Question 1
With which of the following statements about the Second Bank of the United States would Andrew Jackson have agreed?
A) The bank helped westerners at the expense of everyone else.
B) The bank was a necessary evil.
C) The bank sustained the institution of slavery.
D) The bank reinforced inequality between white men.
Question 2
Andrew Jackson blamed ___________ for sparking the Panic and Depression of 1819.
A) Great Britain
B) the Bank of the United States
C) the Federalists
D) western land speculators
Question 3
In 1834, __________s opponents formed the Whig party.
A) Andrew Jackson
B) Henry Clay
C) John C. Calhoun
D) Rufus King
Question 4
Why is it noteworthy that Jackson used the veto power twelve times?
A) Jackson had attacked John Quincy Adams for abusing his veto power.
B) It is representative of his support of the authority of the Supreme Court.
C) Jackson ran for office on a platform that emphasized the limited power of the president.
D) He used his veto power more times than all his predecessors combined.