As President, John Tyler

question 75

Multiple Choice

As president, John Tyler

• A) worked hard to enact the Whig economic program.
• B) proved so popular that he easily won the 1844 presidential election.
• C) vetoed a bill to create a new national bank, thus angering Whigs.
• D) engaged in a public feud with his vice president that led to the latter's resignation.
• E) appointed Roger Taney to the office of chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Assess the outcomes of economic experiments, such as the dictator and ultimatum games, to infer patterns of fairness, cooperation, and altruism in economic behavior.

Understand the key components and events of Radical Reconstruction in the South.

Recognize the role and impact of the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction.

Identify the achievements of black Americans in politics during Reconstruction.

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