Chapter 13

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John Quincy Adams could be described as

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possessing almost none of the arts of the politician

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While in existence, the second Bank of the United States

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was the depository of the funds of the national government

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Andrew Jackson’s Democratic political philosophy was based on his

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suspicion of the federal government

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The Whigs hoped to win the 1836 election by

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forcing the election into the House of Representatives

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The people who proposed the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828 were

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ardent supporters of Andrew Jackson who actually hoped it would be defeated

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Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States

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the fact that he found the bill harmful to the nation as well as unconstitutional

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The nullification crisis of 1833 resulted in a clear-cut victory for

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neither Andrew Jackson nor the nullifiers

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The so called Era of Good Feelings was never entirely tranquil, but even the illusion of a national consensus was shattered by the

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Panic of 1819 and the Missouri Compromise of 1820

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One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was its

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being a source of credit and stability, promoting the nation’s expanding economy

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The section of the United States most hurt by the Tariff of 1828 was

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The South

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The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

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no candidate received a majority of the vote in the electoral college

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As president, John Quincy Adams

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was one of the least successful presidents in American History

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The election of 1824 ended in a deadlock (i.e,. no candidate received a majority of votes in the Electoral College), as directed by the ___ amendment, the House of Representatives had to choose among the top three candidates

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Twelfth

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Texas gained its independence with

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help from Americans

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The new two-party political system that emerged in the 1830s and the 1840s

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became an important part of the nation’s checks and balances

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Innovations in the election of 1832 included

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adoption of written party platforms

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The presidential election of 1824

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was the first one to see the election of a minority president

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William Henry Harrison, the Whig party’s presidential candidate in 1840, was

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made to look like a poor western farmer

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President Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because

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antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery

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The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

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Hatred of Andrew Jackson

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The person most responsible for defusing the tariff controversy that began in 1828 was

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Daniel Webster

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Andrew Jackson’s administration supported the removal of Native Americans from the eastern states because

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whites wanted the Indians’ land

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Andrew Jackson’s inauguration as president symbolized the

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newly won ascendancy of the masses

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John Quincy Adams, elected president in 1825, was charged by his political opponents with having struck a “corrupt bargain” when he appointed ___ to become ___.

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Henry Clay, secretary of state

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Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from

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the South and Southwest

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The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was

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Forced removal

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The Anti-Masonic party of 1832 appealed to

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American suspicions of secret societies

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Americans moved into Texas

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after an agreement was concluded between Mexican authorities and Stephen Austin

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The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

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declared the existing tariff null and void in SC

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The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted over

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Tariff policy

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Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

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this same power could be used to suppress slavery

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One of the main reasons Andrew Jackson decided to weaken the Bank of the US after the 1832 election was

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his fear that Nicholas Biddle might try to manipulate the bank to force its recharter

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The “Tippecanoe” in the Whigs’ 1840 campaign slogan was

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William Harrison

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The strong regional support of the Tariff of 1833 came from

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the South

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The purpose behind the spoils system was

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to reward political supporters with public office

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Andrew Jackson’s veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the US was

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a major expansion of presidential power

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The nullification crisis started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when

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congress passed the compromise Tariff of 1833