Question 1

President Jackson was a strong advocate for protecting the autonomy of Indian tribes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When John C. Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification, he was

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A)   a congressman.
B)   a senator.
C)   secretary of state.
D)   vice president.
E)   governor of South Carolina.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

National political conventions were introduced during the Jacksonian period in order to expand the democratic process.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As Andrew Jackson's vice president, JohnC. Calhoun became a strong Jackson opponent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Dorr Rebellion was generally consistent with Jacksonian principles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Whigs were more concerned with their political philosophy than with winning elections.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For what reasons did Andrew Jackson oppose the doctrine of nullification and the Bank of the United States? What were the consequences of his successful defeat of the doctrine and the Bank?

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Andrew Jackson opposed the doctrine of n...

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1830, what political figure said, "The Union, next to our liberty most dear"?

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A)   Andrew Jackson
B)   Robert Hayne
C)   John C. Calhoun
D)   Daniel Webster
E)   Henry ClayF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

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A)   New York.
B)   Ohio.
C)   Pennsylvania.
D)   Virginia.
E)   South Carolina.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

JohnC. Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called ________.

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Question 17

The "spoils system" refers to

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A)   making illegal payoffs to political supporters.
B)   giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers.
C)   the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement.
D)   giving out jobs as political rewards.
E)   parceling out federal land to the highest bidder.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

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) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

John C. Calhoun drew his doctrine of nullification ideas from the

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A)   Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions.
B)   United States Constitution.
C)   Missouri Compromise.
D)   ideas of Madison and Jefferson, and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.
E)   United States Constitution and the Missouri Compromise.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

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

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Exam 9: Jacksonian America

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

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

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

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Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

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National political conventions were introduced during the Jacksonian period in order to expand the democratic process.

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The Whigs were more concerned with their political philosophy than with winning elections.

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In 1830, what political figure said, "The Union, next to our liberty most dear"?

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President Jackson was a strong advocate for protecting the autonomy of Indian tribes.

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The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

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

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As Andrew Jackson's vice president, JohnC. Calhoun became a strong Jackson opponent.

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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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The Dorr Rebellion was generally consistent with Jacksonian principles.

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