Chapter_13_The_Rise_of_a_Mass_Democracy_1824_1840 (1)
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Chapter_13_The_Rise_of_a_Mass_Democracy_1824_1840 (1)

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

77. Which of the following interest group(s) supported the exceptionally high rates of the Tariff of 1828?

  a. Western backcountry farmers, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers who thought the tariff would revive a stagnant American economy
  b. Abolitionists who saw it as the opening wedge for the use of federal power against slavery
  c. Wool and textile manufacturers from New England
  d. Supporters of Henry Clay’s American System
  e. Southern plantation owners who wanted to prevent dumping of Egyptian cotton in America

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Tricky “Tariff of Abominations”

 

78. Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because

  a. it would hurt their growing manufacturing sector.
  b. this same use of the power of the federal government could be used to suppress slavery.
  c. it might hurt Andrew Jackson’s political career.
  d. they were convinced that it would destroy the American woolen industry.
  e. it could damage the chances of the American System’s success.

 

ANSWER:   b
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Tricky “Tariff of Abominations”

 

79. Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a “Yankee Tariff” because

  a. the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense.
  b. it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market.
  c. it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton.
  d. it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South.
  e. None of these choices are correct.

 

ANSWER:   a
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Tricky “Tariff of Abominations”

 

80. John C. Calhoun’s South Carolina Exposition was an argument for

  a. secession.
  b. protective tariffs.
  c. majority rule.
  d. states’ rights.
  e. trade with England.

 

ANSWER:   d
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   The Tricky “Tariff of Abominations”

 

81. The Nullification Crisis of 1832-1833 erupted directly over

  a. banking policy.
  b. internal improvements.
  c. tariff policy.
  d. extension of slavery into the western territories.
  e. Indian policy.

 

ANSWER:   c
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   “Nullies” in South Carolina

 

82. The South Carolina state legislature, after the election of 1832

  a. voted to abolish all federal legislation, with regard to tariffs, as unconstitutional.
  b. declared the existing tariff constitutional and part of South Carolina law.
  c. was taken over by a majority of Federalists.
  d. voted to secede from the union.
  e. declared the existing tariff null and void in South Carolina.

 

ANSWER:   e
POINTS:   1
REFERENCES:   “Nullies” in South Carolina

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