The creation of the Second National Bank of the United States was instrumental in limiting the power of
a) Congress
b) Democrats
c) state banks
d) state legislatures
c) state banks
The National Bank was created as a centralized institution for the nation's banking, eventually providing a stable paper currency (the first real national currency). These all limited the power of the state-sponsored banks. This was a key aspect of Jacksonian Democracy.
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The organization founded in 1936 that sought to bring together black organizations from around the country was called the:
A) National Negro Congress. B) National Urban League. C) National Association of Colored Women. D) NAACP.
How is the white response to the Vesey conspiracy an example of slaveholder paranoia?
A) After the revolt, local whites jailed free black seamen while in port. B) After the revolt, local whites banned slavery in Charleston. C) After the revolt, local whites murdered 300 free black people. D) After the revolt, local whites expelled the state's free black population.
How were the Democrats becoming divided during the late nineteenth century?
A) Poor and middle-class whites resented party domination by wealthy elite groups. B) They did not split up; the Democrats remained a solid party. C) Many Democrats, angry over support of terrorism, began to turn to the Republicans. D) Black Democrats pushed for more rights, angering some of the whites in the party.
In his first term as president, Woodrow Wilson
A) used his power imaginatively and aggressively. B) courageously fought against racial segregation. C) failed to achieve most of his goals because of congressional opposition. D) was an inept and uninspiring leader.