HIS 2213 FINAL EXAM PART 2 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Charles Finney often considered the "father of modern revivalism" because he
a. focused on the miraculous work of God and the lack of human agency.
b. introduced special revival techniques and reached out to all Protestant
denominations.
c. believed man was inherently sinful; therefore, all men needed to hear him preach.
d. established a university to train itinerant ministers.
e. led more than 100,000 people to give professions of faith in Jesus Christ. - Answers
- b. introduced special revival techniques and reached out to all Protestant
denominations.
The Peggy Eaton affair was significant because it
a. furthered a growing split between Andrew Jackson and his vice-president John C.
Calhoun
b. showed that even before Bill Clinton, there were presidents who had affairs.
c. led to efforts to end the spoils system.
d. produced calls for Congress to prohibit the transportation of women across state
lines for illicit purposes.
e. indicated how the Democratic Party was becoming the party of evangelicals. -
Answers - a. furthered a growing split between Andrew Jackson and his vice-president
John C. Calhoun
Why did Vice President Martin Van Buren lose the presidential election of 1840?
a. The economic depression
b. The military record of his opponent
c. His sluggish campaigning
d. The refusal of the Whig party to publish a platform
e. All of these choices - Answers - e. All of these choices
The tariff controversy of the early 1830s showed that
a. the nation was united in the pursuit of economic nationalism.
b. Andrew Jackson was too stubborn to compromise on matters of high principle.
c. the nation faced serious and growing sectional pressures in the years ahead.
d. Henry Clay could never be elected president.
e. the West had growing political and economic power. - Answers - c. the nation faced
serious and growing sectional pressures in the years ahead.
What is the difference between "hard money" and "soft money"?
a. Hard money is difficult to acquire.
, b. Hard money is specie like gold or silver, while soft money is paper.
c. Soft money is issued for only a specified number of months.
d. Hard money has no value, while soft money increases in value.
e. Soft money was usually easy to find, but only the elite had access to hard money. -
Answers - b. Hard money is specie like gold or silver, while soft money is paper.
Which sect believed that Jesus was not divine but merely an exemplary human being?
a. Mormons
b. Revivalists
c. Unitarians
d. Perfectionists
e. Millerites - Answers - c. Unitarians
After 1837, which political party became the anti-bank, hard-money party?
a. Whigs
b. Republicans
c. Millerites
d. Federalists
e. Democrats - Answers - e. Democrats
The Force Bill authorized President Jackson to
a. use arms to collect customs duties in South Carolina.
b. raise an army to put down an Indian insurrection.
c. negotiate new terms in the treaty of friendship between the United States and Britain.
d. force the Congress to pass an acceptable tariff bill.
e. appoint a secretary of the treasury who would do the president's bidding. - Answers -
a. use arms to collect customs duties in South Carolina.
Why is Dorothea Dix famous?
a. She trained women immigrants to read and write.
b. She campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped.
c. She was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
d. She was an advocate for helping battered women in the 1840s. - Answers - b. She
campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped.
Why did temperance reformers make one of their main targets the moderate drinkers
among the laboring classes?
a. These drinkers were not supporting local tavern keepers.
b. Drinking interfered with the orderly and steady habits required by the new factory
system.
c. Reformers hated factory workers.
d. Taverns prevented workers from relaxing.
e. Taverns drove down property values. - Answers - b. Drinking interfered with the
orderly and steady habits required by the new factory system.
The main objective of the American Colonization Society was to
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Charles Finney often considered the "father of modern revivalism" because he
a. focused on the miraculous work of God and the lack of human agency.
b. introduced special revival techniques and reached out to all Protestant
denominations.
c. believed man was inherently sinful; therefore, all men needed to hear him preach.
d. established a university to train itinerant ministers.
e. led more than 100,000 people to give professions of faith in Jesus Christ. - Answers
- b. introduced special revival techniques and reached out to all Protestant
denominations.
The Peggy Eaton affair was significant because it
a. furthered a growing split between Andrew Jackson and his vice-president John C.
Calhoun
b. showed that even before Bill Clinton, there were presidents who had affairs.
c. led to efforts to end the spoils system.
d. produced calls for Congress to prohibit the transportation of women across state
lines for illicit purposes.
e. indicated how the Democratic Party was becoming the party of evangelicals. -
Answers - a. furthered a growing split between Andrew Jackson and his vice-president
John C. Calhoun
Why did Vice President Martin Van Buren lose the presidential election of 1840?
a. The economic depression
b. The military record of his opponent
c. His sluggish campaigning
d. The refusal of the Whig party to publish a platform
e. All of these choices - Answers - e. All of these choices
The tariff controversy of the early 1830s showed that
a. the nation was united in the pursuit of economic nationalism.
b. Andrew Jackson was too stubborn to compromise on matters of high principle.
c. the nation faced serious and growing sectional pressures in the years ahead.
d. Henry Clay could never be elected president.
e. the West had growing political and economic power. - Answers - c. the nation faced
serious and growing sectional pressures in the years ahead.
What is the difference between "hard money" and "soft money"?
a. Hard money is difficult to acquire.
, b. Hard money is specie like gold or silver, while soft money is paper.
c. Soft money is issued for only a specified number of months.
d. Hard money has no value, while soft money increases in value.
e. Soft money was usually easy to find, but only the elite had access to hard money. -
Answers - b. Hard money is specie like gold or silver, while soft money is paper.
Which sect believed that Jesus was not divine but merely an exemplary human being?
a. Mormons
b. Revivalists
c. Unitarians
d. Perfectionists
e. Millerites - Answers - c. Unitarians
After 1837, which political party became the anti-bank, hard-money party?
a. Whigs
b. Republicans
c. Millerites
d. Federalists
e. Democrats - Answers - e. Democrats
The Force Bill authorized President Jackson to
a. use arms to collect customs duties in South Carolina.
b. raise an army to put down an Indian insurrection.
c. negotiate new terms in the treaty of friendship between the United States and Britain.
d. force the Congress to pass an acceptable tariff bill.
e. appoint a secretary of the treasury who would do the president's bidding. - Answers -
a. use arms to collect customs duties in South Carolina.
Why is Dorothea Dix famous?
a. She trained women immigrants to read and write.
b. She campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped.
c. She was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
d. She was an advocate for helping battered women in the 1840s. - Answers - b. She
campaigned for better treatment of the mentally handicapped.
Why did temperance reformers make one of their main targets the moderate drinkers
among the laboring classes?
a. These drinkers were not supporting local tavern keepers.
b. Drinking interfered with the orderly and steady habits required by the new factory
system.
c. Reformers hated factory workers.
d. Taverns prevented workers from relaxing.
e. Taverns drove down property values. - Answers - b. Drinking interfered with the
orderly and steady habits required by the new factory system.
The main objective of the American Colonization Society was to
