Question 1

John C.Calhoun's "corrupt bargain" gave John Quincy Adams the White House in 1824.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What innovation led to mass production of newspapers and pamphlets in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The invention of the printing press. 
B)  Noah Webster publishing a dictionary for Americans. 
C)  The spread of telegraph wires. 
D)  The use of steam power for presses. 
E)  The creation of a postal system. 
A)  The invention of the printing press. 
B)  Noah Webster publishing a dictionary for Americans. 
C)  The spread of telegraph wires. 
D)  The use of steam power for presses. 
E)  The creation of a postal system.

Question 3

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Daniel Webster insisted that the national government had been created by an agreement between sovereign states,each of which retained the right to prevent the enforcement within its borders of acts of Congress that exceeded the powers specifically spelled out in the document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare the economic policies of the American System with those of Alexander Hamilton.What was similar? What was different? How do you think Hamilton would have rated presidents like John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?

Accepted Answer

The American System was a set of economi

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Ross

Accepted Answer

A) his proposal sparked Missouri controversy 
B) Second Bank of the United States 
C) A Son of the Forest 
D) temporary Rhode Island governor 
E) "log cabin" candidate
F)theorist behind nullification
G)advocated a powerful federal government as president
H)Jefferson's treasury secretary
I)accused of making a "corrupt bargain"
J)founder of the Democratic Party
K)senator who denounced nullification as treasonous
L)Cherokee resistance leader 
A) his proposal sparked Missouri controversy 
B) Second Bank of the United States 
C) A Son of the Forest 
D) temporary Rhode Island governor 
E) "log cabin" candidate
F)theorist behind nullification
G)advocated a powerful federal government as president
H)Jefferson's treasury secretary
I)accused of making a "corrupt bargain"
J)founder of the Democratic Party
K)senator who denounced nullification as treasonous
L)Cherokee resistance leader

Question 7

Some of the new Latin American nations allowed Indians and free blacks to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In today's United States,the Federal Reserve determines the amount of paper money to be issued.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The Democratic Party is one of the two m

Question 10

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  small and dignified. 
B)  much like the previous presidential inaugurations. 
C)  limited to only the upper crust of society. 
D)  a large,rowdy event. 
E)  a disastrous affair,since Jackson's opponents protested outside the White House. 
A)  small and dignified. 
B)  much like the previous presidential inaugurations. 
C)  limited to only the upper crust of society. 
D)  a large,rowdy event. 
E)  a disastrous affair,since Jackson's opponents protested outside the White House.

Question 11

Analyze the arguments that were presented during the nullification crisis.Be sure to comment on how Daniel Webster and John C.Calhoun interpreted the Constitution differently and how each defined the rights of states.Finally,speak to how the crisis illustrated the growing sectional differences in America.

Accepted Answer

The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 wa

Question 12

In the presidential election of 1824,who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes (requiring the House of Representatives to select a president)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  John Quincy Adams. 
D)  James Monroe. 
E)  Nicholas Biddle. 
A)  Andrew Jackson. 
B)  Henry Clay. 
C)  John Quincy Adams. 
D)  James Monroe. 
E)  Nicholas Biddle.

Question 13

In its decision in McCulloch v.Maryland,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indians were not allowed to sue the federal government. 
B)  the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional. 
C)  Catholics could not be barred from political office. 
D)  the American System was unconstitutional. 
E)  states could nullify federal laws with congressional permission. 
A)  the Indians were not allowed to sue the federal government. 
B)  the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional. 
C)  Catholics could not be barred from political office. 
D)  the American System was unconstitutional. 
E)  states could nullify federal laws with congressional permission.

Question 14

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a meritocracy. 
B)  the spoils system. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  the party system. 
E)  nepotism. 
A)  a meritocracy. 
B)  the spoils system. 
C)  paternalism. 
D)  the party system. 
E)  nepotism.

Question 15

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The nullification crisis:

Accepted Answer

A)  involved the fears of some slaveholders that the federal government might take action against slavery. 
B)  was based on southern concerns that tariffs were preventing the South from industrializing as fast as the North. 
C)  largely concerned the opposition of southwestern planters to federally financed internal improvements. 
D)  brought Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun closer together politically. 
E)  attracted support from Whigs like Daniel Webster,who saw it as an opportunity to embarrass and annoy Jackson. 
A)  involved the fears of some slaveholders that the federal government might take action against slavery. 
B)  was based on southern concerns that tariffs were preventing the South from industrializing as fast as the North. 
C)  largely concerned the opposition of southwestern planters to federally financed internal improvements. 
D)  brought Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun closer together politically. 
E)  attracted support from Whigs like Daniel Webster,who saw it as an opportunity to embarrass and annoy Jackson.

Question 17

In the early to mid-nineteenth century,property qualifications for voting:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued in Virginia because large slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely,allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson. 
A)  continued in Virginia because large slaveholders dominated the state's politics. 
B)  survived in all of the slave states but in none of the free states. 
C)  died out entirely,allowing all whites to vote in every state. 
D)  were more popular in newer states than in the original thirteen. 
E)  disappeared because of the Voting Rights Act championed by President Andrew Jackson.

Question 18

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis.Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise.How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

Accepted Answer

The admittance of Missouri to the Union

Question 19

As president,John Tyler:

Accepted Answer

A)  worked hard to enact the Whig economic program. 
B)  proved so popular that he easily won the 1844 presidential election. 
C)  vetoed a bill to create a new national bank,thus angering Whigs. 
D)  engaged in a public feud with his vice president that led to the latter's resignation. 
E)  appointed Roger Taney to the office of chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court. 
A)  worked hard to enact the Whig economic program. 
B)  proved so popular that he easily won the 1844 presidential election. 
C)  vetoed a bill to create a new national bank,thus angering Whigs. 
D)  engaged in a public feud with his vice president that led to the latter's resignation. 
E)  appointed Roger Taney to the office of chief justice of the U.S.Supreme Court.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Monroe Doctrine

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

John C.Calhoun's "corrupt bargain" gave John Quincy Adams the White House in 1824.

What innovation led to mass production of newspapers and pamphlets in the 1820s and 1830s?

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

Daniel Webster insisted that the national government had been created by an agreement between sovereign states,each of which retained the right to prevent the enforcement within its borders of acts of Congress that exceeded the powers specifically spelled out in the document.

Compare the economic policies of the American System with those of Alexander Hamilton.What was similar? What was different? How do you think Hamilton would have rated presidents like John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Ross

Some of the new Latin American nations allowed Indians and free blacks to vote.

In today's United States,the Federal Reserve determines the amount of paper money to be issued.

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

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:

In the presidential election of 1824,who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes (requiring the House of Representatives to select a president)?

In its decision in McCulloch v.Maryland,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called:

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

The nullification crisis:

In the early to mid-nineteenth century,property qualifications for voting:

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis.Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise.How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

As president,John Tyler:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Monroe Doctrine

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

John C.Calhoun's "corrupt bargain" gave John Quincy Adams the White House in 1824.

What innovation led to mass production of newspapers and pamphlets in the 1820s and 1830s?

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

Daniel Webster insisted that the national government had been created by an agreement between sovereign states,each of which retained the right to prevent the enforcement within its borders of acts of Congress that exceeded the powers specifically spelled out in the document.

Compare the economic policies of the American System with those of Alexander Hamilton.What was similar? What was different? How do you think Hamilton would have rated presidents like John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Ross

Some of the new Latin American nations allowed Indians and free blacks to vote.

In today's United States,the Federal Reserve determines the amount of paper money to be issued.

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

Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:

In the presidential election of 1824,who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes (requiring the House of Representatives to select a president)?

In its decision in McCulloch v.Maryland,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called:

Andrew Jackson's vision of democracy excluded blacks but included Indians.

The nullification crisis:

In the early to mid-nineteenth century,property qualifications for voting:

The admittance of Missouri to the Union sparked a national crisis.Describe the debates that led up to the final compromise.How does the Missouri Compromise illustrate that sectional issues would surely arise again?

As president,John Tyler:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Monroe Doctrine

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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