Question 1

In the 1840 election, the Whig party adopted __________ to run on.

Accepted Answer

A)  an anti-slavery platform
B)  a pro-slavery platform
C)  no platform
D)  a pro-Bank of the United States platform
E)  an anti-Bank of the United States platform

Question 2

The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Distribution Act provided for each veteran of the War of 1812 to receive 360 acres of land in the West.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The belief that a state could decide if a federal law was enforced within their borders was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  eradication.
B)  denuncification.
C)  nullification.
D)  states' rights.
E)  invalidation.

Question 5

What did Jackson consider a "national curse"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery
B)  Forced Indian removal
C)  The federal debt
D)  The spoils system
E)  Subservience to Great Britain

Question 6

Catholics from Germany and Ireland, arriving in the 1830s, were often attracted to the policies of the _______ party.

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratic
B)  Republican
C)  Jacksonian
D)  Whig
E)  American

Question 7

Despite President Jackson's attempt to get a federal law passed that would censor certain publications, his efforts actually strengthened __________ movements.

Accepted Answer

A)  nativist
B)  nationalist
C)  abolitionist
D)  socialist
E)  states' rights

Question 8

Discuss Andrew Jackson's "contradictions" in terms of his attitudes and actions toward the "common man," Indians, women, blacks, the role of federal versus state government, and expanding opportunity versus maintaining the status quo.

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Question 9

According to the textbook, which of the following Native American tribes came closest to adopting the customs of white Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seminoles
B)  Sioux
C)  Karankawa
D)  Cherokee
E)  Fox

Question 10

The "Force Bill" desired by President Jackson would have authorized him to use __________ to force states to comply with federal law.

Accepted Answer

A)  state militias
B)  the National Guard
C)  local police forces
D)  the U.S.Army
E)  privately recruited mercenaries

Question 11

What was Jackson's most important accomplishment as president? What was his greatest failure? Explain how each affected U.S.society and politics of that era.

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Question 12

Why did Jackson veto the Maysville Road Bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a local matter, outside of Congressional authority.
B)  He wanted to anger his political rival Calhoun.
C)  He decided to take a stand for principled government.
D)  It was explicitly unconstitutional.
E)  He had told Congress not to pass it.

Question 13

One major factor leading to the Panic of 1837 was

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperinflation.
B)  hypoinflation.
C)  Jackson's support of the Second National Bank.
D)  Van Buren's foreign policy.
E)  declining British demand for U.S.cotton.

Question 14

Which of the following occurred during the Jackson administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passage of the Independent Treasury Act
B)  Booming industrialization
C)  The "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" Campaign
D)  A decline in urban population
E)  Decreased westward expansion

Question 15

In the case of __________ the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia law had no force within the Cherokee nation.

Accepted Answer

A)  McCullough v.Maryland
B)  Marshall v.Madison
C)  Chippewa v.Jackson
D)  Cherokee Nation v.Georgia
E)  Worcester v.Georgia

Question 16

The destination of the Trail of Tears was present-day

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas.
B)  Oklahoma.
C)  Arkansas.
D)  Wyoming.
E)  Wisconsin.

Question 17

Which of the following were attracted to the Democratic party during Jackson's administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "common man"
B)  The wealthy class
C)  Native Americans
D)  African Americans
E)  Bankers

Question 18

Most Whigs were states' rights advocates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to blacks, Indians, and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Although one can make the case that Jackson's was a transformational presidency, it is one that applied only to

Accepted Answer

A)  land owners.
B)  rich easterners.
C)  white men.
D)  southern plantation owners.
E)  northern industrialists.

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Which of the following occurred during the Jackson administration?

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The Distribution Act provided for each veteran of the War of 1812 to receive 360 acres of land in the West.

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The "Force Bill" desired by President Jackson would have authorized him to use __________ to force states to comply with federal law.

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In the 1840 election, the Whig party adopted __________ to run on.

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Which of the following were attracted to the Democratic party during Jackson's administration?

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What did Jackson consider a "national curse"?

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Why did Jackson veto the Maysville Road Bill?

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Despite President Jackson's attempt to get a federal law passed that would censor certain publications, his efforts actually strengthened __________ movements.

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One major factor leading to the Panic of 1837 was

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The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.

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Most Whigs were states' rights advocates.

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In the case of __________ the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia law had no force within the Cherokee nation.

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The belief that a state could decide if a federal law was enforced within their borders was known as

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Catholics from Germany and Ireland, arriving in the 1830s, were often attracted to the policies of the _______ party.

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According to the textbook, which of the following Native American tribes came closest to adopting the customs of white Americans?

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Discuss Andrew Jackson's "contradictions" in terms of his attitudes and actions toward the "common man," Indians, women, blacks, the role of federal versus state government, and expanding opportunity versus maintaining the status quo.

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