Chapter 8

Question 0

Andrew Jackson replaced the ___ system with the national nominating convention

Answer 0

Caucus

Question 1

Between 1815 and 1860, the largest wave of immigrants to the United States came from …

Answer 1

Ireland

Question 2

John C Calhoun put forth the idea of nullification instead of supporting …

Answer 2

Secession

Question 3

Free African Americans who returned to Africa in 1822 established a colony that eventually became the country of …

Answer 3

Liberia

Question 4

During the war of 1812, Andrew Jackson became a hero for leading his troops to victory in the battle of …

Answer 4

New Orleans

Question 5

The American Party was nicknamed the ____ because of the response they were obliged to give when they were questioned

Answer 5

Know-nothing’s

Question 6

In the early 1800s, religious leaders organized to revive american’s commitment to religion in a movement call the Second…

Answer 6

great awakening

Question 7

____ papers were inexpensive newspapers that provided the kind of news that most people liked, such as gossip, politics, and local news

Answer 7

Penny

Question 8

Practice of selecting presidential candidates at a meeting of the party’s congressional members

Answer 8

Caucus system

Question 9

Practice of selecting presidential candidates at a meeting of state delegates

Answer 9

National nominating convention

Question 10

Declaration of a federal law being invalid

Answer 10

Nullification

Question 11

Withdrawing from the union

Answer 11

Secession

Question 12

Practice of appointing people to governments laws on the basis of party loyalty and support

Answer 12

Spoils system

Question 13

Andrew Jackson took office in

Answer 13

1828

Question 14

Martin van Buren took office in

Answer 14

1836

Question 15

John Tyler took office in

Answer 15

1841

Question 16

William Henry Harrison took office in

Answer 16

1840

Question 17

T or F: in the 1800s Irish and German immigrants stirred feelings of nativism among Americans because the immigrants were most catholic

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T or F: Andrew Jackson was intelligent, hard working, and well educated

Answer 18

False

Question 19

T or F: Many Americans believed that the Great Plains was a wasteland and the moving native Americans there would end the conflict with them

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T or F: In the south, many residents viewed abolitionism as an attack on their entire way of life

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T or F: Most Irish immigrants arrived in America with no money and few marketable skills

Answer 21

True

Question 22

In the early 1800s, many reformers began to push for a system of public education - schools funded by churches and private donations and open to all citizens

Answer 22

False