Question 1

Many of the members of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet, as his group of close advisers was known, were:

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newspaper editors.

Question 2

As president, John Tyler:

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vetoed a bill to create a new national bank, thus angering Whigs.

Question 3

In the 1830s, how should Andrew Jackson's ideas on the Second Bank of the United States be characterized?

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The Bank was a monster that had too much power.

Question 4

By 1860, free black men could vote on the same basis as whites only in:

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five New England states.

Question 5

Whigs wanted the government involved in the following activity:

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Regulating corporations.

Question 6

In the document The Memorial of the Non-Freeholders of the City of Richmond, what were the freeholders claiming?

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A majority of white males were not allowed to vote.

Question 7

Whose 1840 presidential campaign portrayed him as a common man who was born in a log cabin and liked to drink hard cider?

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William Henry Harrison

Question 8

By the 1830s, the term citizen in America had become synonymous with the right to:

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vote.

Question 9

Which statement is a correct assessment about the Whigs?

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They argued that the role of government was to promote the welfare of its people.

Question 10

Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a corrupt bargain during the 1824 election so that he could become:

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secretary of state.

Question 11

The Monroe Doctrine:

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declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization.

Question 12

What was the biggest change in American society during the Age of Jackson?

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Sovereignty for white males was more fully realized.

Question 13

What triggered the Panic of 1837?

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Jackson's war on the national bank.

Question 14

Analysis of the key events of the Era of Good Feelings showed that:

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single-party rule managed to erase sectional conflict.

Question 15

By the time of Jackson's presidency, politics:

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often emphasized individual politicians with mass followings and popular nicknames.

Question 16

The term Era of Good Feelings refers to the period of American history when:

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there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration.

Question 17

In response to the demand for internal improvements, President James Madison:

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called for a constitutional amendment to empower the federal government to build roads and canals.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about Martin Van Buren is true?

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He wanted to see competition between political parties.

Question 19

The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called:

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the spoils system.

Question 20

The controversy over Peggy Eaton:

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helped to enhance Martin Van Buren's influence during the Jackson administration.

Question 21

In regard to foreign policy, what did John Quincy Adams envision for the United States?

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The United States would eventually control all of North America.

Question 22

During Andrew Jackson's presidency, what occurred financially?

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The national government debt was eliminated.

Question 23

Who was the president of the Second Bank of the United States in 1832?

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Nicholas Biddle.

Question 24

In its decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

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the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional.

Question 25

What idea did John Quincy Adams promote that was not accepted in his presidency and is still rejected in today's United States:

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Official adoption of the metric system.

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