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From what segment of society did Andrew Jackson much of his political support?

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Farmers and laborers

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Which statement regarding the American electorate during the 1820s is TRUE?

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The right to vote was expanded to include many more white males

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

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two governments claiming control of the state

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By 1828, in all but one state, presidential electors were chosen by

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popular vote

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By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

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a desired and essential part of the democratic process

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In the years after the War of 1812, support for the idea of political parties was greatest in

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New York

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In the 1830s, an argument in favor of political parties was the belief that

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a permanent political opposition was useful to the democracy

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Today, the oldest political part in the United States is

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Democrat

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According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy

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all white male citizens should be treated equally

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President Andrew Jackson sought to apply his democratic principles by first targeting

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federal officeholders

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The "spoils system" refers to

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giving out jobs as political rewards

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In 1832, supporters of President Jackson held a national convention in order to

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make the nominating process more democratic

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As President, Andrew Jackson believed the power of the federal government

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should be reduced and was supreme over individual states

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When John C Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification hew was

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vice-president

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In the 1820s, John C Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification

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as an alternative to possible secession

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John C Calhoun drew his doctrine of nullification ideas from the

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United States Constitution

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In his doctrine of nullification, John C Calhoun argued

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that states were the final authority on the constitutionality of federal laws

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What political ally had the closest ties and greatest influence with President Jackson?

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Martin Van Buren

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The political significance of Peggy Eaton on Andrew Jackson's administration was

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the presidential aspirations of John C Calhoun were likely ended

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In 1830, the Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate was begun by a political dispute over

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the sale of public land

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In 1830, Senator Robert Hayne sought to attract support from westerners in Congress for

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South Carolina's drive to lower the tariff

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In the 1830 Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate. Webster considered Hayne's arguments to be an attack on

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federal authority

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In 1830, what political figure said, "Our Federal Union - It must be preserved"?

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Andrew Jackson

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

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John C Calhoun

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In 1833, the nullification crisis came to an end after President Andrew Jackson

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authorized the use of military force to see the acts of Congress were obeyed

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The primary goal of the United States' policy toward Indians in the early 1800s was to

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assimilate Indian tribes into white society

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The Black Hawk War

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as notable for its vicious behavior by the white American military

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The Supreme Court ruled in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)

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that Georgia had no authority to remove the Cherokee tribes

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

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Oklahoma

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IN 1830, the first of the "Five Civilized Tribes" to be removed to the west was the

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Choctaw

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Of the "Five Civilized Tribes" the tribe that best resisted the pressures of removal were the

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Seminoles

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As a result of the United States government's Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s

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nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi

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In the 1820s, under Nicholas Biddle, the Bank of the United States

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was financially sound and profitable

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In the 1830s, the Bank of the United States was opposed by

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"soft-money" advocates and "hard-money" advocates

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In the debate over the Bank of the United States, President Andrew Jackson supported the interests of

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the "hard-money" advocates

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In 1832, Henry Clay sought to use the debate over the Bank of the United States primarily to

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boost his presidential candidacy

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Which of the following statements regarding the Bank of the United States is FALSE?

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President Jackson ordered the Bank closed before the expiration of its charter

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President Andrew Jackson's success in abolishing the Bank of the United States

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left the nation with an unstable banking system for many years

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The Supreme Court ruling in Charles River Bridge Company v. Warren bridge Company (1837)

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reflected the Jacksonian ideas of democracy and economic opportunity

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Jacksonian Democrats

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neither A nor B

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

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territorial expansion

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In the 1830s, the so-called Locofocos were

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radical Democrats

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The political philosophy of Whigs

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favored expanding the power of the federal government

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From the following groups, support for the Whigs was weakest among

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small western farmers

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In the 1820s, the Whig support for the Anti-Mason Party demonstrated

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the desire of the party to attract the largest possible number of voters

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During the 1830s, evangelical Protestants tended to support

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Whigs

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Who among the following was NOT a leading Whig at some point during his political career?

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Martin Van Buren

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During its two-decade history the Whig Party won the presidency

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two times

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The Whig Party was least successful at

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uniting behind a strong national leader

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In 1836, Martin Van Buren won the presidency because

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the political opposition offered multiple candidates

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

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disperse its surplus fund to the states

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In 1836, President Andrew Jackson's "specie circular"

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resulted in a severe financial panic

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President Martin Van Buren's "subtreasury" system

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was a financial system to replace the Bank of the United States

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The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw

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the first influence of the "penny press" in politics

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In 1840, William Henry Harrison

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was part of a wealthy, large land-owning, frontier elite

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As president, John Tyler

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was a Whig who had once been a Democrat

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In 1841, the story of the American ship the Creole saw the British government

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support the rights of mutinous slaves on the ship

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Which statement about the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty is FALSE?

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It included an American pledge not to allow slave ships to land at British ports

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Today's Democratic Party traces its' heritage back to

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Jefferson

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Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States

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rapidly grew, in part, due to improved public health

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In 1860, the percentage of the population in free states living in town (2,500+ people) was

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twenty-six percent

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Which city did NOT owe its growth to the Great Lakes?

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Cincinnati

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Between 1840 and 1860, the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from

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Ireland and Germany

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Before 1860, the largest single group within the Irish immigrants were

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young, single women

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Before 1860, compared to Irish immigrants to the United States, German immigrants

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generally arrived with more money

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Prior to 1860, hostility among native-born Americans toward immigrants was spurred, in part, by

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fears of political radicalism

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The "Know-Nothings" movement was directed at reducing the influence of

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Catholics

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The Erie Canal was

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a tremendous financial success

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The Morse Code used electrical current to create

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a series of alternating electrical bursts which represented individual letters

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By 1866, telegraphic communications

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existed between the United States and Europe

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Before the 1830s, American corporations could be chartered only by

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state legislatures

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In the 1830s, limited liability laws were developed in the United States that

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