Question 1

Who was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sauk. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Sioux. 
D)  Choctaw. 
E)  Seminole. 
A)  Sauk. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Sioux. 
D)  Choctaw. 
E)  Seminole.

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Daniel Webster

Accepted Answer

Daniel Webster was a prominent American

Question 3

Supporters of nullification claimed that the federal government was overstepping its rights and infringing on states' rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following assessments of Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson's motivations showed no concern for the American people. 
B)  Jackson was motivated by a Jeffersonian philosophy but acted in a Hamiltonian way. 
C)  Jackson went against his own party's wishes. 
D)  Jackson believed he was doing what George Washington would have done if he had been president in the 1830s. 
E)  Jackson was motivated by a Hamiltonian philosophy,but acted in a Jeffersonian way. 
A)  Jackson's motivations showed no concern for the American people. 
B)  Jackson was motivated by a Jeffersonian philosophy but acted in a Hamiltonian way. 
C)  Jackson went against his own party's wishes. 
D)  Jackson believed he was doing what George Washington would have done if he had been president in the 1830s. 
E)  Jackson was motivated by a Hamiltonian philosophy,but acted in a Jeffersonian way.

Question 5

Which statement is a correct assessment about the Whigs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Whig leadership criticized the American System. 
B)  Their programs connected best with voters in isolated rural areas. 
C)  They hoped to derail the market economy. 
D)  They argued that the role of government was to promote the welfare of its people. 
E)  The Whigs believed that active state governments were essential to increasing freedom. 
A)  The Whig leadership criticized the American System. 
B)  Their programs connected best with voters in isolated rural areas. 
C)  They hoped to derail the market economy. 
D)  They argued that the role of government was to promote the welfare of its people. 
E)  The Whigs believed that active state governments were essential to increasing freedom.

Question 6

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to:

Accepted Answer

A)  gold and silver,also called "specie." 
B)  wages paid to manual laborers. 
C)  money backed by government guarantees. 
D)  any money issued by a bank. 
E)  highly inflated currency after the Panic of 1837. 
A)  gold and silver,also called "specie." 
B)  wages paid to manual laborers. 
C)  money backed by government guarantees. 
D)  any money issued by a bank. 
E)  highly inflated currency after the Panic of 1837.

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Whig Party

Accepted Answer

A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty,not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states 
A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty,not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states

Question 8

The Missouri Compromise debate illustrated that northern politicians did not want slavery to expand for primarily moral reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The U.S.Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v.Georgia decision:

Accepted Answer

A)  supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity. 
B)  approved Georgia's plans to confiscate Cherokee land and move the people to reservations. 
C)  struck down Georgia's anti-tariff Nullification Ordinance. 
D)  was fully supported by President Andrew Jackson. 
E)  was strongly opposed by Whigs. 
A)  supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity. 
B)  approved Georgia's plans to confiscate Cherokee land and move the people to reservations. 
C)  struck down Georgia's anti-tariff Nullification Ordinance. 
D)  was fully supported by President Andrew Jackson. 
E)  was strongly opposed by Whigs.

Question 10

Jackson adhered to what philosophy during the nullification crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The national government was supreme. 
B)  States should have the final say. 
C)  The Supreme Court knew best about the Native Americans. 
D)  Slavery was morally wrong. 
E)  Protective tariffs were not necessary. 
A)  The national government was supreme. 
B)  States should have the final say. 
C)  The Supreme Court knew best about the Native Americans. 
D)  Slavery was morally wrong. 
E)  Protective tariffs were not necessary.

Question 11

How does the Bank War demonstrate that Andrew Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  He became the first president ever to veto a bill passed by Congress. 
B)  By removing federal funds from the Bank even after Congress overrode his veto,he showed strong leadership. 
C)  He identified himself as the symbolic representative of all the people with his veto message that appealed directly to the public. 
D)  Because Jackson forced the Bank to issue more paper money to end a depression,Americans increasingly looked to the White House for economic leadership. 
E)  Because Jackson's actions led to an economic decline,he did not enhance the power of the presidency. 
A)  He became the first president ever to veto a bill passed by Congress. 
B)  By removing federal funds from the Bank even after Congress overrode his veto,he showed strong leadership. 
C)  He identified himself as the symbolic representative of all the people with his veto message that appealed directly to the public. 
D)  Because Jackson forced the Bank to issue more paper money to end a depression,Americans increasingly looked to the White House for economic leadership. 
E)  Because Jackson's actions led to an economic decline,he did not enhance the power of the presidency.

Question 12

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:

Accepted Answer

A)  the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones. 
B)  Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States. 
C)  Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union. 
D)  Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state. 
E)  slave states gained a two-seat advantage in the U.S.Senate. 
A)  the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones. 
B)  Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States. 
C)  Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union. 
D)  Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state. 
E)  slave states gained a two-seat advantage in the U.S.Senate.

Question 13

The Monroe Doctrine was a forceful statement that declared that westward expansion for the United States could not be prevented on any account since its destiny was divinely appointed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How would one describe John Quincy Adams?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had a strong nationalist view of governing. 
B)  As a Federalist senator,he had vehemently opposed Jefferson's embargo policy. 
C)  He had promoted the idea of strict construction in regard to the Constitution. 
D)  He opposed spending national government funds on economic development. 
E)  He had virtually no foreign policy experience before he assumed the role of secretary of state. 
A)  He had a strong nationalist view of governing. 
B)  As a Federalist senator,he had vehemently opposed Jefferson's embargo policy. 
C)  He had promoted the idea of strict construction in regard to the Constitution. 
D)  He opposed spending national government funds on economic development. 
E)  He had virtually no foreign policy experience before he assumed the role of secretary of state.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-penny press

Accepted Answer

A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty,not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states 
A) held that the Bank of the United States was constitutional 
B) America's diplomatic declaration of independence 
C) opposed Andrew Jackson 
D) election of 1824 
E) performers in racist theatrical shows
F)inexpensive newspapers
G)getting a job based on party loyalty,not on merit
H)called Indians "wards" of the federal government
I)political program for economic development
J)men who did not own enough property to vote
K)Cherokee trek to Oklahoma
L)maintained the balance of power between slave and free states

Question 16

What triggered the Panic of 1837?

Accepted Answer

A)  The removal of Native Americans from the Southeast. 
B)  Martin Van Buren's victory in the election of 1836. 
C)  The protective tariff. 
D)  The Seminole War. 
E)  Jackson's war on the national bank. 
A)  The removal of Native Americans from the Southeast. 
B)  Martin Van Buren's victory in the election of 1836. 
C)  The protective tariff. 
D)  The Seminole War. 
E)  Jackson's war on the national bank.

Question 17

In the wake of the War of 1812,younger Republicans like Henry Clay and John Calhoun:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued to support agrarianism but believed that the nation's economic independence required a manufacturing sector. 
B)  demanded that the United States scale back its international involvement and depend exclusively on agriculture for its prosperity. 
C)  believed in the need for national economic development but thought that the federal government should stay out of it and let the states do it. 
D)  decided that Jeffersonianism was hopelessly out of date when President James Madison opposed their efforts,and they decided to form their own political party. 
E)  threw their support to Andrew Jackson because they realized that their plans were too grandiose to win popular support without a hero as their standard-bearer. 
A)  continued to support agrarianism but believed that the nation's economic independence required a manufacturing sector. 
B)  demanded that the United States scale back its international involvement and depend exclusively on agriculture for its prosperity. 
C)  believed in the need for national economic development but thought that the federal government should stay out of it and let the states do it. 
D)  decided that Jeffersonianism was hopelessly out of date when President James Madison opposed their efforts,and they decided to form their own political party. 
E)  threw their support to Andrew Jackson because they realized that their plans were too grandiose to win popular support without a hero as their standard-bearer.

Question 18

Andrew Jackson,one historian has written,was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson can be considered symboli

Question 19

The Force Act of 1833:

Accepted Answer

A)  created a standing federal army to deal with threats to national security. 
B)  provided for a police force for the District of Columbia. 
C)  gave the president authority to use military personnel to collect tariffs. 
D)  became law at the insistence of nullification supporters. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional by Chief Justice Roger Taney in 1838. 
A)  created a standing federal army to deal with threats to national security. 
B)  provided for a police force for the District of Columbia. 
C)  gave the president authority to use military personnel to collect tariffs. 
D)  became law at the insistence of nullification supporters. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional by Chief Justice Roger Taney in 1838.

Question 20

A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the argument that,since they did not have the vote in England,they ought not to have the vote in America. 
B)  that they were not citizens,so they could not vote. 
C)  that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage. 
D)  that members of neither group had asked to be included in politics. 
E)  that both groups were largely illiterate,and literacy was a necessary skill for political participation. 
A)  the argument that,since they did not have the vote in England,they ought not to have the vote in America. 
B)  that they were not citizens,so they could not vote. 
C)  that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage. 
D)  that members of neither group had asked to be included in politics. 
E)  that both groups were largely illiterate,and literacy was a necessary skill for political participation.

Who was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Daniel Webster

Supporters of nullification claimed that the federal government was overstepping its rights and infringing on states' rights.

Which of the following assessments of Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States is true?

Which statement is a correct assessment about the Whigs?

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Whig Party

The Missouri Compromise debate illustrated that northern politicians did not want slavery to expand for primarily moral reasons.

The U.S.Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v.Georgia decision:

Jackson adhered to what philosophy during the nullification crisis?

How does the Bank War demonstrate that Andrew Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency?

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:

The Monroe Doctrine was a forceful statement that declared that westward expansion for the United States could not be prevented on any account since its destiny was divinely appointed.

How would one describe John Quincy Adams?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -penny press

What triggered the Panic of 1837?

In the wake of the War of 1812,younger Republicans like Henry Clay and John Calhoun:

Andrew Jackson,one historian has written,was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

The Force Act of 1833:

A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 10: Democracy in America,1815-1840

Who was the last tribe to put up resistance on the battlefield in the Old Northwest?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Daniel Webster

Supporters of nullification claimed that the federal government was overstepping its rights and infringing on states' rights.

Which of the following assessments of Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States is true?

Which statement is a correct assessment about the Whigs?

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Whig Party

The Missouri Compromise debate illustrated that northern politicians did not want slavery to expand for primarily moral reasons.

The U.S.Supreme Court's 1832 Worcester v.Georgia decision:

Jackson adhered to what philosophy during the nullification crisis?

How does the Bank War demonstrate that Andrew Jackson enhanced the power of the presidency?

Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:

The Monroe Doctrine was a forceful statement that declared that westward expansion for the United States could not be prevented on any account since its destiny was divinely appointed.

How would one describe John Quincy Adams?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -penny press

What triggered the Panic of 1837?

In the wake of the War of 1812,younger Republicans like Henry Clay and John Calhoun:

Andrew Jackson,one historian has written,was the "symbol for an age." How might Jackson be considered symbolic of certain ideas and trends in the early nineteenth century? Can you think of other appropriate symbolic figures for that period?

The Force Act of 1833:

A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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