Question 1

Which of the following concepts was not supported by the Whig Party?

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A)   Federal funds should be used to finance internal improvements such as railroads and canals.
B)   Government could be used to legislate morality for America.
C)   Market capitalism benefited all Americans over time.
D)   Banks were essential for controlling the money flow of the country.
E)   Immigration was making America stronger by creating new sources of labor.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

The Panic of 1819 hit farmers in the West particularly hard because

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A)   farmers had invested heavily in modern machinery.
B)   they had hired workers to whom they now owed wages.
C)   they had bought their farms on credit, could not afford the payments and risked foreclosure.
D)   American consumers were turning to cheaper European imports.
E)   the economic panic was accompanied by a severe drought.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D) C

Question 3

Describe the changes in the way political campaigns were conducted that took place during the Age of Jackson.How would those campaigns compare to our presidential contests today?

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During the Age of Jackson, political cam...

Question 4

Even as states began to drop property ownership as a requirement for voting,some states continued to specifically deny the franchise to women and black males.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the National Bank operate during the early 1800s,and how did this impact the economy?

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The National Bank, often referred to as ...

Question 6

What were the events that led up to the Panic of 1837 and the depression that followed? How much credit or blame would you assign to Andrew Jackson for his actions during this time?

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The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent dep...

Question 7

As the president of the Second Bank of the United States,____ attempted to manage the money supply and distribution in America to stabilize the economy.

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A)   Andrew Jackson.
B)   Henry Clay.
C)   Alexander Hamilton.
D)   Nicholas Biddle.
E)   John C. Calhoun.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The party that was formed by Clay,Adams,and their followers finally took the name of the

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A)   Second Party.
B)   National Republicans.
C)   Federal Party.
D)   Whig Party.
E)   Tory Party.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Some southerners had come to hate the Seminoles of Florida because they had

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A)   fought viciously against Andrew Jackson when he had faced them in earlier Indian wars.
B)   offered freedom on Seminole land to escaped slaves.
C)   raided plantations and captured slaves for their own use.
D)   created havoc on plantations by burning crops to protest slavery.
E)   shown disdain for the U.S. government by refusing to surrender for removal to the west of the Mississippi River.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Jacksonian Democrats

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A)   believed in an active federal government that financed internal improvements and promoted the moral health of the nation through antislavery laws.
B)   favored a redistribution of land so that poor farmers would have a chance to become independent.
C)   thought that the federal government should remain small and avoid telling people how to conduct themselves.
D)   embraced the market revolution and saw business and the people's interests as complimentary.
E)   wanted to confront the question of slavery head on so that they could get the issue behind them, but the Whigs were reluctant to discuss it openly.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In the election of 1824,when none of the four presidential candidates commanded a majority of votes,the election was decided by

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A)   the Electoral College.
B)   the House of Representatives.
C)   the Senate.
D)   the vice president and Congress.
E)   the popular vote.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

In Worcester v.Georgia,

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A)   the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a sovereign nation and that the state of Georgia could not enter it without Cherokee permission.
B)   President Jackson asked Georgia to police its western border with the Cherokee.
C)   Georgian gold seekers received the right to mine on Cherokee land.
D)   a southern slaveholder won his suit over Georgia's repossession of ten of his slaves.
E)   the Bank of the United States lost its suit for a renewal of its charter.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D) A

Question 13

During the election of 1828,incumbent president John Quincy Adams

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A)   joined Jackson briefly on the campaign trail.
B)   sent out his supporters to rally the general public.
C)   spoke often of his accomplishments during his first term.
D)   stayed in the White House and made no real effort to reach out to the people.
E)   made numerous speeches detailing his plans for internal improvements and the support of manufacturing interests.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

On the question of tariffs in the early 1800s,which of these would be the most accurate statement?

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A)   The main purpose was to protect American industries, particularly the textile factories of New England.
B)   The tariff provided much-needed funds for maintaining the federal government.
C)   Southerners supported the tariff because the South got most of the economic benefits.
D)   The tariff was higher in the South than in the North.
E)   The tariff was an added tax placed on internal products.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C) A

Question 15

The Trail of Tears was the name given to the forced march of the ____ nation to land in Oklahoma.

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A)   Shawnee
B)   Seminole
C)   Cherokee
D)   Choctaw
E)   CreekF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The "corrupt bargain" deprived John Quincy Adams of his reelection in 1828.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1824,Jackson and his supporters referred to which of the following as a "corrupt bargain"?

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A)   The alleged deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that gave Adams the presidency
B)   A deal between the Bank of the United States and a series of small country banks that violated the strict banking rules of the time
C)   An agreement between South Carolina and Virginia to organize the opposition to congressional debates of slavery
D)   A plan pursued by New England legislators to pass a high tariff
E)   Voter fraud in the American WestF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

All of the following are true statements about the Panic of 1837 except

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A)   Several hundred banks in New York City shut down.
B)   It was the worst depression in U.S. history, except for the Great Depression of the 1930s.
C)   People in the western territories were spared from the worst effects of the crisis.
D)   Land speculation and paper currency issues helped trigger the economic downturn.
E)   The Specie Circular was a major contributing factor.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

President Jackson distrusted the National Bank because

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A)   he thought Nicholas Biddle was assuming too much power.
B)   he did not believe that the Bank was constitutional.
C)   private owners held shares in the Bank.
D)   he viewed paper money as dangerous, based on his personal financial losses in a bank during the 1790s.
E)   so many different currencies existed throughout the United States.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Which of these was not a cause of the Panic of 1819,the first real economic depression in America?

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A)   Rapidly declining global demand for American farm products
B)   The tightening of credit
C)   The president's veto of the bill rechartering the Second National Bank
D)   Europe's economic recovery
E)   Dramatically lower purchases from Europe of U.S. cottonF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Exam 11: Politics of the Market Revolution

Which of the following concepts was not supported by the Whig Party?

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The Panic of 1819 hit farmers in the West particularly hard because

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Describe the changes in the way political campaigns were conducted that took place during the Age of Jackson.How would those campaigns compare to our presidential contests today?

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Even as states began to drop property ownership as a requirement for voting,some states continued to specifically deny the franchise to women and black males.

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How did the National Bank operate during the early 1800s,and how did this impact the economy?

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What were the events that led up to the Panic of 1837 and the depression that followed? How much credit or blame would you assign to Andrew Jackson for his actions during this time?

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As the president of the Second Bank of the United States,____ attempted to manage the money supply and distribution in America to stabilize the economy.

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The party that was formed by Clay,Adams,and their followers finally took the name of the

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Some southerners had come to hate the Seminoles of Florida because they had

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Jacksonian Democrats

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In the election of 1824,when none of the four presidential candidates commanded a majority of votes,the election was decided by

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In Worcester v.Georgia,

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During the election of 1828,incumbent president John Quincy Adams

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On the question of tariffs in the early 1800s,which of these would be the most accurate statement?

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The Trail of Tears was the name given to the forced march of the ____ nation to land in Oklahoma.

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The "corrupt bargain" deprived John Quincy Adams of his reelection in 1828.

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In 1824,Jackson and his supporters referred to which of the following as a "corrupt bargain"?

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All of the following are true statements about the Panic of 1837 except

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Which of these was not a cause of the Panic of 1819,the first real economic depression in America?

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