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Question #1
According to Andrew Jackson’s theory of democracy,
A.   there should be one national political party.
B.   slavery should not extend into the West.
C.   all white male citizens should be treated equally.
D.   the South and West deserved special privileges as growing areas.
E.   all white Americans should eventually be given the vote.
Question #2
The “spoils system” refers to
A.   parceling out federal land to the highest bidder.
B.   the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement.
C.   making illegal payoffs to political supporters.
D.   giving out jobs as political rewards.
E.   giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers.
Question #3
In the 1820s, John C. Calhoun proposed his doctrine of nullification
A.   as a means to end the national bank.
B.   to support trade tariffs.
C.   as an alternative to possible secession.
D.   to counter the growing influence of abolitionism in the North.
E.   to reduce the political power of Andrew Jackson.
Question #4
In the 1830 Daniel Webster–Robert Hayne debate, Webster considered Hayne’s arguments to be an attack on
A.   President Jackson’s leadership.
B.   free states.
C.   the nation’s tariff policies.
D.   the integrity of the Union.
E.   the institution of slavery.
Question #5
The Black Hawk War
A.   resulted in the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to the West.
B.   was sparked by the kidnapping of the leader of the Fox Indians.
C.   constituted a major, although temporary, Indian victory.
D.   occurred in New England and upstate New York.
E.   was notable for vicious behavior by the American military.
Question #6
Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, President Jackson decided
A.   the Cherokee had no right to file a legal claim in U.S. courts.
B.   that the Cherokee tribes could only be removed if they were properly compensated.
C.   the Court could not enforce the order.
D.   that Georgia could remove the Cherokee tribes if it served the “public good.”
E.   the entire process of the removal of the Indians was unconstitutional.
Question #7
As a result of the U.S. government’s Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s,
A.   all Indian tribes were forced to intermingle on one large reservation.
B.   violence between white Americans and Indian tribes ended.
C.   new federal attempts were made to assimilate Indian tribes into white society.
D.   nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi.
E.   the United States gained control of ten million acres of Indian lands.
Question #8
President Andrew Jackson’s success in abolishing the Bank of the United States
A.   left the nation with an unstable banking system for many years.
B.   led the nation into a period of long economic decline.
C.   led him to lose the political support of Roger B. Taney.
D.   seriously damaged his support within the Democratic Party.
E.   caused serious political damage to his administration.
Question #9
The political philosophy of Whigs
A.   favored expanding the power of the federal government.
B.   opposed industrialism as a source of concentrated wealth.
C.   encouraged the rapid western expansion of the nation.
D.   allied the party with the abolition movement.
E.   celebrated “honest workers” and “simple farmers.”
Question #10
In 1841, the British government
A.   briefly declared war on American shipping in response to the Creole mutiny.
B.   seized the Creole because it carried slaves.
C.   refused to trade with American shipping companies that carried slaves.
D.   returned mutinous slaves from the Creole to Virginia, at the request of President Tyler.
E.   supported the rights and freedom of mutinous slaves on the Creole.

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