


The growth of a new kind of political community in New York state was largely due to this individual's organizational strengths:
A. DeWitt Clinton 
B. Rufus King
C. Martin Van Buren
D. Daniel Webster
ANSWER: C


Martin van Buren was the son of:
A. a tavern keeper
B. an attorney
C. a farmer
D. the former governor of New York
ANSWER: A


One indication of the change in national and state politics is that by 1840, this percent of adult white males could vote:
A. 50 
B. 75
C. 90
D. 100
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following was NOT an effect of the Erie Canal:
A. drew settlers to the west
B. helped the growth of Chicago
C. built more east-west links
D. inspired other canal construction
ANSWER: B


The force in Jackson's Force Act was using army firepower to
A. enforce the collection of tariff duties.
B. remove the Five Civilized Tribes west.
C. control Panic of 1837 rioting.
D. enforce the specie circular.
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following is the RESULT of the other three?
A. Jackson's defiance of Supreme Court
B. "Trail of Tears"
C. Southern states invalidate federal treaties
D. Removal Act is passed
ANSWER: B


You've got a coonskin hat on, hauling a real log cabin on a float, looking forward to toasting your cup of hard cider to "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." What election rally are you in?
A. Election of 1824 
B. Election of 1832
C. Election of 1828
D. Election of 1840
ANSWER: D


The most widely read literature in America from 1810 to 1850 was
A. "penny papers." 
B. religious literature.
C. Crockett almanacs.
D. "lady's novels."
ANSWER: B


The most prevalent themes of American writers and artists were the
A. wilderness and westward expansion.
B. Pilgrims and Puritans.
C. battles of the Revolution.
D. presidential leaders and parties.
ANSWER: A


All of the following were true of the Whigs except:
A. they opposed Jackson
B. they were heirs to the Democratic Republicans
C. they favored government involvement in the economy
D. they supported active social reform
ANSWER: B


One of the changes that prompted a new political community in New York state was the
A. state convention which enacted nearly total manhood suffrage.
B. the rise of education.
C. patronage system that was tied together by family ties and political favors.
D. the immigration of large numbers of Pennsylvanians.
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following candidates of the 1824 election is not correctly paired with the region he was identified with?
A. Adams-New England 
B. Calhoun-South
C. Jackson-West
D. Clay-Northwest
ANSWER: C


The Kitchen Cabinet included:
A. Clay 
B. Van Buren
C. Calhoun
D. Webster
ANSWER: B


Basically Jackson's view of the presidency was that
A. it symbolized the popular will.
B. of a monarchy.
C. he served the Congress.
D. of a preacher or reformer.
ANSWER: A


The most remarkable agricultural innovation of the 1830s was the:
A. scythe 
B. seed drill
C. seed plow
D. reaper
ANSWER: D


This city benefited most from the Erie Canal:
A. Cincinnati 
B. Pittsburgh
C. Baltimore
D. New York
ANSWER: D


The essay, Exposition and Protest, was directed against "abomination." Who was the author and what was the abomination?
A. John Marshall against Jackson defying him.
B. Jackson against Biddle and the National Bank
C. John C. Calhoun against the Tariff of 1828
D. Henry Clay against the spoils system
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following was the RESULT of the other three?
A. National Bank calls in commercial loans
B. Jackson issues the Specie Circular
C. The Panic of 1837
D. Foreign investors call in American loans
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following is NOT true of the Tyler presidency?
A. a first for the vice-president stepping up to the presidency
B. he vetoed most of his party's legislation
C. John C. Calhoun became his Secretary of State
D. he temporarily mended sectional divisions
ANSWER: D


The Hudson River School refers to the national themes of American
A. artists. 
B. poets.
C. writers.
D. builders.
ANSWER: A



You would have been able to attend the opening ceremonies and travel the Erie Canal in
A. 18


B. 1818.
C. 1821.
D. 1825.
ANSWER: D


In the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams carried what section?
A. New England 
B. Lower South
C. West of Appalachians
D. the Old Northwest
ANSWER: A


By 1830, the National Road and its extensions could be traveled from Baltimore to
A. Cleveland. 
B. St. Louis.
C. Louisville.
D. Boonesboro.
ANSWER: B


By 1830, rail lines covered this area the most heavily:
A. West 
B. South
C. Northeast
D. Old Northwest
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following was NOT a state in which members of the five civilized tribes ceded land?
A. Georgia 
B. Alabama
C. Florida
D. South Carolina
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following events does NOT happen in 1830?
A. Whig Party is organized.
B. Jackson vetoes Maysville Road Bill.
C. Congress passes the Removal Act.
D. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened.
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following changes or inventions is NOT connected to the correct date?
A. Erie Canal construction begins-1817
B. First American steam powered press-1833
C. McCormick Reaper patented-1834
D. Morse operates first telegraph-1844
ANSWER: B


The largest number of people per square mile (above 90) in the United States in 1830 were concentrated in
A. Massachusetts and New Jersey.
B. Kentucky and Tennessee.
C. North and South Carolina.
D. Pennsylvania and New York.
ANSWER: A


By the time Jackson was selected in 1828, voter turnout had
A. increased 25 percent. 
B. increased 50 percent.
C. doubled.
D. tripled.
ANSWER: C


The Erie Canal ran the length of this state:
A. Pennsylvania 
B. Ohio
C. Michigan
D. New York
ANSWER: D


Martin van Buren grew up as a member of the New York elite.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Before 1800, the right to vote was limited to those who owned property.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


In the 1824 election, all candidates were members of the Whig party.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


John Quincy Adams' tenure as president was marked by the fact that he knew that Jackson would win the next election.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Democrats were the first party to create a coalition of the West, South, and North.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Jackson consulted regularly with his cabinet.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The greatest single federal transportation expense was the Transcontinental Railroad.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The first boat on the Erie Canal sailed from Buffalo to New York.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Nullification Crisis was the most serious threat to date to keeping the Union together.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Seminoles were forced to move from their homeland in the march which became known as the "Trail of Tears".
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The program of mass participation in politics that was engineered by van Buren is known as the Second American Party System.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Not all states liberalized their voting qualifications before 1840.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Some women were allowed to vote in New Jersey before 1807.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Suffrage was not widespread in the United States compared with European countries.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Many observers believed that Jackson's presidency would be marked by the role of the "King Mob".
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House and later became a member of the Senate.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The greatest beneficiary of the Erie Canal was the city of New York.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


With the invention of the scythe, men could cut up to twelve acres a day.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


North Carolina refused to enforce the tariff of 1828 within its borders.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Whigs developed primarily to oppose Andrew Jackson's presidency.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

