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True/False Quiz
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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 The democratizing of politics in the Jacksonian period led to an increased voter turnout.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Of the major presidential candidates in 1828, Andrew Jackson took the most firm and consistent stand on the major issues.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Politically, Andrew Jackson drew support from every section and every social class in 1828.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Most of President Jackson's political appointees were "common men" who had little prior experience in public administration.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 A majority of voters approved Jackson's attack on the Bank.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Jackson could have reformed the Bank of the United States rather than destroy it.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Although they served together as president and vice-president, Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun were quite far apart ideologically, usually disagreeing sharply on states' rights, distribution, and tariff policy.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 When President Jackson pursued a policy of Indian removal, the Seminole Indians attempted to retain their lands by adjusting to white ways.
   
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 In 1832, South Carolina tried to nullify a federal antislavery law.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Nicholas Biddle was referred to as "Czar Nicholas."
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 President Jackson's Specie Circular caused land prices to soar, wiped out the federal debt, and produced a revenue surplus.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 The new Whig party was primarily held together by opposition to President Jackson.
   
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 President Martin Van Buren had the misfortune of taking office just as the Panic of 1837 hit.
   
 
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 President Van Buren was the first American president to assume that the federal government had a responsibility for the general welfare in time of economic depression.
   
 
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 The key Whig party campaign tactic in 1840 was to contrast the suave William Henry Harrison to the rough-hewn simplicity of Martin Van Buren.
   
 
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