Exam 9: Jacksonian America

Which statement regarding the American electorate during the 1820s is TRUE?

What alternatives to Indian removal existed and why were they not taken?

President Jackson sought to remove all of the eastern Indian tribes except the "Five Civilized Tribes."

The "penny press" was more lively and sensationalistic than previous newspapers.

The most successful of the "Five Civilized Tribes" when it came to resisting Jackson's removal policy were _________________.

The "Aroostook War" was the result of tensions between Canada and Maine.

In the early nineteenth century, many whites viewed Indians as "noble savages."

For what reasons did Andrew Jackson oppose the doctrine of nullification and the Bank of the United States.What were the consequences of his successful defeat of the doctrine and the Bank?

John C.Calhoun's most powerful rival within the Jackson administration was _______________ _______.

In 1832, supporters of President Jackson held a national convention in order to

Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

Who among the following was NOT a leading Whig at some point during his political career?

As president, Andrew Jackson's first political target was the Bank of the United States.

President Jackson vetoed the Maysville Road even though this proposed road was in his home state.

More people gained the right to vote in the 1830s, but requirements for voters to own property remained in place.

The well-to-do were more likely to support Whigs than Democrats.

In the 1830 Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate, Webster considered Hayne's arguments to be an attack on

In 1830, what political figure said, "Our Federal Union-It must be preserved"?

When John C.Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification he was

The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.