Chapter 12 Quiz

A  To force President Jackson into an unpopular veto

B  To help President Jackson defeat the bank bill

C  To continue its stabilizing benefits to the nation

D  To ensure Whigs in Congress would reject the charter

A  a government that promoted economic development of America.

B  a limited federal government with an Indian removal policy.

C  a strong government that expanded opportunities for all races.

D  a powerful federal government that could shape people’s lives.

A  His narrow victory convinced him to support the bank.

B  He hoped to let the original charter expire quietly in 1836.

C  He shut down the national bank and all state banks.

D  He ordered federal deposits removed from its vaults.

A  a political policy where loyal campaign supporters expected to benefit from the federal patronage system.

B  was an economic system used to encourage investors to invest in the Erie Canal project

C  was a bonus system that provided landowners with additional land if they were married

D  was one of the methods that women were encouraged to use when disciplining their children

A  Florida

B  Missouri

C  Minnesota

D  Louisiana

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  The route taken by Cherokee warriors when they retreated after their defeat by the U.S. army

B  The Cherokee trip home from Washington after a failed attempt to keep some of their land

C  A Cherokee ritual mourning the loss of hundreds of their people in an unprovoked massacre

D  A 1,200-mile forced march of Cherokees who were expelled from their land

A  They hoped to show that Van Buren needed to be a more lenient president than Jackson had been.

B  They assumed that Van Buren was so unpopular that any of the three could win.

C  Each candidate had a solid regional base, but none had the support of all regions.

D  Daniel Webster insisted on running even though he lacked support outside of the South.

A  defend Indian rights to disputed lands in Georgia.

B  refuse to enforce a Supreme Court decision in the Indian’s favor.

C  send troops to slaughter the Indians.

D  oppose their removal to the West.

A  doubled

B  dropped by half

C  quadrupled

D  tripled

A  They organized off-the-record hearings for the petitioners.

B  Congress enhanced manumission laws to defuse the protest.

C  They passed a “gag rule” through Congress.

D  Congress ordered mail carriers to destroy the petitions.

A  a mandate that proclaims the Western Hemispheric nations will have no interests in Europe affairs that could upset its domestic tranquility.

B  a mandate that Western Hemispheric nations are destined to become one economic unit with laws and procedures by which Europe must abide.

C  a statement that suggested the Western Hemisphere will ultimately come under the rule of one republic, the United States.

D  a statement that suggested the Western Hemisphere is henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  President Jackson vetoed the legislation so the Cherokee could stay on their land

B  The Sauk Indians refused to leave their land in Illinois and were forceabley removed by Union troops

C  The Apache Indians fought a war of resistance in the Mexico territory

D  The Cherokee Indians won two Supreme Courts cases that allowed them to stay on their land in Georgia

A  Republicans and Whigs

B  Federalists and Democrats

C  Democrats and Republicans

D  Democrats and Whigs

A  The national bank

B  The character of the candidates

C  Slavery

D  Women’s rights

A  Real estate prices increased even as stock prices plummeted.

B  Businesses refused to liquefy their assets in order to pay off debts.

C  American bankers called for loans to be repaid only with banknotes.

D  America demanded payment in specie from foreign business and this resulted in a decline in cotton prices.

A  The slackening of consumer demand for numerous goods

B  Rising prices increased inflation and speculation.

C  Pessimism concerning U.S. economic prospects

D  The rising prices for American cotton overseas

A  He increased the tariff.

B  He eliminated the tariff entirely.

C  He sent armed ships to Charleston harbor.

D  He applauded South Carolina’s assertion of states’ rights.