Question 1

Thomas Dorr and his followers formed a(n)"________."

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Question 2

In 1840,efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in

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A)   new laws that actually further restricted voting rights.
B)   federal troops occupying the state capital for two years.
C)   an effort within the state to secede from the Union.
D)   two governments claiming control of the state.
E)   female and black male suffrage for a brief period of time.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In the Black Hawk War,white forces attacked Indians as they surrendered and retreated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement regarding the American electorate during the 1820s is true?

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A)   The right to vote was expanded to include many more white males.
B)   The right to vote was restricted to property owners.
C)   Married white women had the right to vote but could not hold elected office.
D)   Changes in voting rights first occurred in New England states and then spread west.
E)   Older states began to expand their property ownership requirements.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

The Washington Star was the first of the new "penny press" newspapers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Whig Party held the first national party convention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Panic of 1837 began the worst American depression to that point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As president,John Tyler

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A)   was a Whig who had once been a Democrat.
B)   favored the recharter of the Bank of the United States.
C)   considered Andrew Jackson to be his political role model.
D)   approved several internal improvement bills.
E)   forced JohnC. Calhoun out of his cabinet.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

In 1830,what political figure said,"Our Federal Union-It must be preserved"?

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A)   Andrew Jackson
B)   Robert Hayne
C)   JohnC. Calhoun
D)   Daniel Webster
E)   Henry ClayF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Of the following groups,support for the Whigs was weakest among

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A)   wealthy southern planters.
B)   substantial New England manufacturers.
C)   small western farmers.
D)   aristocratic Americans.
E)   evangelical Protestants.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

JohnC.Calhoun championed a states' rights theory called ________.

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Question 12

President Andrew Jackson's success in abolishing the Bank of the United States

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A)   caused serious political damage to his administration.
B)   led the nation into a period of long economic decline.
C)   left the nation with an unstable banking system for many years.
D)   led him to lose the political support of RogerB. Taney.
E)   seriously damaged his support within the Democratic Party.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Opposition to the Bank of the United States came from both "soft-money" and "hard-money" advocates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The "penny press" was more lively and sensationalistic than previous newspapers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What changes in the political process occurred during the 1820s that support the claim that American democracy was on the rise?

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Question 16

Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v.Georgia and Worcester v.Georgia,President Jackson decided

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A)   that Georgia could remove the Cherokee tribes if it served the "public good."
B)   the Cherokee had no right to file a legal claim in U.S. courts.
C)   the entire process of Indian removal was unconstitutional.
D)   that the Cherokee tribes could only be removed if they were properly compensated.
E)   the Court could not enforce the order.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 17

Which statement about the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty is FALSE?

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A)   It settled the Aroostook War.
B)   It resulted in more than half the disputed territory being added to the United States.
C)   It included an American pledge not to allow slave ships to land at British ports.
D)   It included a British pledge not to interfere with American ships.
E)   It significantly improved Anglo-American relations.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 18

In 1840 the Whigs elected a president for the first time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The first of the "Five Civilized Tribes" to be removed to the West,beginning in 1830,was the

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A)   Creek.
B)   Seminole.
C)   Chickasaw.
D)   Choctaw.
E)   Cherokee.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

How "democratic" was the United States during the 1830s? Who was included in the political process and who was not?

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President Andrew Jackson's success in abolishing the Bank of the United States

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The Washington Star was the first of the new "penny press" newspapers.

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