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HIST 7A - Chapter 9 - Jacksonian America
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1[blank_start]Cherokee Tribal Lands[blank_end], Georgia
- ACherokee Tribal Lands
2[blank_start]Seminole Tribal Lands[blank_end], Florida
- ASeminole Tribal Lands
3[blank_start]Reservations in Indian Territory[blank_end], Oklahoma
- AReservations in Indian Territory
4[blank_start]Indian Removal Act[blank_end], law to provide funds to force the 5 Civilized Tribes to move west to Indian Territory
- AIndian Removal Act
5[blank_start]Trail of Tears[blank_end], forced march of the Cherokee from Georgia to Indian Territory
- ATrail of Tears
6[blank_start]Daniel Webster[blank_end], Massachusetts Senator, Whig, Great Triumvirate
- ADaniel Webster
7[blank_start]John C. Calhoun[blank_end], Nullification, South Carolina, bad hair, Great Triumvirate
- AJohn C. Calhoun
8[blank_start]Nicholas Biddle[blank_end], President of 2nd bank of the United States
- ANicholas Biddle
9[blank_start]Andrew Jackson[blank_end], bank war against 2nd bank of the United States
- AAndrew Jackson
10[blank_start]Henry Clay[blank_end], American System, a member of the Great Triumvirate with Calhoun and Webster
- AHenry Clay
11[blank_start]5 Civilized Tribes[blank_end], Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole
- A5 Civilized Tribes
12[blank_start]Indian Territory[blank_end], later became Oklahoma
- AIndian Territory
13[blank_start]Aroostook War[blank_end], violent brawl between Canadian and American lumberjacks over the boundary of Canada and Maine
- AAroostook War
14[blank_start]Bank War[blank_end], Andrew Jackson's fight to end the 2nd bank of the United States
- ABank War
15[blank_start]Nullification[blank_end], false idea that a state could overturn federal laws
- ANullification
16[blank_start]Roger B. Taney[blank_end], Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by Jackson
- ARoger B. Taney
17[blank_start]Whigs[blank_end], Anti-Jackson forces formed this party in protest
- AWhigs
18[blank_start]Specie Circular[blank_end], 1836 order that all payment for land must be Specie, gold or silver
- ASpecie Circular
19[blank_start]Spoils System[blank_end], name Jackson's detractors gave to his appointing of his own followers to public offices
- ASpoils System
20[blank_start]Webster-Ashburton Treaty[blank_end], revised northern border with Canada all the way to the Rocky Mountains
- AWebster-Ashburton Treaty
21The goal of the Jacksonians was to
- Aensure that people could rise to prominence on the basis of their own talents and energies.
- Babolish the Bank of the United States.
- Cput as many of their own people in office as possible.
- Dredistribute the wealth of the nation.
- Ereduce the influence of southern planters.
22During the Jacksonian era, the number of voters
- Aincluded free black males for the first time.
- Bactually decreased as a percentage of the population.
- Cincreased as a result of eased qualification requirements.
- Dremained stable.
- Eincreased at a slower pace than in the previous decade.
23The most significant change regarding “party” to take place in the Jacksonian era was the
- Aemergence of a hard core of party loyalists who picked all candidates for national office.
- Brecognition of the value of “third parties.”
- Cthe institution of party nominating conventions.
- Dview that institutionalized parties were a desirable part of the political process.
- Eview that party leaders should be presidential candidates.
24Which of the following did Jackson and the Jacksonians NOT attack?
- Aa “class” of permanent officeholders
- Bthe party caucus
- Cthe “spoils system”
- Dthe nullification movement
- Ethe system by which presidential candidates were selected
25Which of the following was NOT a democratic reform of the age of Jackson?
- Aadoption of the secret ballot
- BAll the answers are correct.
- Cpopular election of presidential electors in most states
- Dremoval by most states of property and taxation requirements for voting
- Eadoption of the national nominating convention for the selection of presidential candidates
26In 1832, South Carolinians responded angrily when a congressional bill provided no relief from what legislation?
- AIndian Removal Act
- BMaysville Road Act
- CForce Act
- DIndependent Treasury Act
- E“tariff of abominations”
27John C. Calhoun advanced the theory of nullification as a
- Ameans of making the national government secondary to the states.
- Bway to force Congress to pass a protective tariff.
- Cway of gaining the support of President Jackson.
- Dconcession to western interests.
- Emoderate alternative to secession.
28The Black Hawk War
- Asaw the Sauk and Foxes temporarily regain control of part of western Illinois.
- Boccurred because Black Hawk and his followers refused to recognize a treaty by which they ceded their lands to the United States.
- Cwas over before Jackson entered the White House.
- Dcleared the way for the settlement of Chicago.
- Ewas notable for the cruel treatment of white settlers by Indians.
29The “Five Civilized Tribes” were the
- ACherokee, Creek, Miami, Mowa, and Iroquois.
- BPontiac, Cherokee, Sioux, Mohicans, and Creek.
- CCherokee, Cahaba, Iroquois, Mohawk, and Pequot.
- DCherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw.
- ECreek, Seminole, Choctaw, Cahaba, and Pequot.
30When the Indian removal was completed,
- Aonly elements of the Seminoles remained.
- Bevery Indian tribe east of the Mississippi was gone.
- Cthe Indians were relocated in reservations much like the tribal lands they left.
- Devery Indian west of the Mississippi River was gone.
- Ethe Indians were far enough removed from whites where they would not face further encroachments.
31Under Nicholas Biddle, the National Bank
- Arestrained poorly managed state banks.
- Brequired that all deposits be in gold or silver coins
- Cwithheld credit from new businesses
- Doperated solely from its Philadelphia headquarters.
- Edid little general banking business.
32The National Bank was supported by
- A“soft-money” advocates.
- B“hard-money” advocates.
- CRoger B Taney.
- Deastern business interests.
- Ewestern farmers.
33Determined to reduce the Bank’s power even before its charter expired, Jackson
- Aremoved government deposits from state banks.
- Bfired most of its officials, including Biddle.
- Cdirected Biddle to call in all loans.
- Dexposed the high officials who had been borrowing from the Bank.
- Eremoved government deposits from the bank.
34The penny press
- Afocused on hard news stories to attract a new audience.
- Boriginated in Boston.
- Crelied on volunteer reporters.
- Dtook years to become successful.
- Ebrought sensationalized and opinionated news reporting to the masses.
35During the age of Jackson, politics became open to virtually all the nation’s white male citizens.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
36Jackson was strongly committed to the preservation of the Union.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
37When South Carolina nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, Jackson had no choice but to go along.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
38If Calhoun and his allies learned nothing else from the nullification crisis, they learned that no state could defy the federal government alone.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
39During the first decades of the nineteenth century, the American view of Indians as “noble savages” changed to a view of them simply as “noble.”
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
40Indian removal was a purely Jacksonian idea.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
41When the Bank of the United States died in 1836, the country was left with a fragmented and chronically unstable banking system.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
42The Whig vision of America was one of a nation embracing the industrial future and rising to world greatness as a commercial and manufacturing power.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
43Democrats were more likely than Whigs to support which of the following policies?
- Aslavery
- Bwomen’s suffrage
- Cwestward expansion
- Dimmigration restriction
44Which of the following accurately describe how Andrew Jackson changed the office of the presidency?
- Astrengthened the federal government by crushing nullification and the Bank of the United States
- Bredirrected the national effort to grant equality to Indians and African Americans
- Cmade the "spoils system" an established feature of American politics
- Dhelped establish the legitimization of the party system
45Which of the following statements is true about Andrew Jackson’s presidency?
- AIt had little impact on the American political system.
- BIt did not significantly change the power of the presidential office.
- CIt weakened the office of the president through his policy decisions.
- DHis personal popularity and policies strengthened the office of the president.
46Which of the following was a consequence of allowing the charter of the Bank of the United States to expire?
- Aan unstable financial system that damaged the American economy
- Ba decline in the different types of paper currency in the United States
- Ca short economic depression followed by years of economic prosperity
- Dan expansion of credit that benefited the American economy
47Which of the following does NOT describe white attitudes toward Native Americans in the 1800s?
- Awhites from the western states and territories considered Indians uncivilized savages who didn't deserve to have good land
- Bwhites in the 18th-century considered Native Americans "noble saveages"
- Cjustified "removal" as a way of protecting the tribes
- Dthe early 19th-century brough most compassionate views of Native Americans
- Efavored Indian removal because they wanted the land
48What institution of the federal government supported the Indians’ right to remain on their lands in the 1800s?
- Athe President
- Bthe Supreme Court
- Cthe Bureau of Indian Affairs
- DCongress
49In what direction did the federal government generally force the tribes to migrate during the 1800s?
- Anorth
- Beast
- Cwest
- Dsouth
50The shortest term of office for any American President was ________________________ who died of pneumonia after only one month in office.
- AJames K. Polk
- BAndrew Jackson
- CWilliam Henry Harrison
- DJohn Tyler
- EMartin Van Buren
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