A.   He eliminated the tariff entirely.

B.   He sent armed ships to Charleston harbor.

C.   He increased the tariff.

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

A.   The rising prices for American cotton overseas

B.   The slackening of consumer demand for numerous goods

C.   Pessimism concerning U.S. economic prospects

D.   Rising prices increased inflation and speculation.

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

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

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

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

A.   Women's rights

B.   Slavery

C.   The national bank

D.   The character of the candidates

A.   Democrats and Whigs

B.   Federalists and Democrats

C.   Democrats and Republicans

D.   Republicans and Whigs

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

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

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

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

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.   Congress ordered mail carriers to destroy the petitions.

B.   Congress enhanced manumission laws to defuse the protest.

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

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

A.   quadrupled

B.   tripled

C.   dropped by half

D.   doubled

A.   defend Indian rights to disputed lands in Georgia.

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

C.   oppose their removal to the West.

D.   send troops to slaughter the Indians.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.   TRUE

B.   FALSE

A.   FALSE

B.   TRUE

A.   Minnesota

B.   Missouri

C.   Florida

D.   Louisiana

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.   He ordered federal deposits removed from its vaults.

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

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

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

D.   a government that promoted economic development of America.

A.   To help President Jackson defeat the bank bill

B.   To ensure Whigs in Congress would reject the charter

C.   To force President Jackson into an unpopular veto

D.   To continue its stabilizing benefits to the nation