History 101 - United States History to 1877 » 2019 » Chapter 9 Quiz

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

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