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