John C. Calhoun’s claim that a state could nullify a federal law came in response to the A) Indian Removal Act. B) Worcester v. Georgia decision C) Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge decision. D) Tariff of Abominations. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Washington retired in 1797 he warned the nation against “the baneful effects of the spirit of party.” Explain what he meant and describe what had happened to lead him to make this remark. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Washington echoed the fear of the Founding Fathers that a republican government depended […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Trail of Tears was the consequence of Andrew Jackson’s commitment to an Indian policy of A) distribution. B) removal C) graduation. D) assimilation. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1890s, the term “free silver” referred to A) removing silver from the list of metals that was used to back U.S. currency. B) reducing farm prices. C) monetary conservatism. D) putting more money into circulation. ANSWER D
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The nullification crisis was precipitated by southern disappointment with congressional action on A) the Tariff of 1832. B) Indian policy. C) the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States. D) the preemption acts. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Gilded Age, the Republican Party could usually count on the votes of all of the following EXCEPT A) religious minorities. B) wealthy businessmen. C) reformers. D) African Americans. ANSWER A
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What was the central issue that dominated American politics during the 1850s? A) the constitutionality of slavery B) territorial expansion C) the morality of slavery D) slavery in the western territories ANSWER D
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What was the primary reason the Plains Indians were unable to resist white encroachment onto the Plains? A) the absence of a warrior tradition in the tribes B) the assimilationist policy of the federal government C) the destruction of the buffalo herds D) the Indians’ lack of a sense of “territory” to be defended […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The various factions in the Whig Party coalition were united by their common opposition to A) federal interference in the economy. B) slavery. C) Andrew Jackson. D) humanitarian reform. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In its final form, the Compromise of 1850 did NOT include a provision to have Congress A) require Texas to abandon its claim to New Mexico territory. B) admit California to the Union as a free state. C) abolish the slave trade in the District of Columbia. D) deny itself the power to regulate the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
