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Brinkley Questions Chapter 9

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Nullification Crisis
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Whig Party

Brinkley Chapter 9 Guiding Questions 1. What were the general characteristics of ?Jacksonian Democracy,? its philosophy, and its practice? 2. What role did the western states play in the growing democratization of American politics? 3. What groups were excluded from this widening of political opportunity? Why? 4. How did the spoils system fit into Jackson's "democratic" plans? 5. What was the effect of this growth of democracy? How did it change, or not change, the American political system? What is its significance? 6. How has the debate over Jacksonian Democracy focused not only on Andrew Jackson but on the American society in the Jacksonian era as well? 7. What was the dilemma faced by John C. Calhoun, and what factors gave rise to it?

Brinkley Questions Chapter 8

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James Monroe
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Brinkley Chapter 8 Guiding Questions 1. How did America's wartime experience underline the need for another national bank? 2. How did Congress propose to promote manufacturing in the United States? 3. How was transportation improved during this period? What serious gaps remained in the nation's transportation system? 4. What were the reasons for the so-called Great Migration? 5. What were the characteristics of life among white settlers in the Old Northwest? 6. How did life in the Old Southwest differ from that in other sections of the country? 7. Who were the "mountain men"? Why were they important in the settlement of the West? 8. Explain the perception that easterners had of the West.

Sectional Leader Activity

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History of the United States 1789–1849)
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National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Taft task: Jennifer Frazier - Saint Bernard School Name of activity Facebook Activity - Sectional Leaders Historical period(s) Period 4: 1800 - 1848 Historical Thinking Skill(s) The Activity: Patterns of Continuity and Change over Time, Historical Argumentation, Interpretation The Assessment: Comparison, Contextualization Explain the activity For this activity, students must create a Facebook page using the template provided for one of the sectional leaders of the early 19th century. Because there are so many important figures who stick around for a great deal of time, I feel it is important to know a little bit about each of them and the role they play leading into the Civil War. Students may work in pairs and must provide the following information:

Past and Present Bank 10

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Great Triumvirate
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Nullification Crisis
John C. Calhoun
Jacksonian democracy
Whig Party
Henry Clay
Bank War

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 10 The Triumph of White Men's Democracy 10.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The popular hero of the 1830s was A) the self-made man. B) an "Indian fighter." C) the privileged aristocrat. D) the working man. E) the American cowboy. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 236 [Factual] 2) The European observer, Alexis de Tocqueville, believed the most evident feature of democracy in America was A) the American contribution. B) the local self-government. C) the participation of women in government. D) the American election process. E) the equality of former slaves. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 255 [Factual] 3) Which of the following individuals is incorrectly matched with his art form? A) Walt Whitman?poetry

APUSH Brinkley Test Bank Ch. 13

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Slavery in the United States
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Stephen A. Douglas
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
James Buchanan
Kansas–Nebraska Act
Abolitionism

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 14 The Sectional Crisis 14.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) In 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, almost beat Senator ________ of Massachusetts to death. A) Thaddeus Stevens B) John C. Calhoun C) Charles Sumner D) Zachary Taylor E) William Graham Sumner Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 330 [Factual] 2) The term "second party system" describes A) the splinter parties of the 1840s and 1850s. B) the vigorous competition between Whigs and Democrats. C) the creation of a new, third, political party. D) the political party not in power in government. E) a total shift in American politics. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 332 [Factual]

APUSH Brinkley Test Bank Ch. 9

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Andrew Jackson
Great Triumvirate
Presidency of John Quincy Adams
Nullification Crisis
John C. Calhoun
Jacksonian democracy
Whig Party
Henry Clay
Bank War

America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 10 The Triumph of White Men's Democracy 10.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The popular hero of the 1830s was A) the self-made man. B) an "Indian fighter." C) the privileged aristocrat. D) the working man. E) the American cowboy. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 236 [Factual] 2) The European observer, Alexis de Tocqueville, believed the most evident feature of democracy in America was A) the American contribution. B) the local self-government. C) the participation of women in government. D) the American election process. E) the equality of former slaves. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 255 [Factual] 3) Which of the following individuals is incorrectly matched with his art form? A) Walt Whitman?poetry

Brinkley APUSH Ch. 9

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Great Triumvirate
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Vice Presidents of the United States
Presidency of Andrew Jackson
Jacksonian democracy
John C. Calhoun
Nullification Crisis
Whig Party
Martin Van Buren

Chapter Nine Jacksonian America Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which statement regarding the American electorate during the 1820s is TRUE? A. The right to vote was expanded to include many more white males. B. The right to vote was restricted to property owners. C. Married white women had the right to vote but could not hold elected office. Changes in voting rights occurred first in New England states and spread west. Older states began to expand their property ownership requirements. Ans: A Page: 226 2. In 1840, efforts to expand voting rights in Rhode Island resulted in A. new laws that actually further restricted voting rights. B. federal troops occupying the state capital for two years. C. an effort within the state to secede from the Union.

Brinkley APUSH Ch. 8

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John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Monroe station

Chapter Eight Varieties of American Nationalism Multiple Choice Questions 1. The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for A. another national bank. B. more state banks. C. a reduction in gold and silver reserves. an increase in the number of bank notes in circulation. currency backed by both gold and silver. Ans: A Page: 204 2. Which of the following statements about American currency and banking in this era is FALSE? Counterfeiting was a serious problem. The national bank forbade state banks from issuing their own notes. Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1816. Vast quantities of varying bank notes created confusion over currency. The second Bank of the United States had more capital than its predecessor.

APUSH Notes

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Presidency of John Quincy Adams
Ambassadors of the United States
United States presidential election
Andrew Jackson
Second Party System
Davy Crockett
John Quincy Adams
Electoral College

American Pageant Chapter 13 Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson exemplified common man and rose to prominence, gave everyman hope, pride election of Adams infuriated many commoners, seen as power of aristocracy led to increased participation in voting, all the way up to 78 percent in 1840 candidates recognized changing voting bloc, appealed more to middle class instead of the privileged four main candidates in election of 1824: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, Henry Clay no candidate won majority of electoral votes, House of Representatives to choose winner House to choose between Jackson, Crawford, Adams Adams won with help from Clay, Clay later named Secretary of State supporters of Jackson saw this as ?corrupt bargain?

Jackson DBQ

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Zoe Reszytniak Mrs. Malark APUSH 12/3/12 The Era of the Jacksonian Democrats Andrew Jackson?s presidency can be considered a paradox, as he usually promoted one thing, while actually doing another. While the Jacksonians regarded themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equal economic opportunity, they in fact violated all of these. The most prominent violations were the vetoing of the United States Bank, and the Indian Removal Act.

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