Chapter 115. Reflections on Van Buren’s One-Term Presidency, Chapter 11

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Correct. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, despite John Calhoun’s efforts to discredit him, Martin Van Buren’s political skills and the efficacy of the Democratic Party’s networks propelled him into the White House in 1836, but his inability to resolve the economic crises of the late 1830s ensured his defeat in 1840.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, despite John Calhoun’s efforts to discredit him, Martin Van Buren’s political skills and the efficacy of the Democratic Party’s networks propelled him into the White House in 1836, but his inability to resolve the economic crises of the late 1830s ensured his defeat in 1840.

Correct. The answer is c. To support her assertion that southern slave owners were alarmed by the emergence of abolitionism in the 1830s, the author cites proslavery congressmen’s passage of the “gag rule” in 1836, which prohibited the entry of antislavery petitions into the public record on the grounds that their demands were unconstitutional.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her assertion that southern slave owners were alarmed by the emergence of abolitionism in the 1830s, the author cites proslavery congressmen’s passage of the “gag rule” in 1836, which prohibited the entry of antislavery petitions into the public record on the grounds that their demands were unconstitutional.

Correct. The answer is a. To illustrate her assertion that the Whigs, like the Democrats, had developed a strong party infrastructure and skillful partisan strategies, the author describes its decision to sponsor three regional candidates to oppose Van Buren in the election of 1836. She suggests that, in the absence of a top contender with nationwide support, the three regional candidates came very close to denying Van Buren the majority vote he needed to win.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To illustrate her assertion that the Whigs, like the Democrats, had developed a strong party infrastructure and skillful partisan strategies, the author describes its decision to sponsor three regional candidates to oppose Van Buren in the election of 1836. She suggests that, in the absence of a top contender with nationwide support, the three regional candidates came very close to denying Van Buren the majority vote he needed to win.

Correct. The answer is a. The author writes that Americans attributed the panic of 1837 to a variety of causes, including Andrew Jackson’s policies, Americans’ character flaws, and divine retribution, but that, in reality, the causes were multiple and far-ranging, including bad European harvests and a British/American trade imbalance.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author writes that Americans attributed the causes of the panic of 1837 to a variety of causes, including Andrew Jackson’s policies, Americans’ character flaws, and divine retribution, but that, in reality, the causes were multiple and far-ranging, including bad European harvests and a British/American trade imbalance.

Correct. The answer is b. As an example of the ways that Whigs borrowed Democrats' partisan strategies to promote their presidential candidate in 1840, the author points to their use of messages touting Harrison as a common man born in a log cabin.

Incorrect. The answer is b. As an example of the ways that Whigs borrowed Democrats' partisan strategies to promote their presidential candidate in 1840, the author points to their use of messages touting Harrison as a common man born in a log cabin.

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