Question 1

What triggered the Panic of 1837?

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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.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Trail of Tears

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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 showsF) inexpensive newspapersG) getting a job based on party loyalty, not on meritH) called Indians "wards" of the federal governmentI) political program for economic developmentJ) men who did not own enough property to voteK) Cherokee trek to OklahomaL) maintained the balance of power between slave and free statesM) F) and I)
N) A) and G)

Question 3

"Hard money" in the 1830s referred to:

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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.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

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

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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.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

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

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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.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

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

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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.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

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?

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Question 8

Explain how Democrats and Whigs viewed liberty and the role of government in securing liberty.

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Question 9

Many of the members of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet,as his group of close advisers was known,were:

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A)   bankers.
B)   newspaper editors.
C)   women, including Peggy Eaton and Floride Calhoun.
D)   military officers.
E)   Protestant ministers.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Which Indian nation fought a war with the U.S.army from 1835 to 1842 to resist removal to the West?

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A)   Cherokee.
B)   Chickasaw.
C)   Creek.
D)   Seminole.
E)   Choctaw.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Andrew Jackson was Harvard educated but was able to portray himself to the American people as a common man.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

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Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Henry Clay

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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" candidateF) theorist behind nullificationG) advocated a powerful federal government as presidentH) Jefferson's treasury secretaryI) accused of making a "corrupt bargain"J) founder of the Democratic PartyK) senator who denounced nullification as treasonousL) Cherokee resistance leaderM) J) and L)
N) A) and I)

Question 14

The Independent Treasury completely separated the federal government from the nation's banking system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Panic of 1819:

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A)   resulted partly from an upsurge in European demand for American farm products that the United States was unprepared to meet.
B)   led to impossibly high prices for western lands.
C)   enhanced trust in banks because they did such a good job of weathering the economic storm.
D)   prompted some states to suspend debt collections, which helped debtors but hurt creditors.
E)   inspired John Marshall's decision against the banking power in Gibbons v. Ogden.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

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.

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The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 wa...

Question 17

The term "Era of Good Feelings" refers to the period of American history when:

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A)   the Federalist Party was at its strongest.
B)   there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration.
C)   Americans united across party lines to declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812.
D)   slavery was gradually abolished in all the states.
E)   Democrats and Whigs cooperated to solve the nation's financial crisis.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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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.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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