Question 1

The Peggy Eaton affair improved Andrew Jackson's relationship with John
C.Calhoun.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Black Hawk War

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A)  constituted a major, although temporary, Indian victory.
B)  occurred in New England and upstate New York.
C)  was notable for vicious behavior by the American military.
D)  was sparked by the kidnapping of the leader of the Fox Indians.
E)  resulted in the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to the west.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

As president, John Tyler

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A)  was a Whig who had once been a Democrat.
B)  favored the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
C)  considered Andrew Jackson to be his political role model.
D)  approved several internal improvement bills.
E)  forced John C.Calhoun out of his cabinet.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The political philosophy of Whigs

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A)  opposed industrialism as a source of concentrated wealth.
B)  favored expanding the power of the federal government.
C)  encouraged the rapid western expansion of the nation.
D)  allied itself with the abolition movement.
E)  celebrated "honest workers" and "simple farmers."F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The case of Charles River Bridge v.Warren Bridge could be interpreted as a victory for the forces of democracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did Andrew Jackson's ideals of democracy compare with Thomas Jefferson's?

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Question 8

In the 1820s, John C.Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification

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A)  to reduce the political power of Andrew Jackson.
B)  as an alternative to possible secession.
C)  as a means to end the national bank.
D)  to support trade tariffs.
E)  to counter the growing influence of abolitionism in the North.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In 1830, the Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate was begun by a political dispute over

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A)  the value of the two-party system.
B)  the sale of public land.
C)  slavery.
D)  trade with England.
E)  relations with Indian tribes.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 10

By 1840 the actual number of adult white males who voted had risen to 80 percent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1836, Congress passed a "distribution" act that required the federal government to

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A)  apply a higher tax to foreign bondholders.
B)  parcel out Indian land to the states.
C)  reward loyal Democrats with government jobs.
D)  make pension payments to veterans of the War of 1812.
E)  disperse its surplus funds to the states.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 12

Who of the following saw his close ties and great influence with President Jackson grow stronger as a result of the Peggy Eaton affair?

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A)  DeWitt Clinton
B)  Martin Van Buren
C)  Isaac Hill
D)  Francis Blair
E)  John C.CalhounF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The Supreme Court ruling in Charles River Bridge Company v.Warren Bridge Company (1837)

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A)  outraged supporters of Andrew Jackson.
B)  was a victory for federal authority.
C)  continued the constitutional interpretation set forth by John Marshall.
D)  affirmed the inviolability of contracts.
E)  reflected Jacksonian ideas of democracy and economic opportunity.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

From the following groups, support for the Whigs was weakest among

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A)  wealthy Southern planters.
B)  substantial New England manufacturers.
C)  small Western farmers.
D)  aristocratic Americans.
E)  evangelical Protestants.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw

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A)  Martin Van Buren drop out of the presidential race.
B)  the first influence of the "penny press" in politics.
C)  Henry Clay chosen as the Whig presidential candidate.
D)  the emergence of the Republican Party.
E)  William Henry Harrison serve as the Democratic candidate.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

In the 1820s, under Nicholas Biddle, the Bank of the United States

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A)  was financially sound and profitable.
B)  exercised little influence on state banks.
C)  had restricted credit to growing enterprises.
D)  prohibited the existence of state banks.
E)  had to borrow credit from state banks to stay afloat.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

In 1841, the story of the American ship, the Creole, saw the British government

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A)  support the rights and freedom of mutinous slaves on the ship.
B)  seize the ship because it carried slaves.
C)  briefly declare war on American shipping.
D)  refuse to trade with American shipping companies that carried slaves.
E)  return mutinous slaves to Virginia at the request of President Tyler.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was

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A)  the presidential aspirations of John C.Calhoun were likely ended.
B)  John Eaton's ties with the administration were strengthened.
C)  Martin Van Buren had a political falling out with President Jackson.
D)  the political strength of President Jackson was weakened.
E)  it encouraged Jackson to liberalize the nation's divorce and coverture laws.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Jacksonian democracy included a weak challenge to the institution of slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What changes in the political process occurred during the 1820s which support the claim that American democracy was on the rise?

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During the 1820s, a series of significan...

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The Black Hawk War

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Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

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In the 1820s, John C.Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification

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