Andrew Jackson’s popularity as a political leader was in part due to his A) social refinement and formal education. B) devotion to reason and reflection in the making of public policy. C) image as a strong-willed, self-made man of the people. D) distaste for partisan controversy. ANSWER C
Which one of the following was NOT a reason Republicans decided to consider a suffrage amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee African Americans the right to vote? A) They were interested in meeting their northern constituents’ growing demand for such an amendment. B) They believed it would relieve them of any further responsibility to […]
The original curiosity between the two turned to mistrust and warfare when it became apparent that the Europeans wanted the Native Americans’ A) women. B) trade. C) land. D) culture. ANSWER C
John C. Calhoun’s doctrine of nullification was an argument in favor of A) majority rule. B) states’ rights. C) protective tariffs. D) secession. ANSWER B
During Congressional Reconstruction in the South, A) ownership of land became more widely distributed. B) the percentage of whites owning land increased. C) blacks preferred sharecropping to land ownership. D) the percentage of blacks owning land increased. ANSWER D
In President Jefferson’s view, governmental appointments should be made on the basis of A) wealth and stature in the community. B) political connections. C) party affiliation and loyalty. D) honesty and merit. ANSWER D
By 1850 southerners had reason to fear for the future of slavery for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) Congress had banned slavery from the territories ceded by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. B) slavery was declining in the Upper South. C) slave ownership was increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands […]
Who most benefitted from President Jackson’s policies? A) yeoman farmers B) urban workingmen C) Native Americans D) southern slaveowners ANSWER D
When he won reelection in 1916, President Wilson interpreted his victory as a popular vote for A) his sympathy toward the Allies. B) military preparedness for war. C) continuing American neutrality and seeking peace. D) United States intervention into World War I. ANSWER C
During the 1920s and much of the 1930s, American foreign policy concentrated most on improving the United states’ relations with A) the Soviet Union. B) western Europe. C) the Far East. D) Latin America. ANSWER D