AP US History Chapters 12, 13, and 14

At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers A.) discontinued trade with America B.) conducted only limited trade with America C.) began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices D.) persuaded by the British government to repeal all economic barriers and tariffs applied to American domestic manufacturers

C

British plans for their 1814 campaign did not include action in A.) Chesapeake Bay B.) Washington D.C. C.) Florida. D.) New Orleans

C

Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because A.) it was the economic hub of the New England economy. B.) Canadians would be willing to help the Americans overthrow the imperial yoke of British rule. C.) British forces were weakest there D.) the US could rely on the military and economic support of French Canadians against the British

C

Democratic-Republicans opposed Senator Henry Clay's American System because A.) it favored only the South B.) it would provide stiff competition to the Erie Canal C.) they believed that it was unconstitutional D.) they believed in high tariffs and high taxes

C

Despite President Adam's discomfort, his political supporters in the election of 1828 used all of the following dirty tactics against his rival Andrew Jackson except A.) describing Jackson's mother as a prostitute B.) claiming Jackson's wife was an adulteress C.) assailing Jackson for his deadly conflicts and uncompromising relations with Indian nations D.) recounting his numerous deadly duels and brawls

C

From a global perspective, the War of 1812 was A.) a highly significant conflict. B.) more important to the Europeans than to Americans C.) of little importance D.) more important than the American Revolution

C

John Marshall uttered his famous legal dictum that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy" in A.) Gibbons v. Ogden B.) Fletcher v. Peck C.) McCulloch v. Maryland D.) Marbury v. Madison

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 US C.) Henry Clay, secretary of state D.) Daniel Webster, secretary of state

C

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the US was A.. its officers' awareness of the bank's responsibilities to society B. its attention to regional differences in American economy and culture C. its function as a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation's expanding economy D. it ceded control of the nation's gold and silver to smaller state and western territory banks

C

The Battle of New Orleans resulted in all the following EXCEPT A.) the launching of Andrew Jackson as a national hero. B.) an impressive American military victory over the British. C.) the British deciding to conclude a peace treaty with the Americans at Ghent, Belgium in late 1814 D.) a wave of patriotism washing over the entire country, exemplified by public praise for the defenders of New Orleans

C

The British attack on Fort McHenry A.) resulted in another decisive British military victory. B.) made possible the British invasion of Washington D.C. C.) inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key. D.) produced the "Bladensburg Races."

C

The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 erupted directly over A. banking policy. B. internal improvements C. tariff policy D. Indian policy

C

The Rush-Bagot agreement A.) required the Indians to relinquish vast areas of tribal lands north of the Ohio River B.) ended the traditional mutual suspicion and hatred between the US and Britain C.) severely limited British and American naval armaments on the Great Lakes D.) gave Florida to the US

C

The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832 A. voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional B. declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law C. declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina D. voted to secede from the union

C

The Tariff of 1816 was the first in American history A.) that essentially foreclosed all the manufacturing imports from specific industrial sectors in America such as textiles B.) intended to raise revenue. C.) that aimed to protect American industry. D.) to impose taxes on American goods.

C

The first state entirely west of the Mississippi River to be carved out of the Louisiana Territory was A.) Kansas B.) Louisiana C.) Missouri D.) Arkanas

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.) the widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic office-holding class.

C

Which of the following interest group(s) supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828? A. Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy B.) Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America C.) Wool and textile manufacturers from New England D.) Supporters of Henry Clay's American System

C

All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise except that A.) the political balance between the north and South was kept even. B.) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state C.) Maine entered the Union as a free state D.) sectionalism was significantly reduced

D

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the re-charter bill for the Bank of the US on A. constitutional grounds exclusively B. advice from Henry Clay and other close advisors C. the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision D. the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional.

D

Andrew Jackson made all of the following c charges against the Bank of the US except that A. the bank was unconstitutional B. it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East C. the bank was autocratic and tyrannical D. the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests.

D

Despite his suspicions of the federal government, Andrew Jackson's Democratic political party A.) offered support of a strong central government directing economic affairs. B.) advocated strongly for the enactment of Henry Clay's "American System" C.) favored using the US Army to restrict westward and souther American settlement into Indian areas D.) created the spoils system in the federal government

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 own slaves

D

In the North, the admission of Missouri as a state A.) inspired a small but growing group of abolitionists in the North to speak out against the evils of slavery B.) was hailed by merchants as a potential new market. C.) was seen as a chance to strengthen the "New England dynasty" D.) inspired a movement to amend the Constitution to explicitly authorize slavery in newly admitted states if those state residents voted to retain it.

D

John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for A.) Union B.) protective tariffs C.) majority rule D.) states' rights

D

The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when A. South Carolina took over the collection of tariffs B. the federal army crushed all resistance C. Congress used the provisions of the Force Bill D. Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833

D

The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in A.) a superior class of intelligent, competent federal job holders than under previous presidential administrations B.) the same public policies as those taken by John Quincy Adams. C.) the destruction of the personalized political machine. D.) the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs

D

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling almost single-handedly shaped constitutional interpretation A.) in the direction of states' rights over the federal government B.) upholding individual civil liberties C.) tipping the balance of power between Congress and the president towards the president. D.) toward favoring nationalistic centralism and curbing the powers of popularly elected state legislatures in national political and economic affairs

D

WRONG

WRONG

People in the West tended to prefer Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election because he A.) was less inclined to engage in wars with Indian nations than to seek fair negotiated treaties with Native Americans to resolve territorial disputes B.) campaigned against the forces of corruption and privilege in government C.) promised to uphold the needs of free labor D.) had embraced the American System

B

Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the US from full-scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of A.) Mackinac B.) Plattsburg C.) the Thames. D.) Horseshoe Bend

B

Spain sold Florida in 1819 to the US because it A.) wanted to help America become a rival to Britain B.) could not defend the area and would lose it in any case C.) received America's promise to five up claims to Oregon D.) was pulling out of the Western Hemisphere

B

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that the A. Congress could use the military for Indian removal B. President could use the army and navy to collect federal tariff duties C. President could use the army to collect excise taxes D. military could force citizens to track down runaway slaves

B

Andrew Jackson's inauguration as president symbolized the A.) return of Jeffersonian simplicity B.) newly won ascendancy of the masses C.) supremacy of states' rights over federal power D.) reemergence of a dominant Federalist ethic of government and Federalist economic policies

B.

In interpreting the Constitution, John Marshall A.) favored the doctrine of loose construction B.) set very few judicial precedents in his written opinions about cases involving the Constitution. C.) supported an unchanging document. D. advocated state control of interstate commerce.

A

Innovations in the election of 1832 included A. direct election of the president. B. adoption of written part platforms C. a series of presidential debates between the candidates D. abandonment of party conventions

B

Andrew Jackson's administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because A. they continued their attacks on white settlements B. the Supreme Court ruled in favor of this policy C. whites wanted the Indian's lands. D. Georgia and Florida tried to protect the Indians and their lands

C

One of the most important by-products of the War of 1812 was A.) a renewed commitment to states' rights B.) a heightened spirit of nationalism C.) the subjugation of the Indians D.) increased economic dependence on Europe

B

As a result of the Missouri Compromise A.) there were more slave than free states in the Union B.) slavery was outlawed in all states north of the forty-second parallel C.) slavery was banned north of 36* 30' in the Louisiana Purchase territory. D.) there were more free states than slave states in the Union

C

MATCHING

MATCHING

At the time it was issued, the Monroe Doctrine was A.) incapable of being effectively enforced by the US armed forces B.) greeted with enthusiasm and gratitude in Latin America C.) opposed by both the Whigs and the Democratic-Republicans. D.) welcomed with relief by European powers who feared British power in the Western Hemisphere

A

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia, and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's ruling limited the extent of A.) state's rights B.) judicial review C.) federal authority D.) constitutionalism

A

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because A.) the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense. B.) it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market C.) it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton D.) it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European goods imported into states in the South

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.) widespread voter fraud was discovered D.) the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by Andrew Jackson contesting the electoral results

A

The War of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in American history for all of the following reasons except that A.) the militia was never called up to supplement the regular army. B.) the militia was poorly trained. C.) only a zealous minority supported the war. D.) at first, many of the generals were senile Revolutionary War veterans

A

The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions in 1814 that included a call for A.) a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress before war could be declared, new states admitted, or a trade embargo instituted by the federal government. B.) New England's secession from the Union C.) a separate peace treaty between New England and the British D.) a Constitutional Convention to address New England's political and economic grievances and objections that stemmed from the War of 1812

A

The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of A.) New Orleans B.) Horseshoe Bend C.) Tippecanoe D.) Baltimore

A

The performance of the US's Navy in the War of 1812 could be best described as A.) overall surprisingly successful and skillful against the accomplished British ships and commanders B.) less successful than that of the army. C.) courageous but strategically ineffective. D.) ineffective on the Great Lakes.

A

The two most internationally recognized American writers in the 1820s were A.) Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper B.) Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau C.) Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. D.) Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne

A

America's military campaigns against Canada in the War of 1812 were A.) unusual for its brilliant military leadership. B.) poorly conceived strategically and successfully repelled by the British and Canadians. C.) marked by good coordination of a complicated strategy. D.) a success on land but a failure on the water

B

Andrew Jackson's military exploits were instrumental in the US gaining A.) a peaceful and just conclusion to the territorial and settlement conflicts involving the Seminole Indians of Florida B.) possession of Florida from the Spanish C.) joint fishing rights in Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland D.) gaining control of eastern Texas

B

Following the War of 1812, nationalism could be seen in all of the following except A.) the way in which American painters depicted the beauty of American landscapes. B.) the congressional defeat of an effort to revive the Bank of the US in 1816 C.) the building of a more handsome national capital D.) an expanded army and navy

B

Henry Clay embraced a program in 1824 called the American System which would create all of the following except A.) a strong banking system B.) the constitutional right of individual states to nullify laws enacted by Congress that adversely affected their economic interests. C.) a protective tariff to enable manufacturing to grow D.) a network of roads and canals for transporting foodstuffs, raw materials and manufactured goods nationwide

B

In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, President Andrew Jackson A. sought a Supreme Court ruling declaring nullification invalid B. dispatched naval and military forces to the state while denouncing nullification C. worked quietly to defuse the confrontation D. mobilized all the other southern states to oppose nullification

B

In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were A.) westward expansion and Indian removal B.) slavery and economic distress C.) the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union. D.) hard money and banking regulation

B