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5227223460Why was the the American Electorate in the 1820s expanded?To include and allow more white males to vote other than just rich land owners0
5227223461What did the efforts to to expand voting rights result in during 1840?In two governments claiming control of the state1
5227223462What was still being used in Rhode Island?The old colonial charter2
5227223463Who gathered at a convention to draft a constitution and submit it to popular vote?A lawyer and activist named Thomas Dorr and a group of followers3
5227223464What did the group of activists form?A people's party4
5227223465Was the constitution drafted by Dorr approved?Yes, overwhelmingly.5
5227223466How did the existing government of Rhode Island react to Dorr's constitution?They refused to accept it and submitted their own6
5227223467Was the document submitted by the existing legislature favored?No, it was defeated7
5227223468What were Dorr followers referred to as?Dorritoes... SIKE LMAO Dorrites8
5227223469What did the Dorrites begin to do?They began setting up a new government under their constitution and Dorr as governor9
5227223470In 1842, how many governments were claiming legitimacy in Rhode Island?Two10
5227223471What did the Dorr rebellion help do?Expand the suffrage11
5227223472In 1800, how were electors chosen?Legislature had chosen the electors in 10 of the states while the people elected them from only 612
5227223473In 1828, how were electors chosen?They were chosen by popular vote in every state except South Carolina13
5227223474After the War of 1812, where was the support for the idea of political party greatest at?New York; they favored the idea of political parties the most.14
5227223475In the 1830s, how were political parties generally regarded as?As a desired and essential part of the democratic process15
5229899925In the 1830s, what was one argument that was in favor of political parties?The idea that a permanent political opposition made parties sensitive to the people's will16
5230299874According to Andrew Jackson's theory of democracy, who should be treated equally?All white male citizens.17
5230299875What is the oldest political party in the United States?The Democratic Party18
5230299876What did Andrew Jackson believe about the power of the federal government during his presidency?That it should be reduced19
5230299877How did President Andrew Jackson sought to apply his democratic principles first?By targeting federal office holders20
5230299878What refers to giving out jobs as political awards?The "spoil system"21
5230299879In in 1832, what did supporters of President Jackson do in order to make the nominating process more democratic?They held a national convention22
5230299880Who is John C Calhoun?Andrew Jackson's vice President23
5230299881Who is Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State?Martin Van Buren24
5230299882What did Calhoun and Van Buren have in common?They were both ambitious and rivals for Andrew Jackson's attention and favor25
5230299883Who came up with a theory/doctrine of nullification?John C Calhoun26
5230299884From who did Calhoun draw his ideas from?Madison and Jefferson and their Virginia and Kentucky resolutions27
5230299885What does Calhoun site in the doctrine?He cited the 10th amendment to the constitution28
5230299886What did Calhoun argue and his doctrine?He argued that since the federal government is a creation of the states, the states are the one with the final say of the constitutionality of federal laws. (In other words, since the states pretty much made the government they get to decide for themselves if a law is constitutional)29
5230299887What would happen if the state found that Congress had passed and unconstitutional law?The state would hold a special convention and declare the federal law null and void within the state30
5230299888What was the idea behind the doctrine of nullification?To notify the 1828 tariff and was an alternative to possible secession of the South Carolinians31
5230299889Did the doctor go if Acacian help Calhoun's standing within the new administration?No, in part because he had a powerful rival in Martin Van Buren. The doctrine was not enough to put him ahead32
5230299890What was part of the reason Van Buren beat out Calhoun?Because Van Buren if that was some stuff in both the The official cabinet and the "kitchen cabinet" of Andrew Jackson's administration33
5230299891What was another reason as to why Calhoun was defeated?Due to the Peggy Eaton a fair/scandal34
5230299892How did the scandal originate?Peggy O'Neale was rumored of a possible affair between John Eaton and her even before her husband died35
5230299893What happened after Peggy O'Neale officially married John?She became a cabinet wife, but the wives did not accept her and this made Andrew Jackson furious36
5230299894Why didn't make Jackson furious that Peggy wasn't allowed into the circle?Andrew Jackson's late wife had also been a victim of public slander37
5230299895How did Van Buren play a role?February didn't have a wife holding him back and consequently took advantage of situation and befriended Eaton38
5230299896What was the significance of the Peggy Eaton scandal?Andrew Jackson chose Van Buren to succeed him in the White House, ending Calhoun's dreams of the presidency39
5230299897As a controversy over notification of the tariff grew, what debate went on?A great debate over the sale of public lands began in the United States Senate40
5230299898Who was involved in the debate?Robert Y Hayne and Daniel Webster41
5230299899What did Hayne argue?That's slowing down the sales of Lance to the west was away for the east to retain its political and economic power42
5230299900Who did Hayne believe were victims of tyranny from the east?The west and south43
5230299901Ultimately, what did Hayne gope to gain?Support against the tariff44
5230299902What did Webster consider Haynes argument?As an attack on federal authority45
5230299903What did this debate results in?Rivalry between Andrew Jackson and John C Calhoun46
5230299904What was Andrew Jackson's a famous quote on the matter?"Our federal union-it must be preserved."47
5230299905What was Calhoun's famous quote on the matter?"The union next to our liberty most dear."48
5230299906When and why did the nullification crisis come to an end?In 1833 because Andrew Jackson authorized the use of military force to see the acts of Congress or obeyed49
5230299907What was the United States primary goal and policy towards the Indians in the early 1800s?To acquire the land is occupied by the Indian tribes50
5230299908Why was the Black Hawk war notable?it was notable due to the vicious behavior by the American military51
5230299909Although the Supreme Court found in favor of the Cherokee tribes in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, what did President Jackson decide?That's with the court cannot enforce the order52
5230299910What was Jackson recalled saying?"John marshal has made his decision," "now let him enforce it."53
5230299911What was the result of the United States government is Indian policy in the 1830s and 1840s?Nearly all American Indian societies were moved to the west of the Mississippi54
5230299912Of the "five civilized Tribes" what was the tribe that best resisted the pressures of removal?The Seminole Indians55
5230299913What was the first of the "five civilized Tribes" to be removed to the west?The Choctaw tribe56
5230299914And 1820s, under who's management was the bank of the United States financially sound and profitable?Nicholas Biddle57
5230299915In the 1830s, the bank of by United States was opposed by who?By BOTH soft money (paper money) advocates and hard money (silver and gold) advocates58
5230299916Who did Andrew Jackson agree with?The hard money advocates59
5230299917I need teen 30, what did President Jackson vetoed and why?He vetoed a federal subsidy to the proposed Maysville Road because the road was not part of any system of interstate commerce60
5230299918Who sought to use the debate over the bank of the United States primarily to boost his presidential election?Henry Clay61
5230299919What resulted in President Andrew Jackson abolishing the bank of the United States?I nation with an unstable banking system for many years62
5230299920What did Jackson do in order to weaken the bank?He went through several secretaries before finding one who would help him63
5230299921When was the bank of United States charter due to expire?183664
5230299922Who had the support of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster?Nicholas Biddle65
5230299923What controversy became the leading issue in the 1832 election?The controversy over the bank66
5230299924What was the financial system to replace the bank of the United States?The "sub treasury" system created by Martin Van Buren67
5230299925What Supreme Court ruling reflect the Jacksonian ideas of democracy and economic opportunity?Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)68
5230299926What two parties were political opponents the face each other in the mid-1830s?Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs69
5230299927What party had the strongest support from planters, farmers, mechanics, and labors and supported territorial expansion?Jacksonian Democrats70
5230299928What did the Whigs call President Jackson?"King Andrew I"71
5230299929Who supported the Whigs?Wolfie Southern planters, New England manufacturers, aristocratic Americans, and evangelical protestants72
5230299930What did the political philosophy of the Whigs favor?If favored expanding the power of the federal government73
5230299931What demonstrated the Whigs desire for the party to attract the largest possible number of votes?Their support for the anti-Mason party74
5230299932During the two dick in history, who won the presidency two times?The Whigs75
5230299933What party was the least successful are uniting behind a strong national leader?The Whigs76
5230299934Who were the Locofocos?The radical Democrats77
5230299935What did the presidential election campaign of 1840 see?It's saw the first influence of the "penny press" in politics78
5230299936What did the penny press do?It carried news to large audiences of workers and trades people79
5230299937Who won the election of 1840 and for what party?William Henry Harrison; the Whig party80
5230299938Who died of pneumonia after a month in office?William H Harrison81
5230299939Who took over after Henry Harrison died?His vice President, John Tyler82
5230299940Who was John Tyler?A Whig who had once been a democrat83
5230299941What did the Webster-Ashburton Treaty do?It's settled the Aroostook War84
5230299942What did the treaty result in?In new territory being added to United States85
5230299943What's the treatt include?Included a British pledge not to interfere with American ships86
5230299944What significantly improved Anglo-American relations?The Webster-Ashburton Treaty87
5230299945In 1841 what government support of the rights and the freedoms of slaves on the Creole?The British88
5230299946In 1836 who wins the presidency and why?Martin Van Buren because the political opposition offered multiple candidates89
5230299947What resulted in a severe financial panic?Jackson's "specie circular" (the specie circular basically required payment for land to be in gold or silver)90
5230299948What did the distribution act that Congress passed in 1836 do?Required the federal government to disburse it surplus funds to the states91
5230299949What require the federal government to disburse it surplus funds to the states?A distribution act passed by Congress in 183692

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