APUSH-Unit 6 (Chap. 9 - 1839-1841)
Those who agreed with the president's arguments here most likely supported ________. -"soft money" -Daniel Webster -"hard money" -Nicholas Biddle
"hard money"
What policy was most favored by white westerners during the early 1800s? -Spread the Christian faith and white culture among Indian tribes. -Assimilate Indian tribes into white society and settlements. -Protect Indians with the military from attacks by white settlers. -Acquire the land occupied by Indian tribes and move the Indians west.
Acquire the land occupied by Indian tribes and move the Indians west.
The beliefs described in the third paragraph were also most influential in Jackson's actions on what other issue? -slavery -taxes and tariffs -the "spoils system" -Indian policy
Indian policy
Which statement is true of the administration of John Quincy Adams? -It took the lead in diplomacy between the United States and Latin American nations. -It tried to scale back the size of the federal government and reduce the national debt. -It accomplished more in its first hundred days than any other presidency up to that point. -It hoped to pass a program of vigorous national economic and educational development.
It hoped to pass a program of vigorous national economic and educational development.
What is true of the Tariff of 1828? -It was originally proposed by President Adams. -It raised tariff rates to record-high levels. -t was praised in a pamphlet written by Vice President Calhoun. -It reduced the rates of the "Tariff of Abominations."
It raised tariff rates to record-high levels.
What was the most important change in politics in the early 1800s? -Discrimination by race ended in voting. -Property qualifications for voting were eliminated. -The Thirteenth Amendment set a minimum age for voters. -Women in certain western states were able to vote.
Property qualifications for voting were eliminated.
Of the "Five Civilized Tribes," which tribe most resisted the pressures of removal? -Chickasaw -Choctaw -Creek -Seminole
Seminole
Which statement is true of Jacksonian Democrats? -They usually emphasized limited government and strict construction. -The party was strongest among the merchants and manufacturers of the Northeast. -They praised President Jackson as "King Andrew I." -They faced little political opposition by the mid-1830s.
They usually emphasized limited government and strict construction.
In the 1830s, Democrats were more likely than Whigs to support ________. -stablished wealth -federally supported internal improvements -territorial expansion -the chartering of banks and corporations
territorial expansion
In the first part of this message, President Jackson seemed to most directly anticipate ________. -the Independent Treasury -the Specie Circular -the "bank recession" -the Federal Reserve
the "bank recession"
What did President Andrew Jackson do in 1833 in an attempt to end the nullification crisis? -He authorized the use of the military to enforce acts of Congress. -He raised the "tariff of abominations" higher than it already was. -He agreed to implement John C. Calhoun's demands. -He shifted the power of judicial review to the states.
He authorized the use of the military to enforce acts of Congress.
Which of the following is NOT true of the new form of politics emerging in the 1820s and 1830s? -Martin Van Buren was disgusted with the return of political parties. -Parties were defended as organizations helpful to the nation and its politics. -Alexis de Tocqueville closely observed the increased amount of democracy. -Issues were sometimes avoided in favor of promoting a candidate's image.
Martin Van Buren was disgusted with the return of political parties.
Whose presidential aspirations were strengthened and whose were weakened by the Eaton Affair? -Roger B. Taney, John Marshall -Frank Blair, DeWitt Clinton -Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun -Henry Clay, Daniel Webster
Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun
What happened as a result of the U.S. government's Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s? -he United States lost control of ten million acres of Indian lands. -All Indian tribes were forced to intermingle on one large reservation. -Nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi. -New federal attempts were made to assimilate Indian tribes into white society.
Nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi.
What did John C. Calhoun argue in his doctrine of nullification? -There should not be a federal court system, only state courts. -States, not Congress, should ratify amendments to the Constitution. -All laws related to a state's economic development should come from that state. -States were the final authority on the constitutionality of federal laws.
States were the final authority on the constitutionality of federal laws.
Which of these did NOT happen as a result of Jackson's veto of the bank? -Roger B. Taney became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. -Federal deposits were removed from the BUS and put in state "pet" banks. -The U.S. economy entered the longest period of sustained growth in the century. -The United States had no central banking system for the rest of the 1800s.
The U.S. economy entered the longest period of sustained growth in the century.
The so-called "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved ________. -federal funds for internal improvements to certain states in exchange for electoral votes -illegal contracts between the State Department and private corporations -the sale of public land to supporters of the Monroe administration -a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election
a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election
Which portrayal of Andrew Jackson has never entirely gone away in historical interpretations of his career? -advocate of white supremacy -champion of the common people -promoter of democracy and equality -friend to national development
champion of the common people
Andrew Jackson won the presidency in 1828 for all of these reasons EXCEPT ________. -Martin Van Buren's Democratic political organization supported him -he was already known throughout the country for his war record -many of his followers had been campaigning for him since he lost in 1824 -his platform pledged to protect American manufacturing and lower taxes
his platform pledged to protect American manufacturing and lower taxes
Martin Van Buren did all of the following EXCEPT ________. -create an independent treasury to hold government money -win the presidency over multiple Whig candidates -suffer the consequences of the Specie Circular -pass several acts to combat the depression of 1837
pass several acts to combat the depression of 1837
Of the following groups, support for the Whigs was weakest among ________. -evangelical Protestants -wealthy southern planters -small western farmers -substantial New England manufacturers
small western farmers
Although the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, President Jackson decided ________. -the Court could not enforce the rulings and he would interpret the Constitution for himself -that Georgia could remove the Cherokee tribes if it served the "public good" -the tribes under Black Hawk and his son could remain on their lands in the Appalachians -the entire process of the removal of the Indians was unconstitutional
the Court could not enforce the rulings and he would interpret the Constitution for himself
Which of these set some parts of the northern boundary of the United States? -the Creole affair -the Caroline incident -the Webster-Ashburton Treaty -the "Aroostook War"
the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw ________. -William Henry Harrison serve as the Democratic candidate -Henry Clay chosen as the Whig presidential candidate -the first influence of the "penny press" in politics -Martin Van Buren drop out of the presidential race
the first influence of the "penny press" in politics
In the 1830 Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate, Webster considered Hayne's arguments to be an attack on ________. -the nation's tariff policies -President Jackson's leadership -states that did not have slavery -the integrity of the Union
the integrity of the Union
As president, John Tyler ________. -was a Whig who was expelled from the party -considered Andrew Jackson to be his political role model -favored the recharter of the Bank of the United States -approved Clay's "American System" program
was a Whig who was expelled from the party