Question 1

By the early nineteenth century,the term "citizen" had become synonymous with the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821:

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated the wisdom of the founding fathers in adopting the three-fifths clause. 
B)  should have been solved by adoption of the Tallmadge Amendment. 
C)  was not as dangerous as President Monroe made it out to be. 
D)  resulted from overly ambitious proslavery politicians seeking to score political points. 
E)  revealed a sectional divide that potentially threatened the Union. 
A)  demonstrated the wisdom of the founding fathers in adopting the three-fifths clause. 
B)  should have been solved by adoption of the Tallmadge Amendment. 
C)  was not as dangerous as President Monroe made it out to be. 
D)  resulted from overly ambitious proslavery politicians seeking to score political points. 
E)  revealed a sectional divide that potentially threatened the Union.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-McCulloch v.Maryland

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

The nullification crisis was a political

Question 5

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  Building national roads. 
B)  A publicly funded astronomical observatory. 
C)  Congressional aid for farming. 
D)  Official adoption of the metric system. 
E)  Legislation promoting manufacturing. 
A)  Building national roads. 
B)  A publicly funded astronomical observatory. 
C)  Congressional aid for farming. 
D)  Official adoption of the metric system. 
E)  Legislation promoting manufacturing.

Question 6

What was the biggest change in American society during the Age of Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was more acceptance of Native American culture. 
B)  Ex-slaves were gaining more rights. 
C)  Economic equality was increasing for white males. 
D)  White and free black women gained the right to vote. 
E)  Sovereignty for white males was more fully realized. 
A)  There was more acceptance of Native American culture. 
B)  Ex-slaves were gaining more rights. 
C)  Economic equality was increasing for white males. 
D)  White and free black women gained the right to vote. 
E)  Sovereignty for white males was more fully realized.

Question 7

Who wrote Exposition and Protest and emerged by the early 1830s as the most prominent spokesman for the right of nullification?

Accepted Answer

A)  John C.Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Andrew Jackson. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  Daniel Webster. 
A)  John C.Calhoun. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  Andrew Jackson. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  Daniel Webster.

Question 8

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Why was a second Missouri Compromise necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maine's state constitution allowed slavery to continue until 1840. 
B)  Missouri's state constitution barred free blacks from entering the state. 
C)  Henry Clay refused to vote for the first Missouri Compromise. 
D)  Texas wished to enter the Union as a slave state at the same time. 
E)  Missouri's state constitution prohibited wage labor. 
A)  Maine's state constitution allowed slavery to continue until 1840. 
B)  Missouri's state constitution barred free blacks from entering the state. 
C)  Henry Clay refused to vote for the first Missouri Compromise. 
D)  Texas wished to enter the Union as a slave state at the same time. 
E)  Missouri's state constitution prohibited wage labor.

Question 10

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:

Accepted Answer

A)  president. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  ambassador to England. 
E)  chief justice. 
A)  president. 
B)  vice president. 
C)  secretary of state. 
D)  ambassador to England. 
E)  chief justice.

Question 11

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  James Monroe. 
C)  Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  William Henry Harrison. 
A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  James Monroe. 
C)  Martin Van Buren. 
D)  John Quincy Adams. 
E)  William Henry Harrison.

Question 12

What was a general belief of the Democrats in the 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government should be more powerful than state governments. 
B)  New corporate enterprises were suspicious. 
C)  Only government could protect against social inequality. 
D)  Government should exercise its power to try to improve private morality. 
E)  Restraining individual competition was a good thing. 
A)  The federal government should be more powerful than state governments. 
B)  New corporate enterprises were suspicious. 
C)  Only government could protect against social inequality. 
D)  Government should exercise its power to try to improve private morality. 
E)  Restraining individual competition was a good thing.

Question 13

Women writers benefited from:

Accepted Answer

A)  men accepting the idea that they had the right to express their political views,just not vote on them. 
B)  the increasing popularity of fiction about women workers,based on the Lowell girls. 
C)  the Lydia Maria Child Publishing House,which emphasized women's literature. 
D)  the growth of the reading public,part of the democratization of American life. 
E)  the need for books to explain how women could play a role in the political sphere. 
A)  men accepting the idea that they had the right to express their political views,just not vote on them. 
B)  the increasing popularity of fiction about women workers,based on the Lowell girls. 
C)  the Lydia Maria Child Publishing House,which emphasized women's literature. 
D)  the growth of the reading public,part of the democratization of American life. 
E)  the need for books to explain how women could play a role in the political sphere.

Question 14

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the role of the Supreme Court in the protection of Native American lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court prevented Native Americans from losing access to land in Georgia. 
B)  The Supreme Court believed the Native Americans deserved no protection. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the Seminole War was illegal. 
D)  The Supreme Court was unable to enforce any form of protection. 
E)  The Supreme Court urged legislation to be passed that created reservations. 
A)  The Supreme Court prevented Native Americans from losing access to land in Georgia. 
B)  The Supreme Court believed the Native Americans deserved no protection. 
C)  The Supreme Court ruled that the Seminole War was illegal. 
D)  The Supreme Court was unable to enforce any form of protection. 
E)  The Supreme Court urged legislation to be passed that created reservations.

Question 16

What would have been an accurate assessment of the Monroe Doctrine at the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Latin American revolutions had little in common with American ideals. 
B)  It was more talk than action,as the United States was weak militarily. 
C)  The United States had battle plans drawn to attack Europe to prevent further colonization. 
D)  This was a plan to gain Canada from the British. 
E)  It failed in helping the United States gain Florida. 
A)  The Latin American revolutions had little in common with American ideals. 
B)  It was more talk than action,as the United States was weak militarily. 
C)  The United States had battle plans drawn to attack Europe to prevent further colonization. 
D)  This was a plan to gain Canada from the British. 
E)  It failed in helping the United States gain Florida.

Question 17

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president.What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

Accepted Answer

As secretary of state, John Quincy Adams

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise was a significan

Question 19

Since the Bank of the United States handled the Panic of 1819 so efficiently,public support for the banking system increased dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The American System refers to an economi

By the early nineteenth century,the term "citizen" had become synonymous with the right to vote.

Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -McCulloch v.Maryland

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

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States:

What was the biggest change in American society during the Age of Jackson?

Who wrote Exposition and Protest and emerged by the early 1830s as the most prominent spokesman for the right of nullification?

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Why was a second Missouri Compromise necessary?

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

What was a general belief of the Democrats in the 1830s?

Women writers benefited from:

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

What was the role of the Supreme Court in the protection of Native American lands?

What would have been an accurate assessment of the Monroe Doctrine at the time?

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president.What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

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

Since the Bank of the United States handled the Panic of 1819 so efficiently,public support for the banking system increased dramatically.

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

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

By the early nineteenth century,the term "citizen" had become synonymous with the right to vote.

Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -McCulloch v.Maryland

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

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States:

What was the biggest change in American society during the Age of Jackson?

Who wrote Exposition and Protest and emerged by the early 1830s as the most prominent spokesman for the right of nullification?

The French writer Alexis de Tocqueville identified democracy as an essential attribute of American freedom.

Why was a second Missouri Compromise necessary?

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:

Which president's vision for America most resembled Alexander Hamilton's plans?

What was a general belief of the Democrats in the 1830s?

Women writers benefited from:

The Panic of 1837 led to a depression that lasted until 1843.

What was the role of the Supreme Court in the protection of Native American lands?

What would have been an accurate assessment of the Monroe Doctrine at the time?

Describe John Quincy Adams's dream for the United States when he was secretary of state and when he was president.What role did he want the federal government to play? How did his vision for America expand liberties or freedom? How did it restrict liberties or freedom?

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

Since the Bank of the United States handled the Panic of 1819 so efficiently,public support for the banking system increased dramatically.

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

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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