American Republic - Chapter 10 - 4

All of the following are true of Andrew Jackson except that he was

• a lawyer, judge, land speculator, politician, Indian fighter, and planter
• the first president elected from a state west of the original thirteen states
• a crude frontiersman at the time of his election to the presidency
• able to make his causes those of the common people 

This man's nickname was "Old Hickory".

• William Henry Harrison
• Andrew Jackson
• Henry Clay
• John C. Calhoun

All of the following were candidates in the 1824 presidential election except

• John Quincy Adams
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• James Monroe

The South disliked protective tariffs for all of the following reasons except that they

• lowered the price of manufactured goods
• forced the South to buy American-made products
• reduced trade with foreign countries
• caused cotton prices to fall

The supposed "corrupt bargain" was between

• Adams and Jackson
• Adams and Clay
• Clay and Monroe
• Monroe and Jackson

Andrew Jackson

• encouraged the South to secede because of the tariff
• was determined to enforce federal laws
• was thoroughly opposed to the states' rights position
• supported the doctrine of nullification

The election of 1828 incolved all of the following except

• the emergence of the Democratic Party
• the use of broadsides, banners, testimonials, and parades
• a small turnout of voters
• mudslinging

All of the following were true of the Whig Party except that it

• attracted many Catholics and Episcopalians
• wanted to restore the National Bank
• was supportive of high tariffs and internal improvements
• was generally opposed to slavery

In 1836 the Whig strategy for winning the presidency included

• offering Martin Van Buren as its candidate
• attempting to throw the election to the House of Representatives
• attracting the votes of the Irish and Italians
• proposing the establishment of an independent treasury

The administration of which of the following presidents was logically the least significant?

• William Henry Harrison
• Andrew Jackson
• John Tyler 
• Martin Van Buren