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What is meant by the term "corrupt bargain" in reference

to the 1824 presidential election? An alleged private deal


between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to ensure Adam's
presidency
John Quincy Adams was largely an unpopular president for
all of the following reasons EXCEPT that he: Replaced
existing officeholders with his political supporters.
Which of these statements about the election of 1828 is
NOT true? Adams refused to engage in the negative campaign
tactics that Jackson used.
In his famed book about his tour through America,
Democracy in America, Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville
was most impressed by: The general equality of the American
people.
What was the major significance of the spoils system, as
employed by Andrew Jackson? It became an important tool of
the emerging two-party system.
Southerners hated the so-called Tariff of Abominations
(1828) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that they:
Thought that it would stall their thriving economy.
In simplest terms, the Nullification Crisis that began with
South Carolina in 1828 describes: South Carolina's effort to
declare the tariff void within its borders.
What was the Cherokee strategy for dealing with white
encroachment? Accommodation
The Trail of Tears is best described as: The forced march of
the five civilized tribes from their eastern homelands to
resettlement in the West.
Which of these was NOT among Andrew Jackson's reasons
for vetoing the bill to recharter the Bank of the United
States in 1832? He wanted to win over wealthy voters from the
North and East in his reelection campaign.
The election of 1832 changed the face of American politics
by: Beginning the tradition of nominating conventions.

The primary cause of the panic of 1837 was: Widespread


speculation and get-rich-quick schemes.
The Texas Revolution and independence posed a thorny
issue for the United States because: Texans sought
annexation by the United States.
What was the main difference between the Whigs and
Democrats, the two parties that took hold in the last
1820s and 1830s? Democrats favored states' rights; Whigs
sought federal involvement, including tariffs, schools, internal
improvement, and a national bank.

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