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President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia was:

defiance

Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson's second vice president

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

The Distribution Act provided for each veteran of the War of 1812 to receive 360 acres of land in the West.

false

The Indian Removal Act of 1830:

proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River

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

removal

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

Antidemocratic voices freely acknowledged that democracy was incompatible with:

slavery

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue?

slavery

Pet banks were:

state banks that received federal government deposits

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT: William Henry Harrison, Daniel Webster, Hugh Lawson White, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson

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

Which of the following statements was NOT true of the 1832 presidential election?

Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson

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

Jackson vetoed the recharter

All of the following factors contributed to the panic of 1837, EXCEPT the: depression in Britain, wave of failures of state banks, failure of he 1836 wheat crop, Tariff of 1835 which lowered duties to dangerous levels, withdrawal of European investments

Tariff of 1835 which lowered duties to dangerous levels

The Whig presidential candidate in 1840, William Henry Harrison, was the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

True

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for:

Webster's eloquent defense of the union

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

a president assumed his position to superior to that of congress

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

After the panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following EXCEPT: government assistance, wage cuts, massive joblessness, numerous bank failures, high prices for food and clothes

government assistance

William Henry Harrison:

had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe

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

In Worcester v Georgia, the Marshall court:

took the side of the Cherokees

George Fitzhugh opposed Jackson's democratic ideals, saying that in every society "some were born with saddles on their backs, and others booted and spurred to ride"

true

John C. Calhoun represented South Carolina.

true

Osceola led the Seminole resistance to their removal from their lands.

true


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