One reason for the Anglo-Texas rebellion against Mexican rule was that the

they wanted to break away from the authoritarian government

William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was

made to look like a poor western farmer

The purpose behind the spoils system was

to reward political supporters with public office

In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except

argue that Indians could not be assimulated into society

The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

no candidate received majority vote in the Electoral College

Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on

fact that he found bill harmful to US and unconstitutional

Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex Texas because

antislavery groups in the United States opposed annexation

Americans moved into Texas

after agreement between Mexican authorities and Austin

Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because

they believed Austin and settlers could civilize territory

Opposing the tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because

tariff protected New England manufacturing at their expense

One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was its

function as a source of credit and stability for US economy

When in existence, the Second Bank of the United States

was the depository of the funds of the national government

The Force Bill of 1833 provided that the

President could use army and navy to collect federal tariffs

People in the west tended to prefer Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election because he

campaigned against corruption and privilege in government

The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina

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1
By the 1840s, voter participation in the presidential election reached
nearly 50 percent
nearly 80 percent
25 percent
40 percent
2
One reason for the Anglo-Texas rebellion against Mexican rule was that the
they wanted to break away from the authoritarian government
objected to Mexican government's execution of S. Austin
Mexican government prevent the Old Three Hundred to buy land
Mexicans opposed slavery
3
William Henry Harrison, the Whig party's presidential candidate in 1840, was
made to look like a poor western farmer
a very effective chief executive
a true "common man"
the first military officer to become president
4
The purpose behind the spoils system was
to reward political supporters with public office
to press those with experience into governmental service
to make politics a sideline and not a full-time business
to reverse the trend of rotation in office
5
The nullification crisis of 1832-1833 erupted ver
internal improvements
Indian policy
tariff policy
banking policy
6
In the 1820s and 1830s, the two issues that greatly raised the political stakes were
the admission of Texas and Oregon to the Union
hard money and banking regulations
westward expansion and Indian removal
Slavery and economic distress
7
In their treatment of Native Americans, white Americans did all of the following except
promise to aquire land only through formal treaties
try to civilize them
recognize the tribes as seperate nations
argue that Indians could not be assimulated into society
8
The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when
Henry Clay, as Speaker of the House made the request.
Widespread voter fraud was discovered.
no candidate received majority vote in the Electoral College
Crawford had a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race
9
The policy of the Jackson administration toward the eastern Indian tribes was
federal protection from state governments
a war of genocide
forced removal
gradual assimulation
10
John C. Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition was an argument for
majority rule
states' rights
secession
protective tariffs
11
Andrew Jackson based his veto of the recharter bill for the Bank of the United States on
constitutional grounds exclusively
advice from Henry Clay and other advisors
the Supreme Court's McCulloch v. Maryland decision
fact that he found bill harmful to US and unconstitutional
12
Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex Texas because
public opinion in the United States opposed annexation
they feared war with Mexico's ally, Spain
Texas did not want to be annexed to the United States
antislavery groups in the United States opposed annexation
13
Americans moved into Texas
to spread Protestantism
on Sam Houston's defeat of General Santa Anna
after agreement between Mexican authorities and Austin
after the battle of San Jacinto
14
Spanish authorities allowed Moses Austin to settle in Texas because
he paid them a sizable sum of money
Spain planned to sell the land to the United States
they believed Austin and settlers could civilize territory
they believed Austin would have otherwise forcibly take land
15
To try to assimilate themselves into white society, the Cherokees did all the following except
refuse to own slaves
develop a written constitution
develo a notion of private property
adopt a system of settled agriculture
16
Opposing the tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a "Yankee Tariff" because
it put an unfair burden on southern trade for tax revenues
tax on Southern manufactured goods made it harder for them
tariff protected New England manufacturing at their expense
it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton
17
Texas gained its independence with
no outside assistance
the blessing from the Mexican government
help from Americans
help from Britain
18
One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States was its
ability to expand and contract paper currency as needed
willingness to work closely with department of the Treasury
function as a source of credit and stability for US economy
attention to regional differences in US economy and culture
19
When in existence, the Second Bank of the United States
was the depository of the funds of the national government
did littl to help the economy
forced an ever-increasing number of bank failures
limited economic growth by extending public credit
20
Most of the early American settlers in Texas came from
the Ohio territory
the Old Northwest
the South and Southwest
the middle Atlantic states
21
The Force Bill of 1833 provided that the
Congress would employ the navy tostop smuggling
President could use army and navy to collect federal tariffs
Congress could use the military for Indian Removal
military couldforce citizens to track down runaway slaves
22
People in the west tended to prefer Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election because he
came from the same poor background as many of his supporters
had embraced the American system
campaigned against corruption and privilege in government
promised to uphold the needs of free labor
23
The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832
was taken over by a majority of Federalists
declared existing tariff constitutional and part of SC law
declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina
voted to sucede from the union
24
The government of Mexico and the America settlers in Texas clashed over every issue except
slavery and immigration
allegiance to Spain
Santa Anna raising an army to use against Texas
local rights
25
The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was
hatred of Andrew Jackson
opposition to the Anti-Masonic party
opposition to the tariff
support of the American system

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