Chapter 10 Quiz US History
(Q009) Andrew Jackson was the standard-bearer for which political party?
Democrats
(Q018) Which of the following is an element of Chief Justice John Marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
"The power to tax involves the power to destroy," and states did not have authority to destroy an agency created by the federal government.
(Q001) The author of Democracy in America was
Alexis de Tocqueville, from France.
(Q003) Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?
American System program; "Tariff of Abominations"; veto of Second Bank recharter
(Q034) Pet banks were created when
Both houses of Congress approved the president's appointment for a new pet bank, which handled more gold and silver than paper money.
(Q036) Who assisted the Red Sticks led by Osceola against the Americans?
Escaped slaves
(Q047) Despite his reputation for stubbornness, President Jackson proved timid and conciliatory during the nullification crisis and the Bank War.
False
(Q051) The states that entered the Union after the original thirteen made property ownership a requirement of voting, at least for a time.
False
(Q053) Free blacks gained the right to vote in every state in the Union after 1800.
False
(Q066) Andrew Jackson and his supporters publicly argued that the presidential election of 1824 had been determined in his favor by a "corrupt bargain" between some of the participants.
False
(Q067) The election of 1824 resulted in Andrew Jackson being elected president that year.
False
(Q013) The man who was responsible for negotiating a treaty for the United States to acquire Florida from Spain, aided in an agreement with Great Britain to fix the Canadian-American border at the 49th parallel, and wrote a majority of the Monroe Doctrine was
John Quincy Adams
(Q012) By 1825, Spain's once vast American empire had been reduced to Cuba and
Puerto Rico
(Q004) Which of the following was a trend in American democracy during the 1820s and 1830s?
Selling candidates and their images was as important as the positions for which they stood.
(Q028) John Tyler was given numerous nicknames upon assuming the office of the presidency, including the title
The Executive Ass
(Q026) Giving a political office to someone based on party service is called
The Spoils System
(Q017) The Panic of 1819 was caused by
The land bubble burst and fallen prices.
(Q021) When Thomas Jefferson wrote, "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror," he was referring to
The westward expansion of slavery
(Q041) Although denied the ballot, women found a voice in the public sphere during the 1820s and 1830s.
True
(Q043) The Panic of 1819 left many Americans uneasy about the market revolution.
True
(Q046) Between Democrats and Whigs, the Democrats found greater support among subsistence farmers, aspiring entrepreneurs, and urban workers; the Whigs found greater support among wealthy landowners and well-connected businessmen.
True
(Q049) President Jackson's critics called him "King Andrew."
True
(Q050) As a boy, Andrew Jackson had almost been killed when, during the War for Independence, a British officer struck him with his sword after the boy refused to polish the soldier's boots.
True
(Q052) White Americans enjoyed a much less stratified system of society than did Europeans.
True
(Q061) The proper chronological order for presidents from 1817 forward is Monroe, J.Q. Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, and Harrison.
True
(Q063) During the market revolution, the emergence of organized political parties spurred newspaper publication.
True
(Q068) The election of 1824 injured Henry Clay's political career.
True
(Q070) Because of their written language and constitution, the Cherokee were considered by many white Americans to be a "civilized tribe."
True
(Q072) Among his other plans, John Quincy Adams wanted the United States to adopt the metric system of weights and measures.
True
(Q024) What percentage of the adult white male population in the United States could vote by 1840?
approximately 90 percent
