Inquisitive #10- 1301 (Part 1)
Jackson's Democrats were firm believers in using the power of the government to legislate a unified moral vision on society, especially "temperance" laws that restricted alcohol use and production.
False
The tariff of 1816 did not offer protection for goods produced in the United States, and as a result it significantly increased the United States' dependency on Great Britain for imported goods and services.
False
The ultimate goal of Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 was to integrate the Five Civilized Tribes into the American society.
False
Whigs believed that liberty and power were incompatible and that an activist government was to be avoided at all costs as a grave threat to liberty.
False
Identify the statements that describe responses to the Panic of 1819.
Kentucky established a state bank that flooded the state with paper money. Many states suspended the collection of debts.
What problem are the Memorialists describing?
They are describing the fact that there are still property qualifications debarring many men of Virginia from exercising the right to vote.
John Quincy Adams announced in his first message to Congress in December 1825 that "the spirit of improvement is abroad in the land." Whom did he believe should be the patron of the "spirit of improvement"?
the federal government
The market revolution and political democracy produced a large expansion of the public sphere and an explosion and printing called the "information revolution." Identify the outcomes of the following developments and innovations.
*Introduced a new style of journalism that appealed to mass audience by emphasizing sensationalism, crime stories, and exposés of official misconduct. - New York sun and New York Herald *Allowed for greater output and the rise of the mass-circulation "penny-press" - Steam power * enable to many newspapers to expand their circulation far beyond their places of publication. - low postal rates
Identify the statements that describe the economic impact of the panic of 1837.
- By 1842, nine states defaulted on the debts, mostly incurred to finance ambitious infrastructure projects. - after 1837, many farmers, due to declining income from decrease demand, could not pay their mortgages and lost their land.
Identify the causes of the economic panic of 1819.
- European demand for American farm goods returned to pre-war of 1812 levels. - Demand for Western lands plummeted, bankrupting many speculators.
Identify the statements that illustrate the complex relationship between race and voting.
- North Carolina did not disenfranchise it's free black community until 1835. - New York removed property qualifications for white voters but raise the requirement for blacks to $250.
In McCulloch v. Maryland, Marshall declared the second bank of the United States a legitimate exercise of congressional authority. What was his argument to legitimize the bank.
- The bank was legitimate due to the constitution clause that allows Congress to pass "necessary and proper" laws. - because the legislation in this case promoted "the general where fair," it was legitimate as "all means which are...not prohibited...are constitutional."
Identify the statements that describe Tocqueville's Observations in democracy in America.
- The idea that sovereignty belongs to the mass of ordinary citizens was a new departure in western thought. - freedom in the young democracy was connected to believe in equality, in active public sphere, and a shared goal to improve society.
Identify the statements that were given to justify the disenfranchisement of women.
- Women were too "pure" to be "contaminated" by politics. - Women were to prone to be swayed by passion.
How was Jackson able to enlarge the powers of the presidency?
As a political leader Jackson developed the idea that the president was the sole representative of the people—not Congress. He enhanced the power of the presidential office even while he was reducing the power of the government as a kind of administrative structure.
Identify the statement that describes the relationship between property and voting rights in America.
By 1860 in all but one state, land ownership was not a requirement to vote.
Identify the core values and beliefs, as well as interest groups, of the following political parties.
Democrats -believed the government should adopt a hands-off approach to the economy and not award special favors to entrenched economic interests -rural farmers and many slaveholders Whigs -united behind the American System and believed that a protective tariff, a national bank, and aid to internal improvements could guide economic development -businessmen and farmers on the Great Lakes, rivers, and canals, and large plantation owners
Identify the statements that describe William Henry Harrison, the 1840 Whig candidate for president.
Harrison's key accomplishment, like Jackson's, was his military success against the British in the War of 1812. Harrison's running mate was John Tyler, former Democrat from Virginia. Harrison did not have an actual political platform.
Identify the candidates for the presidency in the election of 1824.
Henry Clay Andrew Jackson
What does this broadside reveal about the important issues John Quincy Adams supported during his campaign?
It shows the promotion of domestic goods over foreign imports in order to strengthen the young country's economy.
identify the statements that describe President Andrew Jackson
Jackson was accused by his critics of being a tyrant acting above the law and they used the title "King" as a term of derision. The "Whig Party" was the name given to the political party created in opposition to Jackson.
Identify the statements that describe the life and career of Andrew Jackson.
Jackson was suspicious of banks and paper money and feared that the market revolution was a source of moral decay
Identify the contributions or opinions of the following individuals.
John Adams: - Persuaded many northerners that the South had too much influence in Washington, the only non-Virginian among the first five presidents of the United States. John Quincy Adams: - Thought that the Missouri controversy had revealed how the issue of slavery could eventually result in Civil War. Thomas Jefferson: - Viewed the entire Missouri controversy as an attempt by federalist to revive their party by setting northern and southern Republicans against each other.
Based on your understanding of the Bank War, what does this political cartoon reveal about the conflict?
Nicholas Biddle, the president of the Second Bank of the United States, is represented with the head of a demon and shown running from an all-powerful Andrew Jackson holding the order to remove federal funds from the bank.
What does this map reveal about the Missouri Compromise and slavery in the United States in 1820?
Present-day North and South Dakota, which were part of the unorganized territory, were both closed to slavery. The northeastern coast of the country, from Maine to New Jersey, was comprised entirely of free states and territories.
Martin Van Buren, a senator from New York, organized the creation of the Democratic Party to get Andrew Jackson elected president in 1828. What justifications did Van Buren give for the creation of the Democratic Party?
Rather than being dangerous and divisive, as the founding generation had believed, political parties were a necessary and indeed desirable element of political life. Party competition provided a check on those in power and offered voters a real choice in elections.
How did the Democrats and the Whigs differ in the conception of freedom that they advocated?
The Democrats represented "negative freedom," or limited government interference, meaning the key to freedom was individual self-determination and individual action. The Whigs had a positive view of freedom; they thought freedom could be enhanced and promoted by governmental action.
Identify the statements that describe the Latin American Wars of Independence.
The Spanish empire in America eventually dissolved into seventeen different nations. Latin American constitutions were more democratic than the United States Constitution.
Identify the three main principles of the Monroe Doctrine.
The United States would oppose any further colonization efforts by the European powers in the Americas. The United States would abstain from involvement in the wars of Europe. The United States gave warning to the European powers not to interfere with the newly independent states of Latin America.
Monroe's two terms were an era of one-party government. Identify the term used to describe his tenure.
The era of Good Feelings
As a result of the Dorr War, property qualifications for voting were eliminated for native-born black and white men.
True
Immediately upon assuming the office of the presidency, William Henry Harrison contracted pneumonia. He died a month later, and John Tyler succeeded him.
True
Martin Van Buren was elected president in 1836. Under Van Buren, the hard-money, anti-bank wing of the Democratic Party came to power.
True
The portion of James Monroe's annual message of 1823 that became known as the Monroe Doctrine was written by his Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams, and outlined America's diplomatic declaration of independence.
True
Even though John Tyler was a Whig, Whig newspapers quickly started referring to him as "His Accidency" and "The Executive Ass." Why was Tyler so disliked by members of his own party?
Tyler vetoed a higher tariff. Tyler vetoed the creation of a new national bank.
Identify the statements below that describe the Indian Removal.
While southern tribes peacefully departed, Seminoles living in Florida resisted. The forced march of the Cherokee to Oklahoma became known as the "Trail of Tears" as it inevitably led to the deaths of an estimated 4,000 Indians.
Identify the Supreme Court case that held that Indian nations are a distinct people with the right to maintain a separate political identity.
Worcester v. Georgia
Identify the statement that describes the American System.
proposed by president Madison, the plan rested on three pillars: a new national bank, a tariff on imported manufactured goods, and federal funding of the building of canals and roads
Identify the initiatives that led to the Democrats' success at the national level.
reduced government expenditures lowered the tariff
Identify the following individuals and key terms.
represented a conflict between the federal government and South Carolina that eventually led to well-developed political philosophy -nullification crisis passed by Congress to enforce the federal tariff of 1832 -Force Act justified South Carolina's arguments for nullification by drawing on the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798. -Exposition and Protest raised taxes on imported manufactured goods made of wool, as well as raw materials such as iron -tariff of abominations
Identify the statements that describe John Quincy Adams's positions prior to becoming president.
senator from Massachusetts United States ambassador to Prussia, Russia, the Netherlands, and Britain
As property qualifications were lifted as a barrier to participating in American democracy, by what new boundaries were the rights of citizens restricted?
sex race
Match the term from the Bank War controversy to its correct definition
state banks that were chosen by elected officials to receive federal funds -pet banks paper currency issued by banks -soft money currency based only on gold and silver -hard money
Identify the statement that describes the spoils system.
the practice of a political party awarding posts to its supporters
What does it reveal about the presidential election of 1824? Match the candidates to their outcomes in the election.
won the largest portion of the popular vote and the electoral vote -Andrew Jackson performed strongest in the Northeastern states, including New York, Massachusetts, and Maine -John Quincy Adams won a larger portion of the popular vote than William H. Crawford, but received fewer electoral votes -Henry Clay
