APUSH Periods 4/5

American settlers first came to Mexico in the early 1830s

• because they could receive a large plot of land for next to nothing
• to avenge the attack on the Alamo
• for political reasons; most who came were disenchanted with American policy towards Native Americans
• for religious reasons; most that came were devout Catholics

Critics of Andrew Jackson would make all of the following claims except

• he lacked experience in governmental affairs
• he was a very common man and not fit to be president
• he gave political offices to his friends
• he gave too much power to the presidency

The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when

• South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
• Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
• Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
• South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans

The American System of Henry Clay

• favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
• wanted to make the United States the military equivalent of Great Britain or France
• favored lowering tariffs so more goods could be purchased from abroad
• wanted to place a ceiling on the national debt

As a result of the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800,

• federal excise taxes were eliminated
• more assistance was given to the commercial sector
• American foreign policy became more pro-British
• the federal debt rose dramatically

The Marbury v. Madison decision

• gave powers to the president that the Republicans of Thomas Jefferson claimed he didn't have
• gave broad judicial power to the state courts
• declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were constitutional
• established the principle of judicial review

The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following EXCEPT

• believers in a strong central government.
• strict constructionists.
• protectors of agrarian purity.
• strong supporters of state's rights.

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the

• South and West.
• North.
• large cities.
• East.

Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided

• in the Senate.
• by the Electoral College.
• in the House of Representatives.
• by the Supreme Court.

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it

• moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
• marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
• occurred after he left the presidency.
• was in no way a revolution.