Question 1

The leader of the movement seeking to reform the treatment of the mentally ill was

Accepted Answer

A)  Susan B. Anthony. 
B)  Dorothea Dix. 
C)  Sarah Grimké. 
D)  Lucretia Mott. 
A)  Susan B. Anthony. 
B)  Dorothea Dix. 
C)  Sarah Grimké. 
D)  Lucretia Mott. B

Question 2

Statistics indicate that between 1824 and 1840 the proportion of eligible voters actually voting in presidential elections

Accepted Answer

A)  increased substantially. 
B)  increased slightly. 
C)  decreased substantially. 
D)  decreased moderately. 
A)  increased substantially. 
B)  increased slightly. 
C)  decreased substantially. 
D)  decreased moderately. A

Question 3

The major issue in Jackson's campaign for re-election in 1832 was the

Accepted Answer

A)  stationing of federal troops in South Carolina. 
B)  Second Bank of the United States. 
C)  gag rule. 
D)  Maysville Road veto. 
A)  stationing of federal troops in South Carolina. 
B)  Second Bank of the United States. 
C)  gag rule. 
D)  Maysville Road veto. B

Question 4

Why did President Jackson reject the doctrine of nullification?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that sovereignty rested with the people; therefore, he did not accept the idea of state sovereignty. 
B)  He was adamantly opposed to states' rights. 
C)  He totally distrusted the federal government. 
D)  He personally disliked Daniel Webster. 
A)  He believed that sovereignty rested with the people; therefore, he did not accept the idea of state sovereignty. 
B)  He was adamantly opposed to states' rights. 
C)  He totally distrusted the federal government. 
D)  He personally disliked Daniel Webster.

Question 5

Which of the following is considered the most famous revival associated with the Second Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Red River revival 
B)  The Pleasant Point revival 
C)  The Indian Creek revival 
D)  The Cane Ridge revival 
A)  The Red River revival 
B)  The Pleasant Point revival 
C)  The Indian Creek revival 
D)  The Cane Ridge revival

Question 6

The Antimasons introduced which of the following to national politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The convention system for choosing candidates 
B)  The direct presidential primary election 
C)  The campaign for a straight party-line ticket 
D)  The distribution of campaign literature through the mail 
A)  The convention system for choosing candidates 
B)  The direct presidential primary election 
C)  The campaign for a straight party-line ticket 
D)  The distribution of campaign literature through the mail

Question 7

How did South Carolina respond to the increase in the volume of antislavery mailings during the early 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The state established its own postal service, which refused to deliver any mail handled by the United States Postal Service. 
B)  Abolitionist literature entering the state was intercepted and burned. 
C)  The state paid for the mass printing and mailing of proslavery tracts to northern households. 
D)  In a nullification convention, the state declared such literature to be an unconstitutional exercise of free speech. 
A)  The state established its own postal service, which refused to deliver any mail handled by the United States Postal Service. 
B)  Abolitionist literature entering the state was intercepted and burned. 
C)  The state paid for the mass printing and mailing of proslavery tracts to northern households. 
D)  In a nullification convention, the state declared such literature to be an unconstitutional exercise of free speech.

Question 8

The Liberty Party was formed by

Accepted Answer

A)  the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. 
B)  the American Colonization Society. 
C)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  Frederick Douglass. 
A)  the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. 
B)  the American Colonization Society. 
C)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  Frederick Douglass.

Question 9

The Second Great Awakening affected women in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement adversely affected women by blaming them for the sins of American society. 
B)  The only impact the movement had on women was to reinforce the cult of domesticity. 
C)  By participating in organizations advocating moral reform, many women became politically involved for the first time. 
D)  Both the Episcopal and Methodist denominations allowed women to rise to the rank of bishop. 
A)  The movement adversely affected women by blaming them for the sins of American society. 
B)  The only impact the movement had on women was to reinforce the cult of domesticity. 
C)  By participating in organizations advocating moral reform, many women became politically involved for the first time. 
D)  Both the Episcopal and Methodist denominations allowed women to rise to the rank of bishop.

Question 10

Horace Mann advocated

Accepted Answer

A)  free, tax-supported education. 
B)  that teachers should concentrate on imparting the moral lessons to be learned from a study of the classics. 
C)  that education was a private, family concern and not the concern of the state. 
D)  religious indoctrination in state-supported schools. 
A)  free, tax-supported education. 
B)  that teachers should concentrate on imparting the moral lessons to be learned from a study of the classics. 
C)  that education was a private, family concern and not the concern of the state. 
D)  religious indoctrination in state-supported schools.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of members of the Liberty Party?

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A)  They believed that the federal government should establish a reservation for African Americans in the western territories. 
B)  They advocated a federal resettlement program to aid newly freed slaves. 
C)  They believed that southern slaveowners should be compensated for their loss of property when they freed their slaves. 
D)  They believed that it was up to the states to abolish slavery. 
A)  They believed that the federal government should establish a reservation for African Americans in the western territories. 
B)  They advocated a federal resettlement program to aid newly freed slaves. 
C)  They believed that southern slaveowners should be compensated for their loss of property when they freed their slaves. 
D)  They believed that it was up to the states to abolish slavery.

Question 12

The founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society was

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Delany. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Arthur Tappan. 
D)  Theodore Weld. 
A)  Martin Delany. 
B)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
C)  Arthur Tappan. 
D)  Theodore Weld.

Question 13

The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for federal) lands sold to speculators.

Accepted Answer

A)  lands sold to speculators 
B)  loans extended to corporations. 
C)  tariffs imposed on luxury items. 
D)  taxes owed by individuals. 
A)  lands sold to speculators 
B)  loans extended to corporations. 
C)  tariffs imposed on luxury items. 
D)  taxes owed by individuals.

Question 14

Most of the day-to-day conversion efforts by the American Antislavery Society were undertaken by

Accepted Answer

A)  women. 
B)  politicians. 
C)  evangelists. 
D)  African Americans. 
A)  women. 
B)  politicians. 
C)  evangelists. 
D)  African Americans.

Question 15

In the 1830s, an individual's political party affiliation was primarily determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  geographic region. 
B)  economic occupation. 
C)  religion and ethnicity. 
D)  wealth and social standing. 
A)  geographic region. 
B)  economic occupation. 
C)  religion and ethnicity. 
D)  wealth and social standing.

Question 16

Which of the following is most likely to have been a Democrat in the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  A native-born evangelical Protestant 
B)  A free black man 
C)  A Congregationalist 
D)  An Irish Catholic 
A)  A native-born evangelical Protestant 
B)  A free black man 
C)  A Congregationalist 
D)  An Irish Catholic

Question 17

After having been arrested and jailed for treason, Joseph Smith

Accepted Answer

A)  wrote the Book of Mormon. 
B)  renounced the Mormon religion. 
C)  escaped from prison and led his followers to the Great Salt Lake Valley. 
D)  was murdered by opponents. 
A)  wrote the Book of Mormon. 
B)  renounced the Mormon religion. 
C)  escaped from prison and led his followers to the Great Salt Lake Valley. 
D)  was murdered by opponents.

Question 18

Which of the following is true of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The treaty settled the boundary dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the Oregon Country. 
B)  It resulted in an agreement between the United States and Great Britain on the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick and along the Great Lakes. 
C)  It resulted in Great Britain relinquishing all claims to Texas. 
D)  By the treaty, the United States and Great Britain agreed to the westernmost boundary of the Louisiana Purchase. 
A)  The treaty settled the boundary dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the Oregon Country. 
B)  It resulted in an agreement between the United States and Great Britain on the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick and along the Great Lakes. 
C)  It resulted in Great Britain relinquishing all claims to Texas. 
D)  By the treaty, the United States and Great Britain agreed to the westernmost boundary of the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the multi-candidate presidential race of 1824?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although John Quincy Adams was second in the electoral vote, he was elected because he led in popular votes. 
B)  John Quincy Adams had a majority of electoral votes and became president, but his major opponent, Andrew Jackson, became vice president. 
C)  Because no candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, assumed the presidency. 
D)  Although Andrew Jackson led in both popular and electoral votes, he was not elected. 
A)  Although John Quincy Adams was second in the electoral vote, he was elected because he led in popular votes. 
B)  John Quincy Adams had a majority of electoral votes and became president, but his major opponent, Andrew Jackson, became vice president. 
C)  Because no candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, assumed the presidency. 
D)  Although Andrew Jackson led in both popular and electoral votes, he was not elected.

Question 20

After Jackson was re-elected in 1832, he took away the power of the Bank of the United States to regulate the economy by

Accepted Answer

A)  persuading Congress to revise its charter. 
B)  depositing federal funds in state-chartered banks. 
C)  closing most of its branch banks. 
D)  issuing an executive order that curtailed the bank's regulatory powers. 
A)  persuading Congress to revise its charter. 
B)  depositing federal funds in state-chartered banks. 
C)  closing most of its branch banks. 
D)  issuing an executive order that curtailed the bank's regulatory powers.

Exam 12: Reform and Politics, 1824-1845

The leader of the movement seeking to reform the treatment of the mentally ill was

Statistics indicate that between 1824 and 1840 the proportion of eligible voters actually voting in presidential elections

The major issue in Jackson's campaign for re-election in 1832 was the

Why did President Jackson reject the doctrine of nullification?

Which of the following is considered the most famous revival associated with the Second Great Awakening?

The Antimasons introduced which of the following to national politics?

How did South Carolina respond to the increase in the volume of antislavery mailings during the early 1830s?

The Liberty Party was formed by

The Second Great Awakening affected women in which of the following ways?

Horace Mann advocated

Which of the following is true of members of the Liberty Party?

The founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society was

The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for federal) lands sold to speculators.

Most of the day-to-day conversion efforts by the American Antislavery Society were undertaken by

In the 1830s, an individual's political party affiliation was primarily determined by

Which of the following is most likely to have been a Democrat in the 1840s?

After having been arrested and jailed for treason, Joseph Smith

Which of the following is true of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?

Which of the following is true of the multi-candidate presidential race of 1824?

After Jackson was re-elected in 1832, he took away the power of the Bank of the United States to regulate the economy by

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