Chapter 10
President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia was:
defiance.
Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to:
denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities.
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.
The Specie Circular:
required gold or silver payment for public lands.
How long did the economic calamity that destroyed Van Buren's presidency last?
seven years
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.
Pet banks were:
state banks that received federal government deposits.
After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by:
withdrawing its federal deposits.
All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT:
Andrew Jackson.
The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to:
Andrew Jackson.
The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was:
Black Hawk.
Least likely to become Whigs would be:
German and Irish Catholics.
Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is FALSE?
He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president.
Which of the following statements was NOT true of the 1832 presidential election?
Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson.
The compromise tariff that ended the nullification crisis was authored by:
Henry Clay.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Second Bank of the United States?
It was exclusively supported by the federal government.
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 Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for:
Webster's eloquent defense of the Union.
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.
In the 1840 campaign, the Whigs:
adopted a catchy campaign slogan.
Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest:
argued that states could nullify federal legislation.
Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road bill demonstrated his:
belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects.
As a result of the Eaton affair:
both John Eaton and Martin Van Buren left the cabinet.
After the panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following, EXCEPT:
government assistance.
William Henry Harrison:
had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe.
The Anti-Masonic party was the first to:
hold a national nomination convention.
Jackson declared his opposition to nullification:
in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.
Martin Van Buren resigned from Jackson's cabinet:
in order to give the president a clear path to replace the entire cabinet.
In his fight against Jackson to save the B.U.S., Biddle:
initiated a national financial crisis.
A tariff passed by Congress in 1832:
lowered duties on some items.
What federal law(s) did South Carolina nullify?
the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
The Trail of Tears resulted in:
the death of thousands of Indians.
The Eaton affair revealed:
the destructive gossip of the Washington social scene.
One undebatable fact about the Jacksonian era is:
the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840.
In Worcester v. Georgia, the Marshall court:
took the side of the Cherokees.
The proposed Maysville Road:
would be entirely in Kentucky.