APUSH Chapter 13

Math each individual below with the correct description. A. Andrew Jackson B. Henry Clay C. John C. Calhoun D. William Crawford 1. was vice president on the ticket of two candidates in 1824. 2. received more popular votes than any other candidate in 1824. 3. was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 went into the H of Reps a. A-2, B-3, C-1 b. A-2, B-1, D-3 c. B-1, C-3, D-2 d. A-3, C-2, D-1 e. A-1, B-3, D-3

A

One of the main reasons that Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the U.S. a. his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its re-charter b. his desire to halt the rising inflation rate that the bank had created before 1832 c. his desire to fight the Specie Circular, which hurt the West d. that he lost money he had invested in it e. all of the above

A

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because a. they believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory b. they believed that the militarily powerful Austin would otherwise have taken the land by force c. Spanish control of the territory was a subject of a dispute between Spain and the U.S. d. Spain planned to sell the land to the U.S. e. He paid them a sizable sum of money

A

The "cement" that held the Whig party together in its formative days a. hatred on Andrew Jackson b. support of the American System c. opposition to the Anti-Masonic party d. the desire for a strong president e. opposition to the tariff

A

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when a. no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College b. William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race c. the House was forced to do so by "King Caucus" d. Henry Clay, as Speaker of the House, made the request e. widespread voter fraud was discovered

A

The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from a. the South b. New England c. the middle Atlantic states d. the West e. the froniter

A

While in existence, the Second Bank of the U.S. a. was the depository of the funds of the nations government b. irresponsibly inflated the national currency by issuing federal bank notes c. limited economic growth by extending public credit d. forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures e. did little to help the economy

A

Americans moved into Texas a. when invited by the Spanish government b. after an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin c. upon Sam Huston's defeat of General Santa Anna d. to spread Protestantism e. after the Battle of San Jacinto

B

Andrew Jackson's veto of the re-charter of the bill for the Bank of the U.S. was a. the first presidential veto b. a major expansion of presidential veto power c. unconstitutional d. overturned by a two-thirds vote in Congress e. supported by the Anti-Mason party

B

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson a. hanged several of the nullifiers b. dispatched modest naval and military forces to the state while preparing a larger army c. asked Henry Clay for help d. said nothing about nullification e. sought help from the Supreme Court

B

In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except a. recognize the tribes as separate nations b. argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society c. try to civilize them d. trick them into ceding lands to whites e. promise to acquire land only through formal treaties

B

Innovations in the election of 1832 included a. direct election of the president b. adoption of written party platforms c. election of the president by the House of Representatives d. presidential nominations of "favorite sons" by state legislatures e. abandonment of party conventions

B

Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from a. New England b. the South and the Southwest c. the Old Northwest d. the middle Atlantic states e. the Ohio Territory

B

President Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because a. Texans did not want to be annexed to the U.S. b. Antislavery groups in the U.S. opposed the expansion of slavery c. They were old political opponents to the Texas president, Sam Houston d. Public opinion in the U.S. opposed annexation e. The feared war with Mexico's ally, Spain

B

Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because a. it would hurt their manufacturing sector b. they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be sued to suppress slavery c. it might hurt Andrew Jackson's political career d. they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry e. it could damage the chances of the American System's success

B

The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 included a. the supporters of Andrew Jackson b. American suspicions of secret societies c. those who wished to keep the government from meddling in social and economic life d. people opposed the growth political power of evangelical Protestants e. supporters of the American System

B

Andrew Jackson's administration the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because a. the Indians assimilated too easily into white society b. the Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy c. whites wanted the Indians' lands d. Georgia and Florida tried to protect the Indians and their lands e. they continued their attacks on white settlements

C

Andrew Jackson's political philosophy was based on his a. support of a strong central government b. advocacy of the American System c. suspicion of the federal government d. opposition to the old anti-federalist ideals e. family's economic status

C

As President, John Quincy Adams a. was more successful than as secretary of state b. adjusted to the New Democracy c. was one of the least successful presidents in American history d. put many of his supporters on the federal payroll e. was successful in getting his programs enacted into law

C

Both the Democratic party and the Whig party a. favored a renewed national bank b. supported federal restraint in social and economic affairs c. were mass-based political parties d. clung to states' rights policies e. reared the rise of the Anti-Masonic party

C

John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when he appointed ___________ to become _____________. a. John C. Calhoun, vice president b. William Crawford, chief justice of the U.S. c. Henry Clay, secretary of state d. Daniel Webster, secretary of state e. John Eaton, secretary of the navy

C

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the U.S. was a. its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society b. its preservation of the public trust c. its promotion of economic expansion by making credit abundant d. its issuance of depreciated paper money e. that it loaned money to western farmers

C

One reason for the Anglo-Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that a. the Mexicans opposed slavery b. the Mexican government refused to allow the "Old Three Hundred" to purchase land c. the Anglo-Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian d. the Anglo-Texans objected to the Mexican government's execution of Stephen Austin e. the Mexicans tried to establish slavery among the Americans

C

Texas gained its independence with a. help from Britain b. no outside assistance c. help from Americans d. the blessing of the Mexican government e. help from the French

C

The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' 1840 campaign slogan was a. Daniel Webster b. Martin Van Buren c. William Henry Harrison d. Nicholas Biddle e. Henry Clay

C

The "nullification crisis" of 1932-1833 erupted over a. banking policy b. internal improvements c. tariff policy d. public land sales e. Indian policy

C

The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by a. supporting Henry Clay b. using smear tactics c. forcing the election into the House of Representatives d. emphasizing personality over issues e. outspending their opponents

C

The government of Mexico and the Americans who settled in Mexican-controlled Texas clashed over all of the following issues except a. slavery b. immigration c. allegiance to Spain d. local rights e. Santa Anna raising an army to use against Texas

C

The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828 were a. supporters of John Quincy Adams b. abolitionists c. ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson d. Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun e. southern plantation owners

C

The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was a. a war of genocide b. gradual assimilation c. forced removal d. federal protection from state governments e. to encourage them to preserve their traditional culture

C

The purpose behind the spoils system was a. to press those with experience into governmental service b. to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business c. to reward political supporters with public office d. to reverse the trend of rotation in office e. the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class

C

William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was a. a true "common man" b. a very effective chief executive c. made to look like a poor western farmer d. born in a log cabin e. the first military officer to become president

C

Andrew Jackson based his veto on the re-charter bill for the Bank of the U.S. on a. constitutional grounds b. advice from Henry Clay c. the Supreme Court's McCulloch vs Maryland decision d. the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation e. all of the above

D

Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the U.S. except that a. the bank was anti-western b. it was controlled by an elite moneyed aristocracy c. the bank was autocratic and tyrannical d. it refused to lend money to politicians e. profit, not public service, was its first priority

D

In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following except a. adopt a system of settled agriculture b. develop a written constitution c. become cotton planters d. refuse to won slaves e. develop a notion of private property

D

In the 1820s and 1830s the public's attitude regarding political parties a. grew more negative b. saw little change from the early years of our nation c. reinforced the belief of the Era of Good Feelings d. accepted the sometimes wild contentiousness of political life e. none of the above

D

John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition" was an argument for a. secession b. protective tariffs c. majority rule d. states' rights e. trade with New England

D

John Quincy Adams could be described as a. an excellent politician b. a man who sought popular support c. a politician with great tact d. possessing almost none of the arts of the politician e. a man of limited intelligence

D

Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of a. Santa Anna b. Goliad c. the Alamo d. San Jacinto e. the Rio Grande

D

The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for a. South Carolina b. Andrew Jackson and the Union c. States' rights d. neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers e. the industrialists

D

The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when a. Andrew Jackson used the court system to force compliance b the federal army crushed all resistance c. Congress used the provisions of the Force Bill d. Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833 e. South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs

D

The section of the U.S. most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was a. New England b. the West c. the Southwest d. the South e. the middle states

D

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in a. a clean sweep of federal job holders b. the replacement of insecurity by security in employment c. the destruction of the personalized political machine d. the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent official to federal jobs e. the same actions of those taken by John Quincy Adams

D

The two political parties of the Jacksonian era tended to a. promote sectionalism over nationalism b. take radical and extreme positions on issues c. take similar positions on issues such as banking d. be socially and geographically diverse e. b socially exclusive but geographically diverse

D

Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except that it a. minted gold and silver coins but issued no paper money b. controlled much of the nation's gold and silver c. was a private institution d. foreclosed on many western farms e. put public service first, not profits

E

By the 1840s new techniques of politicking included all of the following except a. the use of banners b. free drinks c. parades d. baby kissing e. deference

E

By the 1840s voter participation in the presidential election reached a. nearly 50 percent b. 25 percent c. 40 percent d. 15 percent e. nearly 80 percent

E

In the 1820s and the 1830s one issue that greatly raised the political stakes was a. economic prosperity b. the Peggy Eaton affair c. a lessening of political party organizations d. the demise of the Whig Party e. slavery

E

John Quincy Adams' weaknesses as president included all of the following except a. a deep nationalist view b. only one-third of the voters voted for him c. he was tactless d. his sarcastic personality e. his firing good office holders to appoint his own people

E

Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following except a. backers of the American System b. backers of southern states' rights c. large northern industrialists d. many evangelical Protestants e. opponents of public education

E

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that a. the Congress could sue the military for Indian removal b. the Congress would employ the navy to stop smuggling c. the President could use the army to collect excise taxes d. the military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves e. the President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties

E

The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except a. rampant speculation b. the Bank War c. financial problems abroad d. failure of whet crops e. taking the country off the gold standard

E

The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s a. divided the nation further b. was seen at the time as a weakening of democracy c. resulted in the Civil War d. fulfilled the wishes of the founding fathers e. became an important part of the nation's checks and balances

E

The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was a. Andrew Jackson b. John C. Calhoun c. John Quincy Adams d. Daniel Webster e. Henry Clay

E