History 1301: Chapter 10

In response to South Carolina's tariff nullification, Jackson:

privately threatened to hang Calhoun.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830:

proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River.

President Jackson's policy toward Indians could best be described as one of:

removal.

Martin Van Buren was known as the "Little Magician" due to his:

skill as a professional politician.

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue?

slavery

Antidemocratic voices freely acknowledged that democracy was incompatible with:

slavery.

Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson's second vice president.

False

Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to blacks, Indians, and women.

False

Most Whigs were states' rights advocates.

False

President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis was to ask Congress to raise the tariff.

False

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is FALSE?

He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president.

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832:

Jackson vetoed the recharter.

All of the following were prominent Whig politicians, EXCEPT:

Martin Van Buren.

All of the following factors contributed to the panic of 1837, EXCEPT the:

Tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels.

The Independent Treasury Act provoked opposition from:

Whigs and conservative Democrats.

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as:

a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few.

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history:

a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress.

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest:

argued that states could nullify federal legislation.

What federal law(s) did South Carolina nullify?

the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832

The proposed Maysville Road:

would be entirely in Kentucky.