U. S. History Chap. Quiz 9

In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson was more popular with ordinary people and southern planters than the incumbent president, John Quincy Adams. 1) True 2) False

True

John Quincy Adams's administration was crippled from the beginning because of the "corrupt bargain." 1) True 2) False

True

The 1824 election illustrated the lack of unity within the Republican Party. 1) True 2) False

True

The American System included support for both a national bank and federally funded roads and canals. 1) True 2) False

True

There were no Federalist candidates for the presidency in the election of 1824. 1) True 2) False

True

Before the Tariff of 1816, New England shippers and southern farmers opposed a protective tariff. 1) True 2) False

True

Henry Clay was the dynamic nationalist who championed the American System. 1) True 2) False

True

In 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1) True 2) False

True

The Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland was notable in part because it a) illustrated Chief Justice John Marshall's consistent nationalism b) declared the national bank to be unconstitutional c) created a crisis of authority between President James Monroe and the Supreme Court d) None of these

a) illustrated Chief Justice John Marshall's consistent nationalism

As a result of the "corrupt bargain," a) Henry Clay's American System suffered a crushing defeat. b) John Quincy Adams became president. c) the Bank of the United States was established. d) Congress approved the Monroe Doctrine.

b) John Quincy Adams became president.

The Second Bank of the United States was created in 1816 as a result of a) A new Federalist majority in Congress b) Many Republicans coming to believe that a national bank was necessary to create a stable national currency c) Alexander Hamilton's successful presidential campaign d) Thomas Jefferson's vocal support for a national bank

b) Many Republicans coming to believe that a national bank was necessary to create a stable national currency

When Thomas Jefferson said that "this momentous question like a firebell in the night awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union," he referred to the a) corruption in the election of 1824. b) controversy over slavery in the territories. c) debate over the Bank of the United States. d) role of the federal government in internal improvement.

b) controversy over slavery in the territories.

In Dartmouth College v. Woodward, the Supreme Court a) limited the state's role in public higher education. b) expanded the definition of contracts and put them beyond state control. c) decided that Dartmouth College did not have to accept women or blacks. d) established the supremacy of federal law because, as Marshall said, the "power to tax involves the power to destroy."

b) expanded the definition of contracts and put them beyond state control.

The election of 1824 was decided when a) the House of Representatives chose Andrew Jackson. b) John C. Calhoun backed Andrew Jackson. c) Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams. d) Henry Clay, William Crawford, and John C. Calhoun endorsed Andrew Jackson.

c) Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams.

The United States was able to acquire Florida easily because of a) conflicts between Britain and Florida. b) Spain's desire to keep the area from falling into Cuban hands. c) the lack of Spanish control over the area. d) the Battle of New Orleans.

c) the lack of Spanish control over the area.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 a) outlawed the foreign slave trade and declared slavery an evil. b) banned slavery from all of the Louisiana Purchase territory. c) ended the balance of slave states to free states in the U.S. Senate. d) admitted Missouri as a slave state.

d) admitted Missouri as a slave state.

As president, James Monroe a) had no opposition when he ran for reelection in 1820. b) settled a number of border issues with Canada in agreements with Britain in 1817 and 1818. c) developed the doctrine that aimed to keep European nations from interfering in Latin America. d) all of these

d) all of these

The Monroe Doctrine a) was issued jointly with Great Britain. b) brought a storm of protest from other nations. c) gave the United States control over internal affairs in Latin America. d) promised that the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies.

d) promised that the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies.

The percentage of Americans who could vote increased between 1790 and 1820 because a) of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, enacted in 1792. b) more states allowed women to vote. c) most states dropped the voting age for males. d) states abolished many property and tax-paying requirements.

d) states abolished many property and tax-paying requirements.

The election of 1828 was noted for a) the candidates' refusal to debate one another b) the overwhelming show of support for President John Quincy Adams from the "common man" c) Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams striking a "corrupt bargain" d) the vicious political attacks on both Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams

d) the vicious political attacks on both Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams