Question 1

Discuss the confrontation between the proponents and opponents of the Second Bank of the United States. How was the issue resolved and with what consequences?

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Question 2

Explain the implications of the Dred Scott decision for African Americans and for the expansion of slavery into the territories.

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Question 3

Discuss the forces in American society between 1820 and 1850 that contributed to the emergence of a women's rights movement. What did women's rights advocates seek? Where did they find support? Who opposed them and why?

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Question 4

Discuss the causes and consequences of the Antimasonry movement, and explain why it can be said that this movement "illustrates the close association of politics and reform."

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Question 5

Discuss the ideology of southern Democrats, and explain the appeal of this ideology to both nonslaveholders and former Whig slaveholders in the South

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Question 6

How was Andrew Jackson's approach to the presidency similar to that of Zachary Tyler's? How was it different? Address the racial, economic, political, and territorial ideologies that each embraced in your answer.

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Question 7

Discuss the confrontation between the federal government and South Carolina over the issue of state versus national sovereignty. How was the issue resolved and with what consequences?

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Question 8

Examine the similarities and differences between the Whigs and Democrats in terms of beliefs, constituencies, and policies.

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Question 9

Examine the response of northerners in general and Republican Party leaders in particular to the Dred Scott decision. How did Republican leaders use the decision to strengthen their coalition in the North?

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Quiz 12: Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859