In the presidential election of 1824, who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes (requiring the House of Representatives to select a president)?
A) William Crawford
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Quincy Adams
D) Henry Clay
Answer: B) Andrew Jackson
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the 1860 elections, the political party most deeply divided over slavery was the
A. Know-Nothing Party. B. Constitutional Union Party. C. Whig Party. D. Republican Party. E. Democratic Party.
What policies were adopted by states in China and Southeast Asia that affected the productivity of their people?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the fate of Loyalists after the British defeat in the American Revolution?
A) The Confederation government deported them to Sierra Leone. B) State tribunals quickly tried them and executed thousands. C) The wealthy Loyalists fled to Canada while the poor Loyalists remained in the new United States. D) Only a small number¾perhaps 3 percent¾left the United States. E) They bought large estates in northern New York and joined the Federalist party.