A push Chapter 13

Americans moved into Texas

After an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin

The Anti-Masonic party f 1832 appealed to

American suspicions of secret societies

The two political parties of the Jacksonian era tended to

Be socially and geographically diverse

The new two-party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s

Became an important part of the nation's checks and balances

MULTIPLE Stephen F. Austin's grant form the Mexican government required that immigrants whom he helped settle in Texas

Become Mexican citizens Be roman Catholics

People in the west tended to prefer Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election because he

Campaigned against the forces of corruption and privilege in government

The nullification crisis started by south Carolina over the tariff of 1828 ended when

Congress passed the compromise tariff of 1833

MULTIPLE The south Carolina nullifying convention

Declared the Tariff of 1832 null and void within south Carolina Ordered the south Carolina state legislature to make military preparations to defend the state Nullified the force bill Threatened to secede

The south Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

Declared the existing tariff null and void in south carolina

In response to south Carolina's nullification of the tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson

Dispatched naval and military forces to the states while denouncing nullification

The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was

Forced removal

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

Forcing the election into the house of representatives

One of the positive aspects of the Bank fo the United States was its

Function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nations expanding economy

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

Hatred of Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when he appointed ______ to become _____

Henry Clay; secretary of state

The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was

Henry clay

MULTIPLE The Whig party drew support from

Henry clay and John c Calhoun Southerners and states' rightists Large northern industrialists and merchants

John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following EXCEPT

His encouragement of his supporters to sling mud at Jackson

One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the bank of the united states after the 1832 election was

His fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharger

MULTIPLE Martin van Buren's administration was troubled by

His lack of personal popularity Antislavery Economic depression Inherited enemies

MULTIPLE While he was president, hone Quincy Adams was roundly criticized for his

Land policy Indian policy Support for internal improvements Supposedly aristocratic life style

William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was

Made to look like a poor western farmer

MULTIPLE The presidential election of 1828 was characterized by

Mudslinging tactics High voter turnout Both sides using trees to symbolize their candidate

The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for

Neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifies

Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following EXCEPT

Opponents of public education

MULTIPLE The panic of 1837 was the result of

Over speculation in internal improvements The bank war and specie circular Economic distress in Europe

All of the following were characteristics of Henry clay's election campaign of 1832 EXCEPT

Overconfidence of his campaign and the national republicans

The so-called Era of Good Feelings was never entirely tranquil, but even the illusion of national consensus was shattered by the

Panic of 1819 and the Missouri Compromise of 1820

John Quincy Adams could be described as

Possessing almost none of the arts of the politician

The force bill of 1833 provided that the

President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties

The Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 EXCEPT

Proposal of the Divorce Bill

MULTIPLE Southerners disliked the tariff of 1828 because it

Raised the price of manufactured goods Represented the growing power of the federal government

In the 1820s and 30s, the publics attitude regarding political parties

Reflected growing acceptance of the wild contentiousness of political life

In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following EXCEPT

Refuse to own slaves

MULTIPLE Following his election in 1832, president Jackson decided to

Remove federal funds from the bank of the united states gradually Stop depositing federal funds in the bank of the united states Start depositing federal funds in several pet state banks

Texas won their independence as a result of the victory over median armies at the battle of

San Jacinto

In the 1820s and 30s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were

Slavery and economic distress

Andre3w Jackson's democratic political philosophy was based on his

Suspicion of the federal government

The panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following EXCEPT

Taking the country off the gold standard

The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted over

Tariff policy

On the forced march from their Georgia homeland to Oklahoma known as the Trail of Tears, the Cherokees experienced all of the following EXCEPT

The abuse of wives and daughters by US soldiers

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

The appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs

Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the bank of the united states for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it

The bank was beholden to British financial interests

Writing about his observations of America and Americans as he traveled across the united states, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was most struck by

The general equality of condition among the people

The strong regional support for the tariff of 1833 came from

The south

Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from

The south and southwest

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

They believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory

Southerners feared the tariff of 1828 because

This same power could be used to suppress slavery

The purpose behind the spoils system was

To reward political supporters with public office

MULTIPLE In his veto of the bank recharger bill, president Jackson claimed that the bank was

Unconstitutional antiwestern Too much influenced by aristocrats and foreigners Corrupt and monopolistic

MULTIPLE the anit-masonic party

Was an anit-jackson party Was the nation's first third party

As president, John Quincy Adams

Was one of the least successful presidents in American history

While in existence, the second bank of the united states

Was the depository of the funds of the national government

Both the democratic party and the Whig party

Were mass-based political parties

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of native Americans from the eastern states because

Whites wanted the Indians' lands

the Tippecanoe in the Whigs 1840 slogan was

William Harrison

In their treatment of native Americans, white Americans did all of the following EXCEPT

argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society

MULTIPLE During his long political career, John Quincy Adams was at one time or another

A nationalist Sec State Congressman President

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharger bill for the bank of the united states

A major expansion of presidential power

Match each individual with the correct description A. Jackson. 1. Finished 3rd in electoral vote B. Clay 2. Elected president by the H of R C. Adams. 3. Threw support to winning candidate D.Crawford. 4. Finished 1st in popular vote

A-4, B-3,C-2,D-1

Innovation in the election of 1832 included

Adoption of written party platforms

The government of Mexico and the Americans who settle in Mexican controlled Texas clashed over all of the following issues EXCEPT

Allegiance to Spain

One reason for the Anglo-texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that the

Anglo-texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian

Presidents Jackson and van Buren hesitated to extend recognition and to annex the new Texas republic because

Antislavery groups in the united states opposed the expansion of slavery

The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828 were

Ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson who actually hoped it would be defeated

Texas gained independence with

Help from Americans

By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached

Nearly 80%

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

Newly won ascendancy of the masses

John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for

States' rights

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharger bill for the bank of the united states on

The fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional

Opposing the tariff of 1828, southerners labeled it a Yankee Tariff becasue

The tariff protected New England manufacturing at their expense

Despite Adams's discomfort, his political supporters used all of the following dirty tactics against his rival Jackson EXCEPT

Trumpeting his hanging of 6 Indian chiefs

The presidential election of 1824

Was the firs one to see the election of a minority president