APUSH Ch. 13 Quiz

The Jacksonian charge that John Quincy Adams won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arouse because

• members of the House of Representatives claimed that they had been bribed to vote for Adams
• Adams ended his previous opposition to Henry Clay's American System
• Jackson discovered that there had been vote fraud in several pro-Adams states
• after Henry Clay threw his support to Adams, he was appointed secretary of state

Which of the following was NOT among the factors that made John Quincy Adams's presidency a political failure?

• Adams's attempts to treat Indians fairly
• Adams's involvement with corrupt machine deals and politicians
• Adams's stubborn and prickly personality
• Adams's support for national roads, a national university and an astronomical observatory

Andrew Jackson's strong appeal to the common people arose partly because

• Americans finally understood the ideas of the Declaration of Independence
• many citizens were tired of the partisan fights between Republicans and Federalists
• he had risen fro the masses and reflected many of their prejudices in his personal attitudes and outlook
• farmer and labor organizations arosed populist opposition to elitist politics

One political development that demonstrated the power of the new popular democratic movements in politics was

• the rise of the caucus system for presidential nominations
• the use of party loyalty as the primary qualifications for appointing people to public office
• extensive public speaking tours by presidential candidates
• the vigorous campaign to abolish the electoral college

Andrew Jackson's fundamental approach during the South Carolina nullification crisis was to

• acknowledge the injustice of the high Tariff of Abominations and seek to lower it
• join hands with Henry Clay in attempting to find a compromise solution
• join hands with Henry Clay in attempting to find a compromise solution
• mobilize a sizable military force adn threaten to hang the nullifiers

Under the surface of the South's strong opposition to the Tariff of Abominations was

• a desire to develop its own textile industry
• competition between southern cotton growers and mid-western grain farmers
• a strong preference for British manufactured goods over American produced goods
• a fear of growing federal power that might interfere with slavery

Some southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokees were notable for their

• effectiveness in warfare against encroaching whites
• development of effective agriculture, education and political institutions
• success in persuading President Jackson to support their cause
• adherence to traditional Native American cultural and religious values

In promoting his policy of Indian removal, President Andrew Jackson

• defied rulings of the US Supreme Court that favored the Cherokees
• admitted that the action would destroy Native American culture and society
• acted against the advice of his cabinet and his military commanders in the Southeast
• tried to split the Cherokees apart from their allies such as the Creeks and the Seminoles

Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States recharter bill represented a(n)

• attempts to assure bankers and creditors that the federal government had their interests at heart
• concession to Henry Clay and his National Republican followers
• gain for sound banking and a financially stable currency system
• bold assertion of presidential power on behalf of western farmers and other debtors

One important result of President Jackson's destruction of the Bank of the United States was

• a successful economy to hand on to his successor, Van Buren
• a sounder financial system founded upon thousands of locally controlled banks
• the American banking system's dependence on the European investment and control
• the lack of a stable banking system to finance an era of rapid industrialization