Which of the following statements regarding the Bank of the United States is FALSE?
A. President Jackson ordered the Bank closed before the expiration of its charter.
B. The controversy over the Bank became the leading issue in the 1832 election.
C. The charter of the Bank was due to expire in 1836.
D. Nicholas Biddle had the support of Daniel Webster and Henry Clay.
E. President Jackson went through several secretaries of the treasury before finding one who would help him weaken the bank.
Answer: A
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In 1848, women in New York won the right to
A) vote. B) retain control of inherited wealth. C) convene in assemblies. D) free education. E) legalized birth control.
What quality was shared by those who engaged in utopian social experiments and more conventional social reformers?
A) a desire to radically transform traditional family arrangements B) a belief in the basic depravity of humanity C) an interest in strengthening the social position and legal rights of women D) a faith in Americans' ability to collectively improve their lot E) a wish to retire from mainstream American society
Which of the following issues was most central to provoking civil war: the debate over slavery, the debate over states' rights, or the growing economic and social differences between North and South? Defend your position by discussing specific events from the 1850s.
What will be an ideal response?
The "new woman" was less likely to marry and more likely to divorce
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.