Chapter 9 Flashcards
Why did many of the nation’s founders distrust true democracy?
a. They believed that common people would not make smart decisions
b. They feared that democracy would lead to racial equality
c. The founders embraced democracy
d. They worried that they would not win popular elections
a. They believed that common people would not make smart decisions
What did the Tallmadge Amendment propose?
a. Voting for all white men regardless of property
b. The gradual abolition of slavery as a condition of Missouri statehood
c. That Missouri enter the union as a slave state
d. The use of popular voting as a solution to solve the question of whether Missouri
should allow slavery
b. The gradual abolition of slavery as a condition of Missouri statehood
As a condition of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered as a slave state and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ entered as a free state. a. Ohio b. Indiana c. Maine d. Michigan
c. Maine
Andrew Jackson’s background differed from previous American presidents for which of the
following reasons?
a. His childhood taught him the importance of racial equality
b. He never served in the military
c. He briefly fought for the British during the Revolutionary War
d. He grew up very poor
d. He grew up very poor
All of the following statements regarding Andrew Jackson’s incursion into Florida are true
EXCEPT
a. Jackson had two Britons executed
b. Most officials in President Monroe’s administration called for Jackson’s censure
c. The event helped to persuade Spain to accept the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, which
gave Florida to the United States
d. Jackson was operating under specific orders to subdue the Seminole Indians
a. Jackson had two Britons executed
Who ultimately decided the fate of the 1824 election?
a. James Monroe
b. John Adams
c. Henry Clay
d. William Crawford
c. Henry Clay
Why did critics mock the marriage of Andrew and Rachel Jackson?
a. Rachel’s divorce to her previous husband was not yet complete
b. Rachel Jackson previously owned a boardinghouse where she was seen with several
men
c. Andrew Jackson was physically disfigured while Rachel was beautiful
d. Andrew Jackson was decades older than Rachel
a. Rachel’s divorce to her previous husband was not yet complete
The Nullification Crisis occurred over political disagreements about which issue?
a. Property taxes
b. Tariffs
c. Internal improvements
d. Antislavery laws
b. Tariffs
Which of the following groups was most likely to support export tariffs?
a. Southern planters
b. Western homesteaders
c. Northeastern manufacturers
d. Female teachers
c. Northeastern manufacturers
What issue led to the dissolution of Andrew Jackson’s cabinet?
a. The Nullification Crisis
b. The Eaton Affair
c. The Bank War
d. The Tariff of Abominations
b. The Eaton Affair
What happened to the funds that were in the Second Bank of the United States?
a. They were seized by the federal government and used to offset cuts in tariffs
b. They were returned to the private investors who initially backed the bank
c. They were disbursed to selected state banks
d. The funds represented non-physical specie, so they simply dissolved
c. They were disbursed to selected state banks
All of the following contributed to the Panic of 1837 EXCEPT
a. High interest rates in Great Britain led British investors to cease investing in
American banks
b. Banks lent more money than they had backed in hard currency
c. The Specie Circular of 1836 led land buyers to drain eastern banks of gold and silver
d. Panicked customers scrambled to exchange banknotes for hard currency
a. High interest rates in Great Britain led British investors to cease investing in
American banks
Why did the Whig Party choose William Henry Harrison over Henry Clay for the election in
1840?
a. Clay lacked political experience at this stage in his career
b. Harrison, like Andrew Jackson, had gained fame as a war hero
c. Harrison had stronger antislavery credentials
d. Clay’s reputation as a compromiser did not appeal to the strong partisans in the
Whig Party
b. Harrison, like Andrew Jackson, had gained fame as a war hero
. The Whig Party benefitted from a popular conspiracy theory in the 1830s. This conspiracy
theory blamed what group for the problems in American society?
a. Black Americans
b. The Illuminati
c. The Masonic Order
d. The Society of Jesus
c. The Masonic Order
Over the first fifty years of American history, which of the following statements best
describes the ability of African Americans to vote in elections?
a. African Americans could never vote in American elections prior to the Civil War
b. Voting rights among African Americans increased during antebellum America
c. Voting rights among African Americans decreased during antebellum America
d. African American women had the right to vote
c. Voting rights among African Americans decreased during antebellum America
