American Republic Test

Question 1

John C calhoun became secretary of state after the 1824 election

Answer 1

false

Question 2

whose nickname was Old Hickory

Answer 2

andrew jackson

Question 3

who were the candidaties in the 1824 presdidentail election

Answer 3

andrew jackson henery clay and john quincy adams

Question 4

the supposed corrupt bargain was between what two people

Answer 4

henery clay and john quincy adams

Question 5

john quincy adams appeared cold allof plain and unexcitng as a politcal leader

Answer 5

true

Question 6

The american people supported john quincy adam’s program for improving the ntional economy and promoting ar literature and science

Answer 6

false

Question 7

The tariff o____________ was what the souternes called the tariff that was passed in 1928

Answer 7

abominations

Question 8

Henry Clay devised the ________ sytstem to pay for interanl improvements such as roads canals lighthouses and observatories

Answer 8

american

Question 9

The election of 1828 involved all of the following except the emergence of the democratic party the us of broadsides banners testemonials barbecues and parades a small turnout of voters or mudsclinging

Answer 9

a small turnout of voters

Question 10

who served in congress after he was presdient

Answer 10

john quincy adams

Question 11

what is making maclicous statemens about opponents called

Answer 11

mudslinging

Question 12

what set an unwise precedent for government job distribution

Answer 12

spoils system

Question 13

all of the following are true of andrew jackson except that he was a lawyer judge land speculator politcian indian fighter an dplanter the firs predsidnet elected from a state west of the original presidency a crude frontiersman at the time of his election to the presidency or able to make his causes those of the common people

Answer 13

a curde frontiersman a the time of his election to the presidency

Question 14

the indians received many benefits from jaconian democracy

Answer 14

false

Question 15

the informal group of advisors with whom anderw jackson discussed ideas was called the ______ cabinent

Answer 15

kitchen

Question 16

who ran into trouble with georia over his mission work in indian lands

Answer 16

smauel warcester

Question 17

the trail of teras was the jounrey of the ______ from georgia to indian territyoy

Answer 17

cherokees

Question 18

the indain leader _______ _____ strumbled into war with american troops in wiscosin

Answer 18

black hawk

Question 19

The south disliked protective tariffs for all of the following reasons except lowered the price of manufacutred goods froced the south to buy americanmade proucts or reduced trade with foreign countires

Answer 19

lowered the price of manufacutred goods

Question 20

who was determined to enforce ferederal laws

Answer 20

andrew jackson

Question 21

who resinged the vice presidency to elad the fight for states rights in the senate

Answer 21

John C calhoun

Question 22

what gradually lowered tariff duties

Answer 22

Compromise of 1833

Question 23

South Carolina issued an ordinance of _________

Answer 23

nullification

Question 24

the term ___________ describes the withdrawal ofa state from the union

Answer 24

secession

Question 25

henry clay brougth up the renewal of the national bank ealy i order to aid his election to the presdiency

Answer 25

true

Question 26

who was a philadelphia bakner and president of the bank of the united states

Answer 26

nicholas biddle

Question 27

andrew jackson handpicked martin van buren to be the next deomcraic candidate for presdident

Answer 27

true

Question 28

Andrew jacson vetoed a bill for the recharter of the natinal bank

Answer 28

false

Question 29

what was jackson's effor to cub inflation called

Answer 29

specie circular

Question 30

all of the following were true of the Whig paryt excpt that it attracted many catholics and episcopalians or watned to restore the natinal bank

Answer 30

attracted many catholics and episcopalians

Question 31

in 1836 the whig strategy for winning the presidency included attempting to throw the election to what

Answer 31

the house of Rep.

Question 32

Martin van buren proposed an independaent treasury system to separate tthe government from private banking

Answer 32

true

Question 33

Roger _________ succeeded john marshal as chif justice of the supreme court

Answer 33

taney

Question 34

who was the running mate of teppercanoe

Answer 34

john tyler

Question 35

the administration of which of the following presidents was logically the least significant william henry harrison andrw jacson or john tyler

Answer 35

william henry harrison

Question 36

john tyler used the supppor t of the Whig party to push his programs throught congres

Answer 36

false

Question 37

what settled the canadian boundary question

Answer 37

Webster asburton treaty

Question 38

The term ________ descrubes a president who is serving during the period of time between the election and the inauguration of a new president

Answer 38

lame duck

Question 39

the state of _____ was added to the Union during the presidency of John Tyler

Answer 39

texas