Ch. 10: Democracy in America

Jackson's Democrats were firm believers in using the power of the government to legislate a unified moral vision on society, especially "temperance" laws that restricted alcohol use and production.

False

Identify the statements that describe William Henry Harrison, the 1840 Whig candidate for president.

Harrison's key accomplishment, like Jackson's, was his military success against the British in the War of 1812. Harrison's running mate was John Tyler, former Democrat from Virginia Harrison did not have an actual political platform

What does this broadside reveal about the important issues John Quincy Adams supported during his campaign?

It shows the promotion of domestic goods over foreign imports in order to strengthen the young country's economy.

Based on your understanding of the Bank War, what does this political cartoon reveal about the conflict?

Nicholas Biddle, the president of the Second Bank of the United States, is represented with the head of a demon and shown running from an all-powerful Andrew Jackson holding the order to remove federal funds from the bank.

What does this map reveal about the Missouri Compromise and slavery in the United States in 1820?

Present-day North and South Dakota, which were part of the unorganized territory, were both closed to slavery. The northeastern coast of the country, from Maine to New Jersey, was composed entirely of free states and territories.

Identify the statements that describe the Latin American Wars of Independence.

The Spanish empire in America was eventually dissolved into seventeen different nations. Latin American constitutions were more democratic than the United States Constitution.

Identify the three main principles of the Monroe Doctrine.

The United States warning to the European powers not to interfere with the newly independent states of Latin America. The United States would abstain from involvement in the wars of Europe. The United States would oppose any further colonization efforts by the European powers in Americas.

Even though John Tyler was a Whig, Whig newspapers quickly started referring to him as "His Accidency" and "The Executive Ass." Why was Tyler so disliked by members of his own party?

Tyler vetoed the creation of a new national bank. Tyler vetoed a higher tariff.

Identify the statements that describe John Quincy Adams's positions prior to becoming president.

United States ambassador to Prussia, Russia, the Netherlands, and Britain. senator from Massachusetts.

What would a map reveal about the presidential election of 1824? Match the candidates to their outcomes in the election.

Won the largest portion of the popular vote and the electoral vote: Andrew Jackson performed strongest in the Northeastern states, including New York, Massachusetts and Maine: John Quincy Adams won a larger portion of the popular vote than William H. Crawford, but received fewer electoral votes: Henry Clay

Identify the statement that describes the spoils system.

the practice of a political party awarding posts to its supporters

Identify the following individuals and key terms.

passed by congress to enforce the federal tariff of 1832: Force Act raised taxes on imported manufactured goods made of wool, as well as raw materials such as iron: tariff of abominations justified South Carolina's arguments for nullification by drawing on the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798: Exposition and Protest represented a conflict between the federal government and South Carolina that eventually led to well-developed political philosophy: nullification crisis

As property qualifications were lifted as a barrier to participating in American democracy, by what new boundaries were the rights of citizens restricted?

race sex

Identify the initiatives that led to the Democrats' success at the national level.

reduced government expenditures lowered the tariff

As a result of the Dorr War, property qualifications for voting were eliminated for native-born black and white men.

true