American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 9: JACKSONIAN AMERICA

True or False Quiz

1
If the Jacksonians were consistent in nothing else, they were consistent Democrats.
A)True
B)False
2
During the age of Jackson, politics became open to virtually all the nation's white male citizens.
A)True
B)False
3
Jackson wanted to weaken the functions of the federal government and give the states more power.
A)True
B)False
4
Calhoun wanted the nullification theory to be put to the test as soon as possible.
A)True
B)False
5
Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" was a group of men the president wanted to have as little to do with as possible.
A)True
B)False
6
When South Carolina nullified the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, Jackson had no choice but to go along.
A)True
B)False
7
If Calhoun and his allies learned nothing else from the nullification crisis, they learned that no state could defy the federal government alone.
A)True
B)False
8
During the first decades of the nineteenth century the American view of Indians as "noble savages" changed to a view of them simply as "savages."
A)True
B)False
9
Indian removal was a purely Jacksonian idea.
A)True
B)False
10
Jackson believed the national bank was a citadel of privilege and he was determined to destroy it.
A)True
B)False
11
Clay was able to use Jackson's veto of the Bank to defeat him for the presidency.
A)True
B)False
12
When the Bank of the United States died in 1836, the country was left with a fragmented and chronically unstable banking system.
A)True
B)False
13
The Democratic Party looked with suspicion on government efforts to stimulate commercial and industrial growth.
A)True
B)False
14
The Whig vision of America was one of a nation embracing the industrial future and rising to world greatness as a commercial and manufacturing power.
A)True
B)False
15
The Van Buren presidency was successful because he was able to quickly bring the nation out of the Panic of 1837.
A)True
B)False
16
The 1840 campaign illustrated how getting elected had become as important as governing.
A)True
B)False
17
Though Harrison died soon after he took office, John Tyler pushed ahead with Whig programs.
A)True
B)False
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