APUSH Chapter 13

Match each individual below with the correct description. A. Andrew Jackson 1. was vice president on the ticket of two B. Henry Clay presidential candidates in 1824 C. John C. Calhoun 2. received more popular votes than any D. William Crawford other candidate in 1824 3. was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 was thrown into the House of Representatives

a. A-2, B-3, C-1

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

a. hatred of Andrew Jackson.

One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the United States after the 1832 election was

a. his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter.

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

a. no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College.

The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from

a. the South.

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

a. they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory.

While in existence, the second Bank of the United States

a. was the depository of the funds of the national government.

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 appealed to

b. American suspicions of secret societies.

Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

b. a major expansion of presidential power.

Innovations in the election of 1832 included

b. adoption of written party platforms.

Americans moved into Texas

b. after an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin.

Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because

b. antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery.

In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except

b. argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society.

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson

b. dispatched modest naval and military forces to the state while preparing a larger army.

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the

b. newly won ascendancy of the masses.

Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from

b. the South and Southwest.

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

b. they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be used to suppress slavery.

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

c. Henry Clay, secretary of state

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 campaign slogan was

c. William Harrison.

The government of Mexico and the Americans who settled in Mexican-controlled Texas clashed over all of the following issues except

c. allegiance to Spain.

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

c. ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson.

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

c. forced removal.

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

c. forcing the election into the House of Representatives.

Texas gained its independence with

c. help from Americans.

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

c. its promotion of economic expansion by making credit abundant.

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

c. made to look like a poor western farmer.

Andrew Jackson's political philosophy was based on his

c. suspicion of the federal government.

The "nullification crisis" of 1832-1833 erupted over

c. tariff policy.

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

c. the Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian.

The purpose behind the spoils system was

c. to reward political supporters with public office.

As president, John Quincy Adams

c. was one of the least successful presidents in American history.

Both the Democratic party and the Whig party

c. were mass-based political parties.

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

c. whites wanted the Indians' lands.

The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when

d. Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833.

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

d. San Jacinto.

In the 1820s and 1830s the public's attitude regarding political parties

d. accepted the sometimes wild contentiousness of political life.

By the 1840s new techniques of politicking included all of the following except

d. baby kissing.

The two political parties of the Jacksonian era tended to

d. be socially and geographically diverse.

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

d. it refused to lend money to politicians.

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

d. neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers.

John Quincy Adams could be described as

d. possessing almost none of the arts of the politician.

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

d. refuse to own slaves.

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

d. states' rights.

The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was

d. the South.

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in

d. the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

d. the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation.

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

e. Henry Clay.

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

e. became an important part of the nation's checks and balances.

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

e. his firing good office holders to appoint his own people.

By the 1840s voter participation in the presidential election reached

e. nearly 80 percent.

Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following except

e. opponents of public education.

Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except it

e. put public service first, not profits.

In the 1820s and 1830s one issue that greatly raised the political stakes was

e. slavery.

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except

e. taking the country off the gold standard.

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that

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