Foner Chapter 10 – Flashcards

President Andrew Jackson's inauguration was a quiet affair in which a small group of closeknit friends of the new president met at the white house for a solemn, elite dinner -True -False

American was a much less highly stratified society than Europe -True -False

The election of 1824 injured Henry Clay's political career -True -False

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was renounced by President Jackson -True -False

Which of the following was a factor in the split between Andrew Jackson and John Calhoun? -the Nullification Crisis -their belief in slavery -their regional upbringing -their different politcal parties

Despite his reputation for stubornness, President Jackson proved timid and conciliatory during the Nullification Crisis and the Bank War -true -false

Which was not an element in the 1841 Dorr War? -it occur red in Rhode Island and was a struggle for universal manhood suffrage in the state -Supporters of democratic reform organized a People's Convention, which drafted a new constitution for the state of Rhode Island -Thomas Dorr, a wealthy lawyer, was inaugurated as governor of the state of Rhode Island under the constitution drawn by the People's convention -The War's bloodshed led to the deaths of more than 246 people, and to Dorr's execuation

Between Democrats and Whigs, the Democrats found greater support among Catholic immigrants, subsistence farmers, and urban workers. the whigs found greater support among wealthy landowners, well-connected businessmen, and Evangelical Protestants -true -false

What political party was organized to oppose President Jackson? -Federalists -Democrats -Republicans -Whigs

As a boy, Andrew Jackson had almost been killed when, during the War for Independence, a British officer struck him with his sword after the boy refused to polish the soldier's boots -true -false

Although denied the ballot, women found a voice in the public sphere during the 1820s and 1830s -true -false

A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that: -slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36.30' -European powers should refrain from further colonization in the America -Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare" except where explicitly barred by the Constitution -the United States needs a world-class national university

The leading theorist of nullification and states' rights by 1831 was the vice president of the United States -true -false

The 1828 tariff of abominations led to the Nullification Crisis -true -false

Free blacks gained the right to vote in every state in the Union after 1800 -true -false

According to Martin Van Buren, political parties could serve to check the power of officeholders, counteract sectional divisions, and provide voters with genuine alternatives -true -false

Which of the following was not a trend in American democracy during the 1820ss and 1830s? -In state after state, wage-earning men were enfranchised -For men, skin color replaced material status as the main determinant of who could vote and who could not -A spirit of opular involvement in politics enlivened the public sphere -Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined

Which was not an aspect of the pageantry surrounding elections in the nineteenth-century American democracy? -parades bonfires -mass meetings -the secret ballot

How much of the adult white male population in the United States could vote by 1840? -approximately 20% -approx 50% -approx 70% -approc 90%

Both John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson believed in states' rights to nullify federal law -true -false

Often, political cartoons criticizing Andrew Jackson illustrated him as a king -true -false

The proper chronological order for presidents from 1817 forward is: Monroe, J.Q. Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, and Tyler. -true -false

Which was not a way women became increasingly active in the public sphere during the early 19th century? -they published stories, essays, and guides to life -they participated in religious movements -they participated in reform movements -they exercised the suffrage after 1807

The Panic of 1819 was caused by: -disease that spread rapidly up the eastern seaboard that was ultimately responsible for mass panic in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore -a sudden and deliberate attack by naval forces of the British Admiralty on the nations' capitol -the land bubble burst and its ensuing economic panic

Which of the following was not a key difference between the Democrats and the Whigs during the Jackson years? -The Democrats voiced alarm over the gulf between the wealthy and "producing classes". the Whigs were more accepting of class hierarchy -The whigs favored government actions to promote economic development. The Democrats did not -The Democrats were united in opposition to paper money. the Whigs were united in support of it. -The whigs favored public measures to regulate personal morality, the Democrats did not