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13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy 1824 - 1840
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1The Jacksonian charge that John Quincy Adams won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arose because:
- AWilliam Crawford threw his electoral votes to Adams in exchange for a seat in the Senate
- BAfter Henry Clay threw his support to Adams , he was appointed Secretary of State
- CAdams ended his previous opposition to Henry Clay's American System
- Dmembers of the House of Representatives claimed they had been bribed to vote for Adams
2Andrew Jackson's fundamental approach during the South Carolina nullification crisis was to:
- Aacknowledge the injustice of the high Tariff of Abominations and seek to lower it.
- Bjoin with Henry Clay in attempting to find a compromise solution
- Cseek to strengthen the South Carolina unionist while politically isolating the nullifiers.
- Dmobilize a sizable military force and threaten to hang the nullifiers
3Some southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokee were notable for their:
- Aeffectiveness in warfare against encroaching whites.
- Bdevelopment of effective agricultural, educational, and political institutions.
- Csuccess in persuading President Jackson to support their cause
- Dadherence to traditional Native American cultural and religious values.
4Prominent leaders of the Whig Party included
- AHenry Clay and Daniel Webster
- BDavy Crockett and Nicholas Biddle
- CAndrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison
- DMartin Van Buren and John C. Calhoun
5The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent severe depression were caused primarily by:
- Athe stock market collapse and a sharp decline in grain prices
- BBritish investor's loss of confidence in American business
- Cover speculation and Jackson's hard money financial policies
- Da lack of new investment in industry and technology
6Among the political innovations that first appeared in the election of 1832 were:
- Apolitical parties and direct public voting for president
- Bthird party campaigning, national conventions, and party platforms
- Cnewspaper endorsements and public financing for presidential campaigns
- Dnomination by congressional caucus and voting by the Electoral College
7In the immediate aftermath of the successful Texas Revolution:
- ATexas petitioned to join the United States but was refused admission
- BTexas joined the United States as a slave state
- CBritain threatened the United States with war over Texas
- DThe Texas government sought to expand westward to the Pacific
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