Feb. 6, 2009 - Sam's history test today
In preparation of Sam's Clep Test, I made this one up from questions I found on a number of sources Including Instacert. It's made up mostly of questions I was unsure of or didn't know!! We'll see how he does!
What happened
Andrew Jackson fought the British and won at the
The first protective tariff in US History was passed in the year _________.
What as The Rush-Bagot Treaty? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who led an army into Spanish-controlled
True or False: The Adam-Onis Treaty stated that the Spanish surrendered their claims to
Fletcher vs __________ was the first time a state law was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
McCulloch vs __________ established that the state does not have the power to control a federal agency.
What is Gibbons vs
Who was Robert Fulton and what did he invent?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The _________ Road, which connected
Who was Samuel Slater and what did he invent?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In 1828, the first organized _________ occurred in
In 1805, History of the Revolution was published by ___________.
What is the Second Great Awakening?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
John Calhoun, John Quincy Adams' vice president (and later vice president under Andrew Jackson), anonymously published _____________ Exposition and Protest.
The ________ system was President Andrew Jackson's belief that government offices should go to faithful supporters.
Circle one:
In 1830, there was a debate between Senator Hayne or Calhoun, and Daniel Webster. The Senator spoke of
With the development of the ____________, traffic on western rivers, especially the
___________ became popular because the transportation they provided was so cheap.
____________ was the belief that eventually the
General ____________ led the largest force of American soldiers into
What did the 1828 presidential election demonstrate?:
- that supporters of common people would have difficulty being elected.
- that the new political parties were strongly sectional in their sources of strength.
- that first-term presidents usually can be reelected.
that New Englanders would never vote for a southerner for president
Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular sought to?:
- pay off the government debts.
- replace the Bank of the
- end the financial panic of 1837.
- establish the free coinage of silver.
- slow down speculation in public land..
The political purpose for proposing the Tariff of 1828 was to?:
- "get even" with the New Englanders for the Hartford Convention.
- secure the support of the shipping interests of
- assure the Jacksonians of Southern support in the election of 1828.
- gain the favor of producers of such raw materials as wool, hemp, and flax.
- discredit the administration of President John Quincy Adams.
he Whig Party turned against President John Tyler because?:
- he was felt to be ineffective in pushing the Whig agenda through Congress.
- he spoke out in favor of the annexation of
- he opposed the entire Whig legislative program.
- he criticized Henry Clay's handling of the Nullification Crisis.
- he aggressively favored the expansion of slavery.
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