A.   He sent armed ships to Charleston harbor.

B.   He applauded South Carolina's assertion of states' rights.

C.   He increased the tariff.

D.   He eliminated the tariff entirely.

A.   Rising prices increased inflation and speculation.

B.   The rising prices for American cotton overseas

C.   Pessimism concerning U.S. economic prospects

D.   The slackening of consumer demand for numerous goods

A.   Businesses refused to liquefy their assets in order to pay off debts.

B.   Real estate prices increased even as stock prices plummeted.

C.   America demanded payment in specie from foreign business and this resulted in a decline in cotton prices.

D.   American bankers called for loans to be repaid only with banknotes.

A.   Women's rights

B.   The national bank

C.   Slavery

D.   The character of the candidates

A.   Federalists and Democrats

B.   Republicans and Whigs

C.   Democrats and Republicans

D.   Democrats and Whigs

A.   The Sauk Indians refused to leave their land in Illinois and were forceabley removed by Union troops

B.   The Cherokee Indians won two Supreme Courts cases that allowed them to stay on their land in Georgia

C.   President Jackson vetoed the legislation so the Cherokee could stay on their land

D.   The Apache Indians fought a war of resistance in the Mexico territory

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   a statement that suggested the Western Hemisphere is henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.

B.   a mandate that Western Hemispheric nations are destined to become one economic unit with laws and procedures by which Europe must abide.

C.   a statement that suggested the Western Hemisphere will ultimately come under the rule of one republic, the United States.

D.   a mandate that proclaims the Western Hemispheric nations will have no interests in Europe affairs that could upset its domestic tranquility.

A.   They passed a “gag rule” through Congress.

B.   Congress ordered mail carriers to destroy the petitions.

C.   They organized off-the-record hearings for the petitioners.

D.   Congress enhanced manumission laws to defuse the protest.

A.   dropped by half

B.   doubled

C.   tripled

D.   quadrupled

A.   refuse to enforce a Supreme Court decision in the Indian's favor.

B.   oppose their removal to the West.

C.   send troops to slaughter the Indians.

D.   defend Indian rights to disputed lands in Georgia.

A.   They assumed that Van Buren was so unpopular that any of the three could win.

B.   Daniel Webster insisted on running even though he lacked support outside of the South.

C.   Each candidate had a solid regional base, but none had the support of all regions.

D.   They hoped to show that Van Buren needed to be a more lenient president than Jackson had been.

A.   The route taken by Cherokee warriors when they retreated after their defeat by the U.S. army

B.   The Cherokee trip home from Washington after a failed attempt to keep some of their land

C.   A 1,200-mile forced march of Cherokees who were expelled from their land

D.   A Cherokee ritual mourning the loss of hundreds of their people in an unprovoked massacre

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Louisiana

B.   Missouri

C.   Florida

D.   Minnesota

A.   was one of the methods that women were encouraged to use when disciplining their children

B.   a political policy where loyal campaign supporters expected to benefit from the federal patronage system.

C.   was a bonus system that provided landowners with additional land if they were married

D.   was an economic system used to encourage investors to invest in the Erie Canal project

A.   He ordered federal deposits removed from its vaults.

B.   He shut down the national bank and all state banks.

C.   He hoped to let the original charter expire quietly in 1836.

D.   His narrow victory convinced him to support the bank.

A.   a limited federal government with an Indian removal policy.

B.   a strong government that expanded opportunities for all races.

C.   a powerful federal government that could shape people's lives.

D.   a government that promoted economic development of America.

A.   To force President Jackson into an unpopular veto

B.   To continue its stabilizing benefits to the nation

C.   To help President Jackson defeat the bank bill

D.   To ensure Whigs in Congress would reject the charter