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APush Chapter 13
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The Jacksonian charge that John Quincy Adams won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arose because | after Henry Clay threw his support to Adams, he was appointed secretary of state. |
| Which of the following was not among the factors that made John Quincy Adams's presidency a political failure? | Adams's involvement with corrupt machine deals and politicians. |
| Andrew Jackson's strong appeal to the common people arose partly because | he had risen from the masses and reflected many of their prejudices in his personal attitudes and outlook. |
| One political development that demonstrated the power of the new popular democratic movement in politics was | the use of party loyalty as the primary qualification for appointing people to public office. |
| Andrew Jackson's fundamental approach during the South Carolina nullification crisis was to | mobilize a sizable military force and threaten to hang the nullifiers. |
| Under the surface of the South's strong opposition to the Tariff of Abominations was | fear of growing federal power that might interfere with slavery |
| Some southeastern Indian tribes like the Cherokees were notable for their | development of effective agricultural, educational, and political institutions. |
| In promoting his policy of Indian removal, President Andrew Jackson | defied rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court that favored the Cherokees. |
| Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States recharter bill represented a(n) | bold assertion of presidential power on behalf of western farmers and other debtors |
| One important result of President Jackson's destruction of the Bank of the United States was | the lack of a stable banking system to finance the era of rapid industrialization. |
| Among the political innovations that first appeared in the election of 1832 were | third-party campaigning, national conventions, and party platforms. |
| In the immediate aftermath of the successful Texas Revolution | Texas petitioned to join the United States but was refused admission. |
| The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent severe depression were caused primarily by | over speculation and Jackson's hard-money financial policies. |
| Prominent leaders of the Whig party included | Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. |
| The real significance of William Henry Harrison's victory in the election of 1840 was that it | showed that the Whigs could practice the new mass democratic politics as successfully as the Democrats |