Chapter 10
Sequoyah developed which of the following to assimilate members of the Cherokee tribe into American life?
A perfected system of writing for the Cherokee language
What did Alexis de Tocqueville mean when he used the term individualism to describe American society in 1835?
Americans lived in social isolation, without any ties to caste, class, association, or family.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to South Carolina's claimed right of nullification in 1832?
He asked Congress for a Force Bill authorizing him to use the military to suppress any act of nullification.
Which of the following describes the Fourierist movement in America?
It demonstrated the difficulty of creating enduring utopian communities.
Which of the following arguments did President Jackson offer as a justification for destroying the Second Bank of the United States?
It was a monopoly that benefited only a few owners, some of whom were foreigners.
Which of the following statements describes Jackson's veto of the bill rechartering the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?
It was a popular move, blending constitutional arguments, an appeal to patriotism, and class rhetoric.
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written by John C. Calhoun, bore a similarity to the argument made by which of the following people?
Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Who was a critic for the New York Tribune, an editor of The Dial, and the author of Woman in the Nineteenth Century?
Margaret Fuller
n which of the following ways was Chief Justice Roger Taney different from his predecessor, John Marshall?
Marshall was nationally oriented while Taney favored states' rights.
Which of the following developments spurred the Panic of 1837?
The Bank of England curtailed British investment in the United States.
Which of the following statements characterizes the American party system by the early 1840s?
The practice of Americans voting for a particular party along ethnic and religious lines began to emerge
By the early 1840s, Garrison and his supporters in the American Anti-Slavery Society had transformed their agenda in which of the following ways
They advocated a broad-based reform program, embracing women's rights as well as the rights of American blacks.
Which of the following describes the nineteenth-century Shakers?
They allowed both women and men to govern their communities.
Why are the Oneidians, Shakers, and Fourierists historically significant?
They articulated criticisms of the class divisions created by the market economy.
What occurred during the Bad Axe Massacre of 1832
U.S. troops pursued Black Hawk's followers into Wisconsin and killed 850 of his warriors.
In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by
persuading Congress to pass a new tariff that gradually reduced duties
essayist and poet, led transcendtentalist movement
ralph waldo emerson
The 1832 Ordinance of Nullification was based on which of the following beliefs?
states have the right to determine which congressional laws they would enforce
Which of the following elements defined the Democrats under Andrew Jackson?
support for the average americans
Feminist, social reformer, womens sufferage, american anti slavery society
susan b antony
John C. Calhoun challenged the northern Whig economic ideology by arguing
that advanced civilizations always had antagonism between workers and capitalists.
Which of the following describes the minstrel shows that became popular in American cities in the 1840s?
they were a popular form of enertainment and social criticism
Which of the following was a result of the Turner Rebellion of the 1830s?
tougher slave codes were implemented
In the U.S. Supreme Court case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832), John Marshall and the Court majority issued a decision that
upheld Indian nations' political authority in their communities.
mob violence against abolitionist efforts in the 1830s and 1840s was
was often directs towards "respectable" black organizations such as churches and orphanages
9th president, first president to die in office,
william henry harrison
How did women participate in the abolition movement in the mid-eighteenth century?
women abolitionists established influential groups such as philli femal antislavery society
Banker , graduated 15 from princeton, particpated in lousina purchase audit
nicholas biddle
Which of the following statements describes the impact of the Jacksonian-era constitutional revolution on the states?
Between 1830 and 1860, twenty states revised their charters and enhanced democracy.
In 1832, a South Carolina state convention committed which of the following actions?
Declared tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state
In 1834, the Working Men's Party persuaded the Pennsylvania legislature to do which of the following?
Create a free, tax-supported public school system
In the landmark case of Charles River Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. (1837), Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and the U.S. Supreme Court did which of the following?
Encouraged competitive enterprise, opening the way for legislatures to charter railroad companies
In what way was the United States more democratic than anywhere else in the world during the first half of the nineteenth century?
Franchise Qualification
What was the outcome of President John Quincy Adams' support of the Creeks in their treaty negotiations with the state of Georgia?
Georgia governor called him a public enemy an ally of the savages .
Which of the following describe John Tyler and his presidency?
He so angered Whigs that he was kicked out of the party while president.
Why did Andrew Jackson veto the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?
He thought it interfered with the rights of states and the liberties of the people.
Which of the following statements about Emerson is correct?
He was a Unitarian minister who eventually rejected organized religion.
The Trail of Tears was the direct consequence of which of the following government actions?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Most of the new state constitutions written between 1830 and 1860 did which of the following?
Reapportioned state legislatures on the basis of population
Which of the following statements characterizes the Second Bank of the United States in the 1830s?
Its cautious monetary policy pleased bankers, creditors, and East Coast entrepreneurs, who funded economic development.
How did President Andrew Jackson change the federal system of office holding?
Jackson introduced the principle of rotation in office to discourage long tenure.
Which of the following statements characterizes Andrew Jackson's intentions toward Native Americans during his presidency?
Jackson meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.
Correctly match the candidate in the 1824 presidential election with his description.
Jackson popular war of 1812 hero
The American Lyceum movement of the 1830s engaged in which of the following efforts?
Promoting the spread of knowledge through public lectures
On which issue was the Whig philosophy of the 1830s critically different from that of the Federalists in the 1790s?
Rule by an elite based on talent
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson believe would promote an individual's mystical union with God and achievement of self-realization?
Spending time alone in nature
During the 1840s, American women's rights activists focused on which of the following goals?
Strengthening the legal rights of married women
The public movement for women's rights developed out of which of the following sources in the 1840s?
The Second Great Awakening
Which of the following laws required the Treasury department to accept only gold and silver in payment for purchases of federal land?
The Specie Circular
Which of the following describes the ruling by the Roger B. Taney Supreme Court in Mayor of New York v. Miln?
The Taney Court ruled that New York State could inspect the health of arriving immigrants.
Which of the following statements characterizes the presidential campaign of 1840?
The Whigs' campaign was a carnival of speeches, parades, and mass meetings to demonstrate the man-of-the-people qualities of their presidential candidate.
Working Men's Parties of the late 1820s and 1830s called for which of the following reforms?
The abolition of debtors' prisons
What did the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution specify should be done in an election like the election of 1824, in which no presidential candidate received a majority of the electoral votes?
The house of representatives decide the outcome.
What was the gag rule passed by the House of Representatives in 1836
The policy automatically tabled and prevented discussion of any antislavery petitions received by the House.
Which of the following was the primary function of the Second Bank of the United States?
To stabilize the nation's money supply by forcing state banks to convert their paper money periodically into gold and silver coin
Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were well known for their involvement in which of the following movements?
Transcendentalism
The philosophy that people could gain mystical knowledge and harmony beyond the world of the senses is known as which of the following?
Transcendentalism
Which of the following statements describes events surrounding the election of 1824?
William crawford died from a stroke
In the election of 1840, Whigs boosted their electoral hopes by appealing to which of the following groups?
Women
As president, John Quincy Adams supported which of the following policies?
a national bank to promote uniform currency and control credit.
President Martin Van Buren responded to the Panic of 1837 by
adopting a hands-off, limited-government stance.
On whom did President Jackson rely for political advice?
an informal group called the kitchen cabinet.
seventh president, son of scottish family, national war hero 1812
andrew jackson
Newspaper editor lived in 1864-1936
arthur brisbane
a slave who led a slave rebellion in southhampton virginia
nat turner
sauk leader
blackhawk
Andrew Jackson and his supporters won the election in 1828 in part by
calling themselves democrats
wrote appeal to the color citizens of the world, anti slavery
david walker
For which of the following reasons did the Salt Lake Mormons succeed and thrive in the nineteenth century even as other social experiments failed?
had a strong hierarchical leadership
kentucky represenative / senator leading war hawk, wanted war with britain and supported war of 1812 known as the great comprimisor missouri comprimise helped avoid civil war
henry clay
Which of the following describes The Book of Mormon, published in 1830?
it claimed that jesus christ visited an ancient american civilization soon after his resurection
As a result of Turner's Rebellion, the Virginia legislature did which of the following in the 1830s?
it debated but rejected a bill providig for gradual emancipation and colinization
from southcarolina, strong national goverment, wanted the south to succede from the union
john c calhoun
secretary of state under james monroe, sixth president, whig and anti masonic parties, treaty ended war of 1812
john quincy adams
tenth president, anfered the whigs,
john tyler
founder of mormonism, church of christ
joseph smith
womans activist assoiciated with trancedentalism
margeret fuller