Which of the following would you expect of the Whigs in the 1830s and 1840s?Multiple Choicea pessimistic outlook, especially about the role of governmentthe belief that individual effort alone should be used to protect individual rights and public propertysupport for federal intervention to promote national economic developmenta belief that government should not foster moral welfare

A key difference between Whigs and Democrats was thatMultiple choice question.Whigs believed the government should be active in economic and social affairs.Democrats wanted the government to promote moral values.Whigs preferred a limited government.Democrats encouraged stronger governmental regulation of the economy.

Why did the Whigs gain support in the South in 1836?Multiple choice question.Andrew Jackson, the outgoing president and a southern Democrat, switched parties and embraced the Whig platform.Southern voters felt they could not trust the northern Democratic nominee for president, Martin Van Buren, on the slavery question.The Democratic Party in the North collapsed as industrial workers flocked to smaller, localized parties, leaving southern Democrats exposed.The Republican Party formed an alliance with reformers in the Democratic Party, causing the Democrats to embrace abolitionism.

What symbol did the Whigs use in the 1840 campaign?Multiple choice question.a destroyed banka log cabina farmer with a plowa canoe

What helped fuel the antebellum reform movements?The Second Great Awakeningthe Whig Partythe Bank Warthe transportation revolution

Multiple Choice QuestionWhat happened in the 1830s that helped to strengthen the power of voters as well as the presidency itself? Multiple choice question.States decided to award their electoral votes to the winner of the state's popular vote.The Supreme Court decided that candidates for the presidency needed to win primary elections.Congress decided to do away with the Electoral College system altogether. Voters demanded the ability to weigh in on major legislation through the use of referendums. Need help? Review these concept resources.