Chapter 10: The Growth of Democracy, 1824-1840

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The emancipation of slaves in the Caribbean caused:

an economic depression in Spain.former British slaves to become independent landowners.the political authority of the local white elite to grow stronger.sugar production to decline.

One indication of the change in national and state politics is that by 1840, the percentage of adult white males who could vote was:

50%100%75%90%

	Despite ushering in the "Age of the Common Man," Andrew Jackson was hardly common.

	True False

Andrew Jackson's "kitchen cabinet" included:

Henry Clay.Daniel Webster.John C. Calhoun.Martin Van Buren.

What city benefited most from the Erie Canal?

Cincinnati.Baltimore.Pittsburgh.New York.

	The economically most important transportation innovation of the early 19th century was the steamboat.

	True False

What political issue first came to symbolize the divergent sectional interests of North and South and the rights of individual states versus a federal majority?

protective tariffbankingcotton boomIndian relocation

The doctrine of nullification upheld the right of:

the president to declare a federal law null and void.the president to declare a state law null and void.a state to declare a federal law null and void and to refuse to enforce it within the state.the federal government to declare a state law null and void and to refuse to enforce it within the state.

Which one of the following was not a state in which members of the five civilized tribes ceded land?

AlabamaGeorgiaSouth CarolinaFlorida

The development of the second American party system was influenced by all of the following except:

the struggles of the Jackson era.expansion and economic growth.the disappearance of cultural differences.dramatic social changes.

	The Democrats were identified with opposition to the transportation revolution.

	True False

An important element of Whig affiliation was:

urban residence.being a self-made person.religion.a dislike of big business.

Jackson's presidency contributed to the development of an American identity by:

removing Indians west of the Mississippi River.dividing the political scene into two competing parties.making a strong statement of American distinctiveness.having the government sponsor artists and writers.

The effects of the print revolution included:

fostering a variety of popular cultures.a decline of "penny papers".a decline in religious literature.an explosion of middle-class literary magazines.

The most prevalent themes of American writers and artists were the:

battles of the Revolution.presidential leaders and parties.Pilgrims and Puritans.wilderness and westward expansion.

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