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