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The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for

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a second national bank

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As a result of the War of 1812

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the growth of American manufacturing was stimulated

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Francis Cabot Lowell's contribution to American textile mills included

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consolidating the processes of spinning and weaving in one factory

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After the War of 1812, it was clear that the United States needed an improved

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internal transportation system

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By 181, the United State's internal road system

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included highways that reach into Ohio and Pennsylvania

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BY 181, American steam-powered shipping

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carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined, increased the transport of manufactured goods into the west, stimulated agriculture in both the West and South

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On his last day in office, President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by

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supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction and vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals

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Between 1800 and 1820, the population of the United States

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nearly doubled

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In the early nineteenth century, the westward movement of white Americans was encouraged by

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exhausted agriculture lands in the East, the spread of the plantation system in the South, and the federal government's policy toward Indian tribes in the West

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In the early nineteenth century, life in the western territories was characterized by

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frequent mobility of the population

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In the early nineteenth century, the Deep South

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included a vast, productive prairie in Alabama and Mississippi

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After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, it

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quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States

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In the early nineteenth century, "mountain men"

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very often married Indian and Mexican women

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In the early nineteenth century, the explorer Stephen Long

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agreed with the findings and conclusions of Zebulon Pike

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The "era of good feelings" following the War of 1812 reflected

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rising nationalism and optimism in the United States

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Who among the following was NOT a part of the "Virginia Dynasty"?

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John Adams

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Prior to becoming president, James Monroe had

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served as secretary of state

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Shortly after becoming president, James Monroe

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undertook a goodwill tour of the country

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During the administration of James Monroe

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the Federalist Part ceased to exist

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What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States?

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The Seminole War

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In 1819, the Adams-Onis Treaty dealt with the American purchase of

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Florida

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One cause of the Panic of 1819 was

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new management practices within the Bank of the United States

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Many westerners blamed the Panic of 1819 on

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the Bank of the United States

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The Missouri Compromise of 1819

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maintained the nation's equal number of slave and free states

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The Supreme Court ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) was a victory for

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corporation contracts

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In Cohen's v. Virginia (1821), Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of

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Supreme Court review of state court decisions

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In McCullogh v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court confirmed the

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right of the federal government to tax states

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The Supreme Court ruling of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

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strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce

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The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v. McIntosh (1823)

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Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands

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In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over

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individual states and all American Indian tribes

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The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at

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Europe

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The Monroe Doctrine

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European powers should not engage in new colonization of the American continents

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The writing of the Monroe Doctrine

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was an important example of American nationalism

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In the presidential campaign of 1828

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John Q Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president

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The "corrupt bargain" was negotiated between

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Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams

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The "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved

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a political deal to determine the outcome of the presidential election

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The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams was

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noted for its inability to effectively carry out its policies

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During the presidential campaign of 1828

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Andrew Jackson was labeled a murderer

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Andrew Jackson's presidential victory in 1828 was

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decisive but sectional

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The election of 1828

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saw the emergence of a new two-party system

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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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