APUSH Chapter 9-10 – Flashcards

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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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