Question 1

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by:

Accepted Answer

A)  firing its director 
B)  withdrawing its federal deposits 
C)  getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional 
D)  selling its stock to private investors 
E)  opening new state banks 
A)  firing its director 
B)  withdrawing its federal deposits 
C)  getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional 
D)  selling its stock to private investors 
E)  opening new state banks

Question 2

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Marshall court:

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A)  backed states' rights over federal authority 
B)  forced Jackson to protect Cherokee land titles 
C)  supported Georgia's control of all lands in its boundaries 
D)  ordered the relocation of the Cherokees to the West 
E)  took the side of the Cherokees 
A)  backed states' rights over federal authority 
B)  forced Jackson to protect Cherokee land titles 
C)  supported Georgia's control of all lands in its boundaries 
D)  ordered the relocation of the Cherokees to the West 
E)  took the side of the Cherokees

Question 3

How did Jackson's early life shape his development into adulthood?

Accepted Answer

As we know that, Jackson was born and ra

Question 4

The proposed Maysville Road:

Accepted Answer

A)  would be entirely in Kentucky 
B)  revealed Jackson's consistent opposition to road building 
C)  spurred the rise of a western textile industry 
D)  was clearly permissible under the Constitution 
E)  was opposed by Calhoun and Clay 
A)  would be entirely in Kentucky 
B)  revealed Jackson's consistent opposition to road building 
C)  spurred the rise of a western textile industry 
D)  was clearly permissible under the Constitution 
E)  was opposed by Calhoun and Clay

Question 5

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for:

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A)  its ultimate effect on federal land policy 
B)  Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery 
C)  Webster's eloquent defense of the Union 
D)  the riot it provoked on the floor of the Senate 
E)  its negative effect on Jackson's popularity 
A)  its ultimate effect on federal land policy 
B)  Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery 
C)  Webster's eloquent defense of the Union 
D)  the riot it provoked on the floor of the Senate 
E)  its negative effect on Jackson's popularity

Question 6

In the Webster-Hayne debate, Robert Y. Hayne argued that:

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A)  within its jurisdiction, the Supreme Court's authority was "full and complete" 
B)  the Union was created by a compact of the states 
C)  Congress had no right to pass tariffs to raise revenue 
D)  the northern and southern states had to unite against the West on issues involving public lands 
E)  slavery was divinely approved 
A)  within its jurisdiction, the Supreme Court's authority was "full and complete" 
B)  the Union was created by a compact of the states 
C)  Congress had no right to pass tariffs to raise revenue 
D)  the northern and southern states had to unite against the West on issues involving public lands 
E)  slavery was divinely approved

Question 7

The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was:

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A)  Osceola 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Hiawatha 
D)  Black Hawk 
E)  Sitting Bull 
A)  Osceola 
B)  Tecumseh 
C)  Hiawatha 
D)  Black Hawk 
E)  Sitting Bull

Question 8

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  tariffs 
B)  western land claims 
C)  slavery 
D)  Indian threats 
E)  South Carolina's nullification 
A)  tariffs 
B)  western land claims 
C)  slavery 
D)  Indian threats 
E)  South Carolina's nullification

Question 9

The Whig presidential candidate in 1840, William Henry Harrison, was the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss President Jackson's Indian policy. How did Indians fare under his administration?

Accepted Answer

President Jackson's Indian policy, also

Question 11

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history:

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A)  a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress 
B)  Whigs won a majority in Congress 
C)  a third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest 
D)  a state effectively nullified a federal law 
E)  black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president 
A)  a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress 
B)  Whigs won a majority in Congress 
C)  a third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest 
D)  a state effectively nullified a federal law 
E)  black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president

Question 12

Describe the election of 1832. What were the major political parties, and what were the significant issues involved in the campaign? What was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1832 was a significant e

Question 13

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832:

Accepted Answer

A)  the economy went into a depression 
B)  Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director 
C)  Western farmers revolted in anger 
D)  Jackson vetoed the recharter 
E)  Jackson announced plans to nationalize it 
A)  the economy went into a depression 
B)  Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director 
C)  Western farmers revolted in anger 
D)  Jackson vetoed the recharter 
E)  Jackson announced plans to nationalize it

Question 14

Why was the banking controversy so important in the 1830s? What actions did Jackson take toward the B.U.S.? Why?

Accepted Answer

The banking controversy was so important

Question 15

After the Panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  government assistance 
B)  massive joblessness 
C)  wage cuts 
D)  high prices for food and clothes 
E)  numerous bank failures 
A)  government assistance 
B)  massive joblessness 
C)  wage cuts 
D)  high prices for food and clothes 
E)  numerous bank failures

Question 16

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to:

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A)  express their admiration for the British political system 
B)  state their belief in complete human freedom 
C)  confuse voters about their true political objectives 
D)  denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities 
E)  distinguish themselves from the National Republicans 
A)  express their admiration for the British political system 
B)  state their belief in complete human freedom 
C)  confuse voters about their true political objectives 
D)  denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities 
E)  distinguish themselves from the National Republicans

Question 17

What were the causes and results of the Panic of 1837? What impact did this economic crisis have on the Van Buren administration?

Accepted Answer

The Panic of 1837 was caused by a combin

Question 18

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

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 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Wirt

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 20

The Trail of Tears resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sad but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma 
B)  the death of thousands of Indians 
C)  Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal 
D)  the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles 
E)  Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West 
A)  a sad but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma 
B)  the death of thousands of Indians 
C)  Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal 
D)  the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles 
E)  Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West

Exam 10: The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by:

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Marshall court:

How did Jackson's early life shape his development into adulthood?

The proposed Maysville Road:

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for:

In the Webster-Hayne debate, Robert Y. Hayne argued that:

The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was:

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue?

The Whig presidential candidate in 1840, William Henry Harrison, was the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Discuss President Jackson's Indian policy. How did Indians fare under his administration?

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history:

Describe the election of 1832. What were the major political parties, and what were the significant issues involved in the campaign? What was the outcome?

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832:

Why was the banking controversy so important in the 1830s? What actions did Jackson take toward the B.U.S.? Why?

After the Panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following EXCEPT:

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to:

What were the causes and results of the Panic of 1837? What impact did this economic crisis have on the Van Buren administration?

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

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Wirt

The Trail of Tears resulted in:

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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