson declared his opposition to nullification:

The Eaton affair divided Jackson's cabinet. Discuss the events in question, paying particular attention to Jackson's handling of them.

In the midst of the nullification crisis, John C. Calhoun resigned as vice president.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830:

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as:

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

George Fitzhugh opposed Jackson's democratic ideals, saying that in every society, "some were born with saddles on their backs, and others booted and spurred to ride them."

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John C. Calhoun

Martin Van Buren was known as the "Great Magician" due to his:

In his fight against Jackson to save the B.U.S., Biddle:

The Anti-Masonic party was the first to:

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832:

The Distribution Act provided for each veteran of the War of 1812 to receive 360 acres of land in the West.

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

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

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

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