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All of the following were true of the American reglar army on the eve of the War of 1812 except

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C. Their numbers were large enough that they didn't have to rely on the militia

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When the United States entered the War of 1812, it was

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A. Militarily unprepared

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Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812, because

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C. British forces were weakest there.

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The preformance of the United States' Navy in the War of 1812 could be best described as

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E. Much better than that of the Army

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Perhaps the key battle of the War of 1812, because it protected the United States from full- scale invasion and possible dissolution, was the Battle of

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B. Plattsburgh

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British plans for their 1812 campaign did not include action in

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C. Florida

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The British Attack on Fort McHenry

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C. Inspired the writing of "The Star- Spangled Banner"

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The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of

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A. New Orleans

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The Battle of New Orleans

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C. Saw British troops defeated by Andrew Jackson's soldiers.

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The Battle of New Orleans

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E. Unleashed a wave of nationalism and self- confidence.

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One result of the American naval victories during the War of 1812 was

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E. More warships being built.

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At the peace conference at Ghent, the British began to withdraw many of its earlier demands for all of the following reasons except

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D. Concern about the still dangerous France.

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The delgates of the Hartforn Convention adopted resolutions that included a call for

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A. A Constitutional amendment requiring a two- thirds vote in Congress before war was declared.

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The resolutions from the Hartford Convention

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A. Helped to cause the death of the Federalist party.

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From a global perspective, the War of 1812 was

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C. of little importance

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In diplomatic and economic terms, the War of 1812

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B. Bred greater American independence.

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The Rush- Bagot agreement

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C. Limited naval agreement on the Great Lakes

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One of the nationally recognized American authors in the 1820s was

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A. Washingon Irving

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Post- War of 1812 nationalism could be seen in all of the following exceot

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B. A revival of American religon

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At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers

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C. Began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices

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The Tariff of 1816 was the first in American history

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C. That aimed to protect american industry

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Henry Clay's call for federally funded roads and canals recieved whole- hearted endorsements from

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E. The South

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New England opposed the American System's federally constructed roads because

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D. They would drain away needed population to the West

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Democratic- Republican opposed Henry Clay's American System because

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C. They believed that it was unconstitutional

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The Era of Good Feelings

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D. Was a misnomer, because the period was a troubled one.

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The panic of 1819 brought with it all of the following except

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A. Inflation

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One of the major causes of the panic of 1819 was

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B. Overspeculation in frontier lands

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The western land boom resulted from all of the following except

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E. The construction of railroad lines west of the Mississippi

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One of the demands made by the West to help it to grow was

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C. Cheap Money

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When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment in response to Missouri's request for admission to the Union, the South thought that the amendment

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A. Would threaten the sectional balance

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The first state entirely west of the Mississippi River to be carved out of the Louisiana Territory was

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E. Missouri

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As a result og the Missouri Compromise

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C. Slavery was banned north of 36° 30' in the Louisiana Purchase territory

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All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise except that

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D. Sectionalism was reduced.

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In interpreting the Constitution , John Marshall

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A. Favored a "loose construction"

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John Marshall uttered his famous legal dictum "the power to tax involves the power to destroy" in

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C. McCulloch v. Maryland

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In McCulloch v. Maryland, Cohens v. Virginia , and Gibbons v. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings limited the extent of

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A. States rights

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People moved into the Old Northwest for all of the following reasons except

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E. As a haven for runaway slaves

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Settlers from the South who moved into the Old Northwest territory were known as

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E. Butternuts

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John Marshall's ruling upheld a defense of property rights against public pressure in

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E. Fletcher v. Peck

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The United States' most successful diplomat in the Era of Good Feelings was

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C. John Quincy Adams

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The Treaty of 1818 with New England

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C. Called for a ten- year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects.

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Andrew Jackson's military exploits were intrumental in the United States gaining

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B. The possesion of Florida from Spain

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Spain sold Florida to the United States because it

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E. decided to concentrate its efforts in Mexico.

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British opposed Spain's reesetablishing its authority in Latin America countries that had successfully revolted because

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D. The ports of these Nations were now open to lucrative trade.

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The doctrine of non- colonization in the Monroe Doctrine was

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B. a response to the apparent designs of the Russians in Alaska and Oregon

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At the time it was issued, the Monroe Doctrine was

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A. incapable of being enforced by the United States

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Latin America's reaction to the Monroe Doctrine can be best describes as

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C. Unconcerned of unimpressed.

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The Russo- American Treaty of 1824 fixed the southern most limits of Russians occupation of North America at

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A. 54°40'

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The Monroe Doctrin was

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D. An expression of illusion of deepening American isolationism from world affairs

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In the 1820's and 1830's one issue that greaty raised the political stakes was

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E. Slavery

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The new two party political system that emerged in the 1830's and 1840's

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E. Became important part of the Nation's checks and balances.

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The presidential election of 1824

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C. Saw a record high voter turn- out show up at the polls

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By the 1840's voter participation in the presidential election reached

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E. Nearly 80%

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1. Andrew Jackson- recieved more popular votes than any other candidate in 1824 2. John C. Calhoun- was vice president on the ticket of two presidential candidatied in 1824 3. Henry Clay- was eliminated as a candidate when the election of 1824 was thrown into the House of Rep.

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A. (A-2) (B-4) (C-1)

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The House of Representatives decided in 1824 presidential election when

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A. No candidate recieved a majority of the vote in the Electoral College

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John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a "corrupt bargain" when he appointed ______ to become _______.

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C. Henry Clay; Secretary of State

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As president, John Quincy Adams

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C. Was one of the least successful presidents in American History

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John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following except

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C. His firing good office holders to appoint his own people.

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Andrew Jackson's political philosophy was based on his

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C. Suspicion of the federal government.

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Andrew Jacksons inauguration as president symbolized the

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B. Newly won ascendancy of the masses.

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The purpose behing the spoils system was

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C. to reward political supporters with public office.

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The Spoils System under Andrew Jackson resulted in

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D. The appointment of many corrupt and incompetant officials to federal jobs.

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The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828 were

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C. Ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson.

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Southerners feard the Tariff of 128 because

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B. This same power could be used to suppress slavery.

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John C. Calhoun's "South Carolina Exposition" was an arguement for

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D. States' right

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The "nullification crisis" of 1832- 1833 erupted over

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C. Tariff policy

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The strong regional support for the Tariff of 1833 came from

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B. New England

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The Force Bill of 1833 provided that

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E. The President could use the Army and Navy to collect federal tariff duties

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The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controvery that beganin 1828 was

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E. Henry Clay

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In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson

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D. Said nothing about nullification

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The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over Tariff of 1828 ended when

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D. Congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833.

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Andrew Jackson's administration supported the remval of Native Americans from the eastern states because

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B. the Supreme court ruled in favor of this policy

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In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except

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B. Argue that Indians could not be assimilated into the larger society

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In an effort to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all of the following except

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D. Refuse to own slaves

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The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Insian tribes was

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C. forced removal

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Andrew Jackson and his supporters disliked the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons except it

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E. put public service first, not profits

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Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that

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D. it refused to lend money to politicians

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One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was

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C. its promotion of economic expansion by making credit abundant

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While in exsistence, the second Bank of the United States

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A. Was the despository of the funds of the National Government

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Andrew Jackson's veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States was

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B. A major expansion of presidential power.

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Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

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D. The fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation

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The anti- masonic party of 1832 appealed to

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B. American suspicions of secret societies

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Innovation in the election of 1832 included

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D. Presidential nominations of "favorite sons" by state legislatures

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One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the United States after the 1832 election was

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A. His fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter.

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Supporters of the Whig party included all of the following except

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A. Opponents of public education

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The "cement" that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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A. The hatred of Andrew Jackson

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The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

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C. Forcing the election into the House of Representatives

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The Panic of 1837 was caused by all of the following except

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E. Taking the country off the gold standard

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Thw Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 except

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B. Proposal of the "Divorce Bill"

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Americans moved into Texas

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B. After an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephan Austin

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The government of Mexico and the Americans who settled in Mexican- controlled Texas clashed over all of the folllowing issues except

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C. Allegiance to Spain

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Texans won their independence as a result of the victory over Mexican armies at the Battle of

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D. San Jacinto

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Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

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A. They believed that Austin and his settlers might be able to civilize the territory.

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One reason for the Anglo- Texan rebellion against Mexican rule was that

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C. The Anglo- Texans wanted to break away from a government that had grown too authoritarian.

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President Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because

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B. Antislavery groups in the U.S. opposed the expansion of slavery

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Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from

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B. the South and Southwest

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The "Tippecanoe" in the Whigs' campaign slogan was

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C. William Harrison

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William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840 was

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C. Made to look like a poor western farmer

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Both the Democratic Party and the Whig Party

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C. Were mass- based political parties

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The two political parties of the Jacksonian era tended to

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D. be socially and geographically divers

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