Jacksonian Democracy

The rise in manufacturing beginning in the early 1800s eventually resulted in which of the following by 1848?

• (A) The emergence of a larger middle class in the North
• (B) A decline in economic inequality in urban areas
• (C) An increased demand for agricultural workers in the Midwest
• (D) The improvement of working conditions in factories

An important consequence of the “tariff of abominations” (1828) is that it led to the

• (A) taxation of consumer items
• (B) reelection of Andrew Jackson
• (C) enunciation of the doctrine of nullification
• (D) alliance of Southern planters and Western farmers

Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT

• (A) Indian removal
• (B) the right of nullification
• (C) the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States
• (D) annexation of new territory

The most important factor in Andrew Jackson’s successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his

• (A) choice of John C. Calhoun as his running mate
• (B) reputation as a hero of the War of 1812
• (C) commitment to broad-based social reform
• (D) reputation as an intellectual thinker and writer

Which of the following was NOT a result of the growth of a national market economy between 1815 and 1860 ?

• (B) The application of machinery to the mass production of goods
• (C) A greater disparity of wealth between rich and poor Americans
• (D) The beginnings of an organized labor movement
• (E) A greater number of men working at home

Which of the following most directly contributed to the situation described in the excerpt?

• (A) The abolitionist movement
• (B) Increased immigration
• (C) The market revolution
• (D) The emergence of mass political parties

Which of the following historical developments contributed most directly to the market revolution?

• (A) The emergence of new forms of transportation
• (B) The increased number of women in the paid workforce
• (C) The emergence of southern opposition to tariffs
• (D) The decline of slavery in the Northeast

Which of the following cultural and social shifts resulted most directly from the trends described in the excerpt?

• (A) A sharp decline in regional differences
• (B) The emergence of new ideas about the proper roles of husbands and wives
• (C) A decline in the income gap between those in the wealthiest class and those in the working class
• (D) An increase in the importance placed on extended family relationships

People who shared the views expressed in the excerpt most likely opposed which of the following?

• (A) The expansion of suffrage rights to most White men
• (B) The maintenance of low tariffs that allowed the export of goods to Europe
• (C) The expansion of United States territory through war
• (D) The use of federal government funding for internal improvements

Which of the following factors best explains the increase in White male suffrage in the early nineteenth century?

• (A) Reaction to widespread political protest
• (B) Resistance to increased federal taxation
• (C) Amendments to the United States Constitution
• (D) Changes to property ownership requirements