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13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy 1824 - 1840

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Question 1

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The Jacksonian charge that John Quincy Adams won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arose because:
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  • William Crawford threw his electoral votes to Adams in exchange for a seat in the Senate
  • After Henry Clay threw his support to Adams , he was appointed Secretary of State
  • Adams ended his previous opposition to Henry Clay's American System
  • members of the House of Representatives claimed they had been bribed to vote for Adams

Question 2

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Andrew Jackson's fundamental approach during the South Carolina nullification crisis was to:
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  • acknowledge the injustice of the high Tariff of Abominations and seek to lower it.
  • join with Henry Clay in attempting to find a compromise solution
  • seek to strengthen the South Carolina unionist while politically isolating the nullifiers.
  • mobilize a sizable military force and threaten to hang the nullifiers

Question 3

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Some southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokee were notable for their:
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  • effectiveness in warfare against encroaching whites.
  • development of effective agricultural, educational, and political institutions.
  • success in persuading President Jackson to support their cause
  • adherence to traditional Native American cultural and religious values.

Question 4

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Prominent leaders of the Whig Party included
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  • Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
  • Davy Crockett and Nicholas Biddle
  • Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison
  • Martin Van Buren and John C. Calhoun

Question 5

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The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent severe depression were caused primarily by:
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  • the stock market collapse and a sharp decline in grain prices
  • British investor's loss of confidence in American business
  • over speculation and Jackson's hard money financial policies
  • a lack of new investment in industry and technology

Question 6

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Among the political innovations that first appeared in the election of 1832 were:
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  • political parties and direct public voting for president
  • third party campaigning, national conventions, and party platforms
  • newspaper endorsements and public financing for presidential campaigns
  • nomination by congressional caucus and voting by the Electoral College

Question 7

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In the immediate aftermath of the successful Texas Revolution:
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  • Texas petitioned to join the United States but was refused admission
  • Texas joined the United States as a slave state
  • Britain threatened the United States with war over Texas
  • The Texas government sought to expand westward to the Pacific
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