Question 1

The victor of the 1828 presidential election was John Quincy Adams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Unemployment in Philadelphia during the Panic of 1819 hit ____________________ percent

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unemployment in Philadelphia during the Panic of...

Question 3

Voter turnout in the election of 1840 was ____ percent of the eligible voters.

Accepted Answer

A)  78 
B)  69 
C)  81 
D)  75 
E)  50 
A)  78 
B)  69 
C)  81 
D)  75 
E)  50

Question 4

The issue that led to the final and complete break between Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun was

Accepted Answer

A)  the tariff of 1830. 
B)  "nullification." 
C)  the Peggy Eaton affair. 
D)  Indian removal. 
E)  the Bank of the U.S. 
A)  the tariff of 1830. 
B)  "nullification." 
C)  the Peggy Eaton affair. 
D)  Indian removal. 
E)  the Bank of the U.S.

Question 5

The "corrupt bargain" of 1824 refers to the deal made between which two statesmen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 
B)  John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 
C)  John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay 
D)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren 
E)  James Monroe and John Quincy Adams 
A)  Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren 
B)  John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 
C)  John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay 
D)  Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren 
E)  James Monroe and John Quincy Adams

Question 6

Andrew Jackson supported the protest against the tariff passed in 1828.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The president of the Second Bank of the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicholas Biddle. 
B)  Amos Kendall. 
C)  Frank Blair, Jr. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Henry Clay. 
A)  Nicholas Biddle. 
B)  Amos Kendall. 
C)  Frank Blair, Jr. 
D)  Daniel Webster. 
E)  Henry Clay.

Question 8

Jacksonian Democrats viewed the "American System" as

Accepted Answer

A)  the most efficient approach to solving the nation's economic and political problems. 
B)  an unconstitutional violation of local, state, and citizen rights. 
C)  a means of reducing sectional tensions and calming the fears of southern slave owners. 
D)  a tax-reform policy that would benefit honest citizens and impoverished politicians. 
E)  socialism. 
A)  the most efficient approach to solving the nation's economic and political problems. 
B)  an unconstitutional violation of local, state, and citizen rights. 
C)  a means of reducing sectional tensions and calming the fears of southern slave owners. 
D)  a tax-reform policy that would benefit honest citizens and impoverished politicians. 
E)  socialism.

Question 9

The winner of the popular vote in the election of 1824, though not the victor in the election, was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Southern states opposed the tariff of 1828 because it

Accepted Answer

A)  unfairly taxed southern agricultural products. 
B)  lowered the price of most manufactured goods. 
C)  violated the states' constitutional right to control intrastate trade. 
D)  benefited northern and western farmers at the expense of export-driven southern producers. 
E)  benefited British merchants at their expense. 
A)  unfairly taxed southern agricultural products. 
B)  lowered the price of most manufactured goods. 
C)  violated the states' constitutional right to control intrastate trade. 
D)  benefited northern and western farmers at the expense of export-driven southern producers. 
E)  benefited British merchants at their expense.

Question 11

Andrew Jackson's Indian policy

Accepted Answer

A)  protected the sovereign rights of Indian nations within their own territories. 
B)  openly violated Supreme Court rulings by allowing state governments to encroach on Indian land. 
C)  increased the size of Indian reservations as a reward for tribal support in the War of 1812. 
D)  terminated the reservations and assimilated Indians into white society. 
E)  was based on the assumption that all Indians would ultimately have to be killed. 
A)  protected the sovereign rights of Indian nations within their own territories. 
B)  openly violated Supreme Court rulings by allowing state governments to encroach on Indian land. 
C)  increased the size of Indian reservations as a reward for tribal support in the War of 1812. 
D)  terminated the reservations and assimilated Indians into white society. 
E)  was based on the assumption that all Indians would ultimately have to be killed.

Question 12

Jackson was never able to sign the tariff of 1828 into law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There was a clear contest in the Jackson administration between Martin Van Buren and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There was a clear contest in the...

Question 14

The Tariff of 1828 was known throughout the South as the tariff of

Accepted Answer

A)  horror. 
B)  hope. 
C)  abominations. 
D)  dependence. 
E)  absurdity. 
A)  horror. 
B)  hope. 
C)  abominations. 
D)  dependence. 
E)  absurdity.

Question 15

The presidential campaign of 1828 was run cleanly and was free of dirty tricks or slanderous accusations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1819, the North held a majority in the House of Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In response to the nullification crisis, Andrew Jackson

Accepted Answer

A)  asserted the inviolability of the union and of federal control of tariffs and other matters of foreign policy. 
B)  defended the states' rights position that states were the ultimate judges of constitutional principles. 
C)  challenged John C.Calhoun to a duel. 
D)  demanded that Congress enact an even higher new tariff. 
E)  became best friends with Calhoun. 
A)  asserted the inviolability of the union and of federal control of tariffs and other matters of foreign policy. 
B)  defended the states' rights position that states were the ultimate judges of constitutional principles. 
C)  challenged John C.Calhoun to a duel. 
D)  demanded that Congress enact an even higher new tariff. 
E)  became best friends with Calhoun.

Question 18

____________________ was the strongest card held by southern extremists.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the strongest card held by...

Question 19

____________________ applied in 1819 to become the first new state to be carved out of the Louisiana Purchase.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ applied in 1819 to become the...

Question 20

____________________ led the campaign in the Senate to censure Andrew Jackson.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led the campaign in the Senate...

Exam 11: Whigs and Democrats

The victor of the 1828 presidential election was John Quincy Adams.

Unemployment in Philadelphia during the Panic of 1819 hit ____________________ percent

Voter turnout in the election of 1840 was ____ percent of the eligible voters.

The issue that led to the final and complete break between Andrew Jackson and John C.Calhoun was

The "corrupt bargain" of 1824 refers to the deal made between which two statesmen?

Andrew Jackson supported the protest against the tariff passed in 1828.

The president of the Second Bank of the United States was

Jacksonian Democrats viewed the "American System" as

The winner of the popular vote in the election of 1824, though not the victor in the election, was

Southern states opposed the tariff of 1828 because it

Andrew Jackson's Indian policy

Jackson was never able to sign the tariff of 1828 into law.

There was a clear contest in the Jackson administration between Martin Van Buren and ____________________.

The Tariff of 1828 was known throughout the South as the tariff of

The presidential campaign of 1828 was run cleanly and was free of dirty tricks or slanderous accusations.

In 1819, the North held a majority in the House of Representatives.

In response to the nullification crisis, Andrew Jackson

____________________ was the strongest card held by southern extremists.

____________________ applied in 1819 to become the first new state to be carved out of the Louisiana Purchase.

____________________ led the campaign in the Senate to censure Andrew Jackson.

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England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

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The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

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War and Society, 1914-1920

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America During the Second World War

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