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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Thomas Hart Benton get the nickname of Old Bullion?

2. What two bills did Houston support that made him unpopular in the South?

3. What was rumored to be the cause of Houston's breakdown and resigning as Governor of Tennessee?

4. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?

5. What was so strange about Henry Clay's enlisting Webster in his cause for compromise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does Kennedy use illustrating the elected official and constituency relationship?

2. Discus the results of Benton's not voting for the annexation of Texas.

3. What great stand did Webster take against the wishes of his abolitionist constituents?

4. Why was John Quincey Adams' relationship with Thomas Jefferson so strange?

5. Describe Benton's leaving Tennessee early in his life.

6. How does the book reflect John Kennedy's admiration for certain former U.S. Senators?

7. Why was Henry Clay taking a chance when he enlisted Webster to help with passing the 1850 Compromise?

8. What caused Houston to resign as governor of Tennessee and go live with the Indians?

9. Write down the epithet that testified to the intelligence of Thomas Hart Benton.

10. What personal weakness does Kennedy point out about John Quincey Adams?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the most courageous person you have ever met.

Essay Topic 2

Connect the annexation of Texas, the addition of Oregon, and the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and show why they were so politically hot issues.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the presidencies of John Adams and John Quincey Adams and the presidencies of George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.

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