College History CH. 10

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A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that

a. slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36°30'.

b. European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

c. Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare," except where explicitly barred by the Constitution.

d. the United States needs a world-class national university for women.

A significant theme of the Monroe Doctrine was that

a. slavery should not be permitted in the American territories above latitude 36°30'.

b. European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

c. Congress is entitled to pass any law to promote the "general welfare," except where explicitly barred by the Constitution.

d. the United States needs a world-class national university for women.

b. European powers should refrain from further colonization in the Americas.

All of the states that entered the Union after the original thirteen made property ownership a requirement of voting, at least for a time.

True

False

False

Andrew Jackson and his supporters publicly argued that the Presidential Election of 1824 had been determined in his favor by a "corrupt bargain" between some of the participants.

True

False

False

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

True

False

False

During the market revolution, the emergence of organized political parties spurred newspaper publication.

True

False

True

Giving a political office to someone based on party service is called

a. paternalism.

b. the spoils system.

c. despotism.

d. the fair-and-square system.

b. the spoils system.

In Worcester v. Georgia, Chief Justice Marshall described Indians as "wards" of the federal government, deserving paternal protection.

True

False

False

In the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams won the popular vote, but lost the electoral vote.

True

False

False

President Andrew Jackson's inauguration was a quiet affair in which a small group of close-knit friends of the new president met at the White House for a solemn, elite dinner.

True

False

False

President James Madison favored a system of national economic incentives for manufacturers, a protective tariff, a new national bank, and federal financing of roads and canals that came to be known as

a. the Hamiltonian System.

b. the American System.

c. the Madisonian System.

d. the Union System of Manufactures.

b. the American System.

The "Era of Good Feelings" was so-called because

a. they were years of one-party government.

b. there were more inventions manufactured at this time than ever before.

c. many Americans experienced a boost in their personal economies at this time.

d. Whigs defeated Democrats in the midterm elections.

a. they were years of one-party government.

The 1828 "tariff of abominations" led to the Nullification Crisis.

True

False

True

The Democrats nominated William Henry Harrison without a platform, instead promoting him as the "log cabin" candidate, or a champion of the common man.

True

False

False

The Panic of 1819 was caused by

a. disease that spread rapidly up the eastern seaboard that was ultimately responsible for mass panic in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore.

b. a sudden and deliberate attack by naval forces of the British Admiralty on the nation's capitol.

c. Chief Pontiac's attack on Detroit and surrounding areas.

d. the land bubble burst and its ensuing economic panic.

d. the land bubble burst and its ensuing economic panic.

The author of Democracy in America was

a. Alexis de Tocqueville, from France.

b. Marquis de Lafayette, from France.

c. Alexander Hamilton, originally from the British West Indies.

d. Herman Melville, from New York City.

a. Alexis de Tocqueville, from France.

When Thomas Jefferson wrote, "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror," he was referring to

a. the Federalist Party's duplicity at the Hartford Convention.

b. the Sedition Act of 1798 for which he had written the Kentucky resolution.

c. the westward expansion of slavery.

d. the events surrounding John Quincy Adams's election to the presidency by the House of Representatives.

c. the westward expansion of slavery.

Which of the following was not a trend in American democracy during the 1820s and 1830s?

a. The idea of a "common man" and "manliness" became an important factor with candidates.

b. Selling candidates and their images was as important as the positions for which they stood.

c. A spirit of popular involvement in politics enlivened the public sphere.

d. Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.

d. Ironically, as the number of eligible voters rose, voter turnout in elections declined.

Which was not part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a. Missouri was admitted without having to agree to end slavery.

b. Maine, a free state (without slavery), was admitted into the Union.

c. Slavery was prohibited in the remaining Louisiana Territory north of 36°30'.

d. It permanently settled the question of the expansion of slavery.

d. It permanently settled the question of the expansion of slavery.

While Whigs considered individual morality a private matter, not a public concern, Democrats insisted that liberty and power reinforced each other.

True

False

False

William Henry Harrison's presidency ended as he

a. was impeached for accepting financial kickbacks from backers in his political party.

b. died from pneumonia a month after taking office.

c. was unsuccessful in having his Supreme Court justices accepted and resigned.

d. was assassinated while on a tour of Pennsylvania.

b. died from pneumonia a month after taking office.