HIST 1700 Ch. 10

In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by

persuading Congress to pass a new tariff that gradually reduced duties.

How did President Andrew Jackson change the federal system of office holding?

Jackson introduced the principle of rotation in office to discourage long tenure.

Which of the following statements characterizes Andrew Jackson's intentions toward Native Americans during his presidency?

Jackson meant to remove all Native Americans east of the Mississippi, even those who had adapted to white society.

Correctly match the candidate in the 1824 presidential election with his description.

Jackson-popular War of 1812 hero

In which of the following ways was Chief Justice Roger Taney different from his predecessor, John Marshall?

Marshall was nationally oriented while Taney favored states' rights.

Who is considered the first real politician, partly because he created the first statewide political machine?

Martin Van Buren

As president, John Quincy Adams supported which of the following policies?

A national bank to promote a uniform currency and to control credit.

Why did several eastern states expand suffrage in the 1810s?

They wanted to discourage westward migration.

Which of the following laws required the Treasury department to accept only gold and silver in payment for purchases of federal land?

The Specie Circular

On whom did President Jackson rely for political advice?

An informal group called the Kitchen Cabinet

Which of the following describe John Tyler and his presidency?

He so angered Whigs that he was kicked out of the party while president.

Sequoyah developed which of the following to assimilate members of the Cherokee tribe into American life?

A perfected system of writing for the Cherokee language

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the Jacksonian-era constitutional revolution on the states?

Between 1830 and 1860, twenty states revised their charters and enhanced democracy.

In 1834, the Working Men's Party persuaded the Pennsylvania legislature to do which of the following?

Create a free, tax-supported public school system

In 1832, a South Carolina state convention committed which of the following actions?

Declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void within the state

In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, "It is a constant fact that at the present day the ablest men in the United States are rarely placed at the head of affairs." To what did he attribute this phenomenon?

Democracy

In what way was the United States more democratic than anywhere else in the world during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Franchise qualifications

What was the outcome of President John Quincy Adams' support of the Creeks in their treaty negotiations with the state of Georgia?

Georgia's governor attacked him as a "public enemy" and "ally of the savages."

Which of the following statements characterizes the Second Bank of the United States in the 1830s?

Its cautious monetary policy pleased bankers, creditors, and East Coast entrepreneurs, who funded economic development.

The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, written by John C. Calhoun, bore a similarity to the argument made by which of the following people?

Jefferson and Madison in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Which of the following statements characterizes the American political system directly after the American Revolution?

Notables managed local elections through their personal connections.

Which of the following were the three key elements of Clay's American system?

Protective tariff, subsidized internal improvements, and the national bank

The power of elected officials to grant government jobs to party members in return for their loyalty is known as which of the following systems?

Patronage

What aspect of early nineteenth-century American government had the founders condemned as contrary to republican ideals?

Political parties

Politicians from modest backgrounds tended to support which of the following reforms in the 1810s?

Restrictions on imprisonment for debt

On which issue was the Whig philosophy of the 1830s critically different from that of the Federalists in the 1790s?

Rule by an elite based on talent

The 1832 Ordinance of Nullification was based on which of the following beliefs?

States had the right to determine which congressional laws they would enforce.

Which of the following developments spurred the Panic of 1837?

The Bank of England curtailed British investment in the United States.

What did the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution specify should be done in an election like the election of 1824, in which no presidential candidate received a majority of the electoral votes?

The House of Representatives decides the outcome.

Which of the following statements characterizes the presidential campaign of 1840?

The Whigs' campaign was a carnival of speeches, parades, and mass meetings to demonstrate the man-of-the-people qualities of their presidential candidate.

What did bankers, land speculators, and entrepreneurs in the 1820s to the 1840s have in common?

They demanded government assistance for their business enterprises.

Which of the following was the primary function of the Second Bank of the United States?

To stabilize the nation's money supply by forcing state banks to convert their paper money periodically into gold and silver coin

What occurred during the Bad Axe Massacre of 1832?

U.S. troops pursued Black Hawk's followers into Wisconsin and killed 850 of his warriors.

In the election of 1840, Whigs boosted their electoral hopes by appealing to which of the following groups?

Women

President Martin Van Buren responded to the Panic of 1837 by

adopting a hands-off, limited-government stance.

Andrew Jackson and his supporters won the election in 1828 in part by

calling themselves Democrats to portray a more egalitarian image.