Question 1

President Jackson considered those who favored nullification to be traitors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During the 1830s, evangelical Protestants tended to support

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A)   Democrats.
B)   Irish immigrants.
C)   Whigs.
D)   German immigrants.
E)   Masons.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Calhoun's defense of his doctrine of nullification was directed primarily at the issue of tariffs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1840, the number of adult white males who voted in the presidential election had risen to 80 percent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Andrew Jackson believed a strong federal government would lead to a strong democracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Jacksonian Democrats

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A)   praised President Jackson as "King Andrew I."
B)   faced little political opposition by the mid-1830s.
C)   were strongest among the merchants and manufacturers of the Northeast.
D)   praised President Jackson as "King Andrew I," were strongest among the merchants and manufacturers of the Northeast, and faced little political opposition by the mid-1830s.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

During the Tyler administration, the United States established diplomatic relations with China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jackson's supporters held a national party ________ as a forum for selecting candidates for president.

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Question 9

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

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A)   Martin Van Buren
B)   John C. Calhoun
C)   Daniel Webster
D)   Henry Clay
E)   None of these answers is correct, as each was at some point a leading Whig.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The French government had requested Alexis de Tocqueville make a study of American prisons, but he quickly went far beyond the study of prisons and wrote a classic study of American life, titled ________.

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Democracy ...

Question 11

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

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A)   being in the control of special interest factions.
B)   unnecessary to the political process.
C)   a dangerous threat to the democratic process.
D)   a desired and essential part of the democratic process.
E)   an aberration.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a federal subsidy to the proposed Maysville Road, because

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A)   he sought to demonstrate his presidential power at a time when it was being questioned.
B)   the road was not a part of any system of interstate commerce.
C)   the subsidy was to be paid-for out of tariff revenue, which he opposed.
D)   he thought the proposal might jeopardize his bid for reelection.
E)   he thought it would upset the balance created by the Missouri Compromise nine years earlier.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

In 1840, efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

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A)   new laws that actually further restricted voting rights.
B)   federal troops occupying the state capital for two years.
C)   an effort within the state to secede from the Union.
D)   two governments claiming control of the state.
E)   female and black male suffrage for a brief period of time.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The Whig Party was LEAST successful at

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A)   defining its political position.
B)   attracting a loyal constituency of voters.
C)   connecting with evangelical Protestants.
D)   competing against Democrats in local, state, and congressional races.
E)   uniting behind a strong national leader.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 was strongly criticized in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Question 18

William Morgan mysteriously disappeared shortly before he published a book that allegedly exposed the secrets of ________.

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Question 19

What role did political parties play during the 1830s and 1840s?

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During the 1830s and 1840s, political pa...

Question 20

What historical assessment would you give to Andrew Jackson's presidency? What rating would you give him as president? Explain.

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Jacksonian Democrats

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

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In 1840, the number of adult white males who voted in the presidential election had risen to 80 percent.

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Jackson's supporters held a national party ________ as a forum for selecting candidates for president.

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During the Tyler administration, the United States established diplomatic relations with China.

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William Morgan mysteriously disappeared shortly before he published a book that allegedly exposed the secrets of ________.

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