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

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

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two governments claiming control of the state.

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

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Thomas Dorr.

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The lawyer and activist who led the campaign to expand voting rights in Rhode Island was

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popular vote.

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

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a desired and essential part of the democratic process.

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By the 1830s, political parties were generally regarded as

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New York.

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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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a permanent political opposition made parties sensitive to the people's will.

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In the years after the War of 1812, the "Bucktail" philosophy that favored political parties argued that

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democratic

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Today, the oldest political party in the United States is the

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all white male citizens should be treated equally.

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According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy,

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federal officeholders.

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

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giving out jobs as political rewards.

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The "spoils system" refers to

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renominate him for the presidency.

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

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should be reduced, and yet was supreme over individual states.

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

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vice president.

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When John C. Calhoun put forth his doctrine of nullification, he was

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as an alternative to possible secession.

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

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ideas of Madison and Jefferson, and the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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John C. Calhoun drew his doctrine of nullification ideas from the

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

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In his doctrine of nullification, John C. Calhoun argued that

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Martin Van Buren

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Who of the following saw his close ties and great influence with President Jackson grow stronger as a result of the Peggy Eaton affair?

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the presidential aspirations of John C. Calhoun were likely ended.

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

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the sale of public land.

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The Daniel Webster-Robert Hayne debate of 1830 was begun by a political dispute over

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South Carolina.

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Senator Robert Hayne represented the state of

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the integrity of the Union.

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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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Andrew Jackson

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

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John C. Calhoun

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

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

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In an attempt to end the nullification crisis, President Andrew Jackson in 1833

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acquire the land occupied by Indian tribes and move the Indians west.

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The policy most favored by white westerners during the early 1800s was to

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was notable for vicious behavior by the American military.

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The Black Hawk War

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the Court could not enforce the order.

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Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, President Jackson decided

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Oklahoma.

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

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Choctaw.

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The first of the "Five Civilized Tribes" to be removed to the West, beginning in 1830, was the

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seminole

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

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

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As a result of the U.S. government's Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s,

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the road was not a part of any system of interstate commerce.

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In 1830, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a federal subsidy to the proposed Maysville Road, because

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was financially sound and profitable.

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

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both "soft-money" advocates and "hard-money" advocates.

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

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the "hard-money" advocates.

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In the debate over the Bank of the United States, President Andrew Jackson agreed with

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boost his presidential candidacy.

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

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

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left the nation with an unstable banking system for many years.

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

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reflected Jacksonian ideas of democracy and economic opportunity.

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

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none are correct

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Jacksonian Democrats

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territorial expansion.

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

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radical Democrats.

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The so-called Locofocos of the 1830s were

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favored expanding the power of the federal government.

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The political philosophy of Whigs

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small western farmers.

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

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

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

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Whigs.

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During the 1830s, evangelical Protestants tended to support

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Martin Van Buren

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

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his identification with the West

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What proved to be a serious liability to Henry Clay's presidential ambitions?

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uniting behind a strong national leader.

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The Whig Party was LEAST successful at

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the political opposition offered multiple candidates.

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Martin Van Buren won the presidency in 1836 because

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disperse its surplus funds to the states.

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

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resulted in a severe financial panic.

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

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

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President Martin Van Buren's "subtreasury" system

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the first influence of the "penny press" in politics.

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The presidential election campaign of 1840 saw

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had been a soldier and Indian fighter, and was a descendant of the Virginia aristocracy.

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William Henry Harrison

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was a Whig who had once been a Democrat.

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As president, John Tyler

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supported the rights and freedom of mutinous slaves on the Creole.

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In 1841, the British government

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

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

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false

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Jacksonian democracy included a weak challenge to the institution of slavery.

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true

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The "age of Jackson" was less a triumph for the common man than conservatives feared.

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false

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More people gained the right to vote in the 1830s, but requirements for voters to own property remained in place.

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true

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The Dorr Rebellion was generally consistent with Jacksonian principles.

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true

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During the Jacksonian era, free blacks could not vote at all in the South, and could hardly vote anywhere in the North.

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false

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One of the major reforms of the Jacksonian period was the introduction of the secret ballot.

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true

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In 1840, the number of adult white males who voted in the presidential election had risen to 80 percent.

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false

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During the Jacksonian period, political parties were regarded as a threat to democracy.

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false

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The Whig Party held the first national party convention.

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false

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As president, Andrew Jackson's first political target was the Bank of the United States.

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true

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National political conventions were introduced during the Jacksonian period in order to expand the democratic process.

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false

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Andrew Jackson believed a strong federal government would lead to a strong democracy.

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true

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As Andrew Jackson's vice president, John C. Calhoun became a strong Jackson opponent.

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false

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The Peggy Eaton affair improved Andrew Jackson's relationship with John C. Calhoun.

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false

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The Webster-Hayne debate primarily concerned the issue of the sale of public lands.

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true

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Calhoun's defense of his doctrine of nullification was directed primarily at the issue of tariffs.

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false

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Andrew Jackson sided with Robert Hayne in the Webster-Hayne debate.

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true

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President Jackson considered those who favored nullification to be traitors.

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false

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President Jackson was a strong advocate for protecting the autonomy of Indian tribes.

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false

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In the early nineteenth century, many whites viewed Indians as "noble savages."

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false

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President Jackson sought to remove all of the eastern Indian tribes except the "Five Civilized Tribes."

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true

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In the Black Hawk War, white forces attacked Indians as they surrendered and retreated.

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false

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In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled against the Indian tribe.

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true

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Unlike most other tribes, the relocation of the Seminole in Florida was never completed.

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true

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In the 1830s, as a result of removal policies, the United States gained control of more than 100 million acres of Indian lands.

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true

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President Jackson vetoed the Maysville Road because the road was contained in one state and thus not part of "interstate commerce."

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true

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Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

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true

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The results of the election of 1832 could be interpreted as a defeat for both Henry Clay and Nicholas Biddle.

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true

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The case of Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge could be interpreted as a victory for the forces of democracy.

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true

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Although a political opponent and a supporter of the Bank of the United states, Henry Clay benefitted politically from President Jackson's veto of the 1932 bill that would recharter the bank.

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false

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The Whigs were more concerned with their political philosophy than with winning elections.

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true

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The Democrats were more likely than Whigs to favor territorial expansion.

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true

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The Democrats were more likely than Whigs to oppose legislation establishing banks.

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true

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The well-to-do were more likely to support Whigs than Democrats.

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true

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The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

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true

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The "penny press" was more lively and sensationalistic than previous newspapers.

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false

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The Washington Star was the first of the new "penny press" newspapers.

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true

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In 1840 the Whigs elected a president for the first time.

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true

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John Tyler saw every cabinet member but one resign together from his administration.

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true

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The Aroostook War was the result of tensions between Canada and Maine.

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false

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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 was strongly criticized in the United States.

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true

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During the Tyler administration, the United States established diplomatic relations with China.

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democracy in america

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The French government had requested Alexis de Tocqueville make a study of American prisons, but he quickly went far beyond the study of prisons and wrote a classic study of American life, titled ________.

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spoils system

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President Jackson's attack on federal officeholders led to the introduction of what one of his allies called the "________."

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convention

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Jackson's supporters held a national party ________ as a forum for selecting candidates for president.

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peoples party

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Thomas Dorr and his followers formed a(n) "________."

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nullification

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John C. Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called ________.

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states

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John C. Calhoun argued that the federal government was a creation of the ________.

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martin van buren

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John C. Calhoun's most powerful rival within the Jackson administration was ________.

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tariff

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The Webster-Hayne debate began as a conflict over the imposition of a(n) ________.

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seminole

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The most successful of the "Five Civilized Tribes" when it came to resisting Jackson's removal policy was the ________ tribe.

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oklahoma

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The forced Cherokee migration on what was called the Trail of Tears ended in the territory of ________.

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henry clay

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In the election of 1832, Andrew Jackson defeated the National Republican candidate ________.

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roger b taney

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________ succeeded John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

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locofocos

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Radical Jacksonians were known as ________.

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freemasonry

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William Morgan mysteriously disappeared shortly before he published a book that allegedly exposed the secrets of ________.

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daniel webster

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The Great Triumvirate consisted of Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and ________.

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specie circular

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President Jackson's distrust of paper currency became obvious when in 1836 he issued an executive order called the "________."

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john tyler

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The former Democrat who became president upon the death of William Henry Harrison was ________.

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