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

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