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Which of the following are major characteristics during the era of Andrew Jackson?
Disagreements with Great Britain over the violation of civil rights and taxation without representation.
Conflict over states rights with South Carolina and the burning of Washington D.C. in 1812.
The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans.
Arguments between southern plantation owners and northern abolitionists leading to the ratification of the 13th Amendment.

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The elimination of the National Bank charter and the removal of eastern Native Americans.

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Which of the following best characterize the Jackson presidency?
- Justice for American Indian groups
- Political machines control elections
- Greater democracy for the common man
- Wealthy industrialists control domestic policies

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Greater democracy for the common man

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Which historical era completes the diagram? Options: Civil War, Second Great Awakening, Reconstruction, Age of Jackson

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Age of Jackson

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Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose renewing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States?

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The bank had too much power over the economy and favored the wealthy.

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The Second Bank of the United States was controversial because —

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the Constitution does not specifically empower Congress to create a bank

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Congressional leaders such as Henry Clay tried to protect American manufacturing interests by which of the following ways?
Options:
Lowering tariffs on southern factory owners,
Forcing northern businesses to hire Americans,
Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods,
Establishing protective tariffs on agricultural goods

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Implementing high tariffs on foreign goods

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One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by —

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eliminating property qualifications for voting

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The campaign poster above describes which of the following?

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Andrew Jackson

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Based on the cartoon of Andrew Jackson, which of the following best reflects the opinion of his opponents? The executive branch had become too powerful. The president had become too sympathetic to the common man. The spoils system had failed to improve the government. The President believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

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The executive branch had become too powerful.

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Why would Andrew Jackson's election as president be considered a "revolution"?

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Jackson's election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people.