Chapter 10 Test

Question 1

The secretary of state for James Monroe

Answer 1

John Quincy Adams

Question 2

The war hero that was running for president and did not follow the constitution

Answer 2

Andrew Jackson

Question 3

The secretary of the treasury and was a southerner who was running for president

Answer 3

William Crawford

Question 4

The speaker of the house and the leader of the War Hawks

Answer 4

Henry Clay

Question 5

The high-tariff package to pay for internal improvements

Answer 5

American System

Question 6

What people called John Adams ideas for laboratories, lighthouses, and advancing art and science

Answer 6

Lighthouses in the Sky

Question 7

What people called the American System

Answer 7

Tariff of Abominations

Question 8

Andrew Jackson’s party

Answer 8

Democratic Party

Question 9

Making malicious statements about political opponents

Answer 9

Mudslinging

Question 10

The act of handing out government jobs to loyal followers

Answer 10

Spoils System

Question 11

Organized groups of politicians who sought to control the government

Answer 11

Political Machines

Question 12

The group of friends that Andrew Jackson consulted with instead of his Cabinet

Answer 12

Kitchen Cabinet

Question 13

The bill that said that Indians who left their lands east of the Mississippi would be given lands west of the Mississippi

Answer 13

Indian Removal Act

Question 14

The forced marches west to move the Indians from their lands was called the:

Answer 14

Trail of Tears

Question 15

The Indian leader of the Sauk and Fox tribes

Answer 15

Black Hawk

Question 16

The type of tariff that protected American industries from foreign competition

Answer 16

Protective Tariff

Question 17

The type of tariff designed to raise money for the country

Answer 17

Revenue Tariff

Question 18

The vice president of Andrew Jackson

Answer 18

John C. Calhoun

Question 19

The declaration that forbade state and federal officers to collect tariffs in South Carolina

Answer 19

Ordinance of Nullification

Question 20

The order of leaving the Union

Answer 20

Secession

Question 21

The new tariff that lowered duties gradually to give time for the North to grow stronger before they lost their protection

Answer 21

Compromise of 1833

Question 22

The talented wealthy Philadelphian that was the president of the Bank of the United States

Answer 22

Nicolas Biddle

Question 23

The banks that Andrew Jackson deposited the country’s money into instead of the national bank

Answer 23

Pet Banks

Question 24

The increase in the money supply that causes a corresponding rise in prices

Answer 24

Inflation

Question 25

The act that required anyone who bought government lands to pay for them in gold or silver coins instead of paper money

Answer 25

Specie Circular

Question 26

Gold or silver coins

Answer 26

Specie

Question 27

The new name for the Republicans to make Democrats more comfortable to join

Answer 27

Whigs

Question 28

Andrew Jackson’s choice to succeed him as president in 1836

Answer 28

Martin Van Buren

Question 29

The system that would consist of a number of federal vaults and depositories

Answer 29

Independent Treasury

Question 30

The president chosen by the Whigs party

Answer 30

William Henry Harrison

Question 31

The vice president of William Henry Harrison

Answer 31

John Tyler

Question 32

The compromise that gave a portion of Maine to Canada and drew a boundary line between the US and Canada, giving the US more of the northern land

Answer 32

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

Question 33

The time between the election and the president leaving office

Answer 33

Lame-duck Period