Question 1

In the debate over the Bank of the United States,President Andrew Jackson agreed with

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A)  the "soft-money" advocates.
B)  the "hard-money" advocates.
C)  Henry Clay.
D)  both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

What obstacles did Andrew Jackson see to American democracy? What steps did he take to reduce those obstacles?

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Andrew Jackson saw several obstacles to ...

Question 3

Andrew Jackson sided with Robert Hayne in the Webster-Hayne debate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Of 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) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Calhoun's defense of his doctrine of nullification was directed primarily at the issue of tariffs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Supreme Court ruling in Charles River Bridge v.Warren Bridge (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 D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

What evidence supports the claim that Andrew Jackson was a "man of his times"?

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Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of...

Question 8

In the 1830s,Democrats were more likely than Whigs to support

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A)  the chartering of banks and corporations.
B)  territorial expansion.
C)  established wealth.
D)  federally supported internal improvements.
E)  the abolition of slavery.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Concern about losing their population to new western states resulted in the loosening up of property requirements for voting in older states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

President Jackson's distrust of paper currency became obvious when in 1836 he issued an executive order called the "________."

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The answer of President Jackson's distrust of paper currency became...

Question 11

The "Trail of Tears" taken by the Cherokees led them to the area that later became

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A)  Texas.
B)  Oklahoma.
C)  Missouri.
D)  New Mexico.
E)  Nevada.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

In the 1830s,the so-called Locofocos were

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A)  radical Democrats.
B)  defenders of monopolies.
C)  southern slaveholders.
D)  western farmers.
E)  radical abolitionists.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

In 1840,efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

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A)  new laws that actually further restricted voting rights.
B)  federal troops occupying the state capital for two years.
C)  an effort within the state to secede from the Union.
D)  two governments claiming control of the state.
E)  female and black male suffrage for a brief period of time.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Alexis de Tocqueville's study,Democracy in America,was a scathing portrait of the rise of traditional aristocracies in American life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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During the 1820s, several changes in the...

Question 16

Upon the death of William Henry Harrison,the former Democrat who became president was ________.

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The answer of Upon the death of William Henry Harrison,the...

Question 17

President Jackson's attack on federal officeholders led to the introduction of what one of his allies called the "________."

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The answer of President Jackson's attack on federal officeholders led...

Question 18

As president,Andrew Jackson's first political target was the Bank of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1840 the Whigs elected a president for the first time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Webster-Hayne debate concerned primarily the issue of the sale of public lands.

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A) True 
 B)False

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President Jackson's distrust of paper currency became obvious when in 1836 he issued an executive order called the "________."

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