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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A seized the Creole because it carried slaves.
B supported the rights and freedom of mutinous slaves on the Creole.
C returned mutinous slaves from the Creole to Virginia, at the request of President Tyler.
D briefly declared war on American shipping in response to the Creole mutiny.
E refused to trade with American shipping companies that carried slaves.
Question #2
A encouraged the rapid western expansion of the nation.
B allied the party with the abolition movement.
C celebrated “honest workers” and “simple farmers.”
D favored expanding the power of the federal government.
E opposed industrialism as a source of concentrated wealth.
Question #3
A left the nation with an unstable banking system for many years.
B led him to lose the political support of Roger B. Taney.
C led the nation into a period of long economic decline.
D caused serious political damage to his administration.
E seriously damaged his support within the Democratic Party.
Question #4
A the United States gained control of ten million acres of Indian lands.
B new federal attempts were made to assimilate Indian tribes into white society.
C violence between white Americans and Indian tribes ended.
D all Indian tribes were forced to intermingle on one large reservation.
E nearly all American Indian societies were removed to west of the Mississippi.
Question #5
A that Georgia could remove the Cherokee tribes if it served the “public good.”
B the Court could not enforce the order.
C that the Cherokee tribes could only be removed if they were properly compensated.
D the entire process of the removal of the Indians was unconstitutional.
E the Cherokee had no right to file a legal claim in U.S. courts.
Question #6
A was sparked by the kidnapping of the leader of the Fox Indians.
B constituted a major, although temporary, Indian victory.
C resulted in the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes to the West.
D was notable for vicious behavior by the American military.
E occurred in New England and upstate New York.
Question #7
A the integrity of the Union.
B the institution of slavery.
C President Jackson’s leadership.
D the nation’s tariff policies.
E free states.
Question #8
A to counter the growing influence of abolitionism in the North.
B as an alternative to possible secession.
C as a means to end the national bank.
D to support trade tariffs.
E to reduce the political power of Andrew Jackson.
Question #9
A the destruction of land by overly aggressive settlement.
B parceling out federal land to the highest bidder.
C making illegal payoffs to political supporters.
D giving away land taken from Indians to white settlers.
E giving out jobs as political rewards.
Question #10
A there should be one national political party.
B all white Americans should eventually be given the vote.
C slavery should not extend into the West.
D the South and West deserved special privileges as growing areas.
E all white male citizens should be treated equally.
