Chapter 10

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT: Question 2 options: Daniel Webster. Martin Van Buren. Hugh Lawson White. William Henry Harrison. Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson.

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1836, EXCEPT: Question 20 options: Daniel Webster. Martin Van Buren. Hugh Lawson White. William Henry Harrison. Andrew Jackson.

Andrew Jackson.

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to: Question 25 options: the Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson. internal improvements. high protective tariffs. money backed by gold and silver.

Andrew Jackson.

The one thing that united all members of the new Whig party was opposition to: Question 7 options: the Bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson. internal improvements. high protective tariffs. money backed by gold and silver.

Andrew Jackson.

The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was: Question 19 options: Osceola. Tecumseh. Hiawatha. Black Hawk. Sitting Bull.

Black Hawk.

Least likely to become Whigs would be: Question 7 options: admirers of Henry Clay. economic nationalists. social reformers such as abolitionists. southern planters. German and Irish Catholics.

German and Irish Catholics.

President Jackson's policy toward Indians could best be described as one of: Question 16 options: extermination. salutary neglect. integration. removal. paternalism.

removal.

How long did the economic calamity that destroyed Van Buren's presidency last? Question 5 options: twelve years until the end of Van Buren's term seven years it was very brief, but deeply destructive three years

seven years

Martin Van Buren was known as the "Little Magician" due to his: Question 6 options: miraculous election as president in 1836. skill as a professional politician. ability to get the country out of a depression. success in building the Whig coalition. seeming ability to read the mind of Jackson.

skill as a professional politician.

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue? Question 13 options: tariffs western land claims slavery Indian threats South Carolina's nullification

slavery

The attempt to censor the mail revolved around which issue? Question 24 options: tariffs western land claims slavery Indian threats South Carolina's nullification

slavery

Antidemocratic voices freely acknowledged that democracy was incompatible with: Question 8 options: intelligence. slavery. informed political participation. a successful republic. the natural order.

slavery.

Pet banks were: Question 3 options: state banks that received federal government deposits. allowed to issue notes that were not covered by specie reserves. those established by Jackson's executive order in 1829. chartered in 1832 for the express purpose of handling foreign investments. banks owned by Jackson's biggest political cronies.

state banks that received federal government deposits.

What federal law(s) did South Carolina nullify? Question 2 options: Marbury v. Madison the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 the Indian Removal Act the Monroe Doctrine the Fugitive Slave Law

the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832

The Eaton affair revealed: Question 19 options: Jackson's insensitivity toward women. Jackson's tendency to favor Calhoun over Van Buren. the destructive gossip of the Washington social scene. Jackson's willingness to take the political advice of women. the increasing equality of women.

the destructive gossip of the Washington social scene.

One undebatable fact about the Jacksonian era is: Question 17 options: Jackson's sincere commitment to equality for all Americans. the wisdom of Jackson's destruction of the "Monster" bank. Jackson's place as one of the greatest presidents in American history. the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840. the degree that common men lessened the power of elites.

the dramatic increase in voter participation by 1840.

In Worcester v. Georgia, the Marshall court: Question 5 options: backed states' rights over federal authority. forced Jackson to protect Cherokee land titles. supported Georgia's control of all lands in its boundaries. ordered the relocation of the Cherokees to the West. took the side of the Cherokees.

took the side of the Cherokees.

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by: Question 21 options: firing its director. withdrawing its federal deposits. getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. selling its stock to private investors. opening new state banks.

withdrawing its federal deposits.

President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia was: Question 13 options: elation. sadness. acquiescence. defiance. unconcern.

defiance.

Which of the following statements was NOT true of the 1832 presidential election? Question 1 options: Whigs were largely bankrolled by Nicholas Biddle's B.U.S. Democrats depended on Jackson's popularity to secure a victory. The Democratic party did not adopt a platform. Democrats had their first nominating convention. Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson.

Henry Clay doubted his ability to defeat Jackson.

The compromise tariff that ended the nullification crisis was authored by: Question 12 options: Martin Van Buren. Thomas Hart Benton. Henry Clay. John C. Calhoun. Daniel Webster.

Henry Clay.

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is FALSE? Question 22 options: He was called the "Little Magician" because of his political skill. He was Jackson's closest adviser and a dedicated ally. He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president. He played a major role in the destruction of Calhoun's presidential ambitions. He had been Jackson's first secretary of state.

He enjoyed a strong economy during his single term as president.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Second Bank of the United States? Question 3 options: It became the largest corporation in the United States. It disbursed payments for federal debts. It was exclusively supported by the federal government. It held all federal funds. It had twenty-nine branches spread across the United States.

It was exclusively supported by the federal government.

When Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1832: Question 20 options: the economy went into a depression. Jackson made Nicholas Biddle its new director. western farmers revolted in anger. Jackson vetoed the recharter. Jackson announced plans to nationalize it.

Jackson vetoed the recharter.

All of the following were prominent Whig politicians, EXCEPT: Question 9 options: Martin Van Buren. Henry Clay. Daniel Webster. William Henry Harrison. John Tyler.

Martin Van Buren.

All of the following factors contributed to the panic of 1837, EXCEPT the: Question 24 options: withdrawal of European investments. failure of the 1836 wheat crop. Tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels. depression in Britain. wave of failures of state banks.

Tariff of 1835, which had lowered duties to dangerous levels.

The Webster-Hayne debate is best remembered for: Question 14 options: its ultimate effect on federal land policy. Hayne's outspoken defense of slavery. Webster's eloquent defense of the Union. the riot it provoked on the floor of the Senate. its negative effect on Jackson's popularity.

Webster's eloquent defense of the Union.

The Independent Treasury Act provoked opposition from: Question 15 options: Whigs and conservative Democrats. National Republicans and Whigs. moderate Democrats and Whigs. liberal Democrats and Whigs. Van Buren Democrats.

Whigs and conservative Democrats.

Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as: Question 17 options: a valued source of credit for small farmers. a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few. necessary for issuing paper money that stabilized the economy. justified by the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution. a source of national unity because it served the whole country.

a "monster" that served the interests of a wealthy few.

During the Jacksonian era, and for the first time in American political history: Question 1 options: a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress. Whigs won a majority in Congress. a third-party candidate finished second in a presidential contest. a state effectively nullified a federal law. black men in some northern states were permitted to vote for president.

a president assumed his position to be superior to that of Congress.

In the 1840 campaign, the Whigs: Question 9 options: nominated Henry Clay. explained in detail how they would fight the depression. adopted a catchy campaign slogan. lost in a close election. failed to use campaign techniques like those of the Democrats.

adopted a catchy campaign slogan.

Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest: Question 4 options: powerfully defended slavery. argued that states could nullify federal legislation. announced Calhoun's resignation as vice president. showed that Calhoun no longer supported the Union. protested Jackson's excessive use of power.

argued that states could nullify federal legislation.

Jackson's veto of the Maysville Road bill demonstrated his: Question 18 options: belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects. belief that the federal government should assist states with internal improvement projects. tremendous respect for Henry Clay. initial support for John C. Calhoun's policies. lack of interest in western economic development.

belief that the federal government should not fund purely local projects.

As a result of the Eaton affair: Question 10 options: John C. Calhoun became an outspoken advocate of nullification. both John Eaton and Martin Van Buren left the cabinet. Floride Calhoun was forbidden from attending White House functions. John Eaton and John C. Calhoun were fired. Jackson became less sympathetic toward women.

both John Eaton and Martin Van Buren left the cabinet.

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to: Question 10 options: express their admiration for the British political system. state their belief in complete human freedom. confuse voters about their true political objectives. denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities. distinguish themselves from the National Republicans.

denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities.

Jackson's opponents called themselves Whigs to: Question 22 options: express their admiration for the British political system. state their belief in complete human freedom. confuse voters about their true political objectives. denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities. distinguish themselves from the National Republicans.

denounce what they saw as Jackson's tyrannical qualities.

After the panic of 1837, working-class Americans could expect all of the following, EXCEPT: Question 21 options: government assistance. massive joblessness. wage cuts. high prices for food and clothes. numerous bank failures.

government assistance.

William Henry Harrison: Question 11 options: was a leader of the states'-rights wing of the Whigs. was known as "the Little Magician." had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe. directed the Bank of the United States until Jackson destroyed it. like Jackson, was born in frontier poverty.

had defeated the Shawnees at Tippecanoe.

The Anti-Masonic party was the first to: Question 23 options: nominate a Catholic for president. endorse violence as a legitimate political tactic. carry several states in its first election. call for a total halt to immigration. hold a national nomination convention.

hold a national nomination convention.

Jackson declared his opposition to nullification: Question 16 options: in a series of newspaper articles. during a dramatic speech to Congress. in a meeting with his cabinet. only in private conversations. in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.

in his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner.

Martin Van Buren resigned from Jackson's cabinet: Question 11 options: in order to give the president a clear path to replace the entire cabinet. in order to challenge Jackson for the presidency in 1832. because he did not want to be viewed as competition for the president. for financial reasons. in order to be Henry Clay's vice presidential running mate.

in order to give the president a clear path to replace the entire cabinet.

In his fight against Jackson to save the B.U.S., Biddle: Question 18 options: initiated a national financial crisis. appealed to Jackson directly to change his impression of the bank. agreed to accept state currency. set up "pet banks" on behalf of the Jackson administration. nearly destroyed the Democratic party.

initiated a national financial crisis.

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832: Question 12 options: lowered duties on some items. was vetoed by Jackson. ended talk of nullification. was intended strictly to raise revenue. was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

lowered duties on some items.

A tariff passed by Congress in 1832: Question 23 options: lowered duties on some items. was vetoed by Jackson. ended talk of nullification. was intended strictly to raise revenue. was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court.

lowered duties on some items.

In response to South Carolina's tariff nullification, Jackson: Question 15 options: said South Carolina was free to leave the Union. privately threatened to hang Calhoun. backed down by telling Congress to repeal the tariff. was unusually indecisive. declared South Carolina in a state of rebellion.

privately threatened to hang Calhoun.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830: Question 14 options: allowed Indians who wished to become American citizens to remain on their homeland. became law after Congress overrode Jackson's veto. proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River. contained loopholes designed to exclude peaceful Indians from removal. showed Jackson's willingness to pursue policies that might hurt his popularity.

proposed moving Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River.

The Specie Circular: Question 8 options: paid off the national debt. gave excess federal money to the states. required gold or silver payment for public lands. outlawed paper currency. stabilized the economy for the rest of the 1830s.

required gold or silver payment for public lands.

The Trail of Tears resulted in: Question 6 options: a sad but uneventful transfer of Indians to Oklahoma. the death of thousands of Indians. Jackson's change of heart about Indian removal. the complete eradication of the Creeks and Seminoles. Jackson's diminished popularity in the South and West.

the death of thousands of Indians.

After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by: Question 25 options: firing its director. withdrawing its federal deposits. getting the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional. selling its stock to private investors. opening new state banks.

withdrawing its federal deposits.

The proposed Maysville Road: Question 4 options: would be entirely in Kentucky. revealed Jackson's consistent opposition to road building. spurred the rise of a western textile industry. was clearly permissible under the Constitution. was opposed by Calhoun and Clay.

would be entirely in Kentucky.