Chapter 10 learning curve
As president, John Quincy Adams's policies appeared to support the interests of which group
The business elite
Why did the Freemasons fall into disrepute in 1826?
The kidnapping and murder of a disloyal member had raised suspicions
What was a major contributing factor to the democratization of policies in the 1820s and 1830s?
The popular election of most offices
Why did new disciplined political parties emerge in the 1820s in a number of states?
The power of notables in communities waned
What prompted the emergence of a second national party in the mid 1830s?
The rise of democracy and Jackson's tumultuous presidency
Which political party reflected the ideology of "artisan republicanism"?
The working men's party
Why did northern jacksonians like Martin van burn support the tariff of 1828?
They added tariffs on raw materials like wool to win electoral support
Why did some eastern supporters of native Americans favor resettlement of Indians west of the Mississippi River?
They believed resettlement would actually protect Indians
Why did the Whigs run four presidential candidates in the election of 1836?
They hoped the election would end up in the House of Representatives
What unusual move did the Whigs make in 1840 to try to generate support for their candidates?
They sought the support of women
Why did the Whig party choose its name?
They wanted to identify themselves with the pre-revolutionary parties that opposed royal power
Why did president Andrew Jackson insist on getting congress to pass the force bill to threaten South Carolina even while he was willing to reduce the tariff that southerners objected to?
To assert federal authority and preserve the union
What was the fundamental purpose behind south Caroline's nullification of the federal tariff of 1828?
To check federal power before it could be used to abolish slavery
Why did John Quincy Adams favor the American system?
To help northern businessmen and commercial farmers
What was the most important role of the second bank of the United States?
To stabilize the nations money supply
Why had most local unions and all the national labor organizations disappeared by 1843?
A depression and surplus of unemployed workers spelled ruin for unions
In his view of states' rights, John C. Calhoun believed that
A state convention in any state could declare a federal law null and void in that state
Why did Thomas Jefferson condemn John Quincy Adams from hid deathbed for promoting "a government of aristocracy"?
Adams supported high protective tariffs for northeastern manufacturers
Which member of Andrews jacksons kitchen cabinet wrote the presidents speeches?
Amos Kendall
Andrew Jackson became a hero during the war of 1812 for winning which battle against the British?
Battle of New Orleans
In what respect were the Whigs of the 1830s similar to the federalists at the beginning of the 19th century?
Both sought leaders with wealth and ability
President Andrew Jackson was the first man in the White House who
Came from a trans-Appalachian state
In the presidential election of 1824, William Crawford was nominated by an informal meeting of congressional leaders called the
Caucus
What status did the Supreme Court decision in Cherokee nation vs Georgia affix to Indian people?
Domestic dependent nations
Why was the presidential election of 1824 the last stand of the notables?
Elections after 1824 would be dominated by modern parties with broad social bases
Who opposed the Indian removal act in congress in 1830?
Evangelical Protestants
How did president John Quincy Adams react when congress rejected his activist economic policies of high tariffs and subsidies for roads and canals?
He accused congress of following public opinion
Why did John C. Calhoun of South Carolina withdraw from the election of 1824?
He knew that William Crawford was popular in the south
How did Martin van burden defend the existence and use of political parties?
He said they were the best means of curbing government power
Why did John Tyler not support the agenda of the Whig party when he became president?
He was opposed to the American system
How did the panic of 1837 affect labor movement?
It eviscerated the labor movement
Who anonymously wrote "constitutional government and the government of a majority are utterky incompatable"?
John C. Calhoun
To formulate policy, Andrew Jackson relied on a close set of friends as his advisors called the
Kitchen cabinet
Which statement reflects part of Andrew jack sons legacy?
Making the political system more democratic
Why did the twelfth amendment to the constitution end up determining the election of 1824?
No one candidate received an absolute majority of electoral votes
Martin van buren awarded state jobs to his supporters in a process known as
Patronage
Why did expansion of the franchise advance the development of political parties?
Politicians had to organize their appeal to newly enfranchised voters
What did the Freemasons stand for in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
Republicanism
In the mid 1820s, in the midst of the expansion of suffrage in most states, which state retained property qualifications for voting?
Rhode Island
What principle did Andrew Jackson insist he was following when he replaced government bureaucrats with ordinary men who supported him politically?
Rotation of office
What group constituted most of the membership of the Whig party in the south?
Small, independent farmers
Which group supported Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828?
Southern farmers
Many Americans blamed the depression of the late 1830s on which president Andrew jacksons policies that required western settlers to lay for land purchases in gold or silver coins?
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