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question 55
2 pts
anti-jacksonians called themselves \whigs\ because:
○ they were strong supporters of better ties with britain.
○ they accused jackson of acting like a monarch.
○ it was the name of an influential and popular novel of the period.
○ the jacksonians had begun to call themselves tories.

question 56
2 pts
all of the following were inventions of the antebellum period that were mass-produced and/or were widely used in the 1840s and 1850s except
○ cotton gin.
○ interchangeable parts.
○ telephone
○ sewing machine.

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Whigs' name wasn't about Britain ties. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Anti - Jacksonians (Whigs) accused Jackson of monarchical behavior (like "King Andrew"), so naming themselves Whigs (a term against monarchical tyranny in British history) fits.
• Option 3: The name wasn't from a novel. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Jacksonians weren't called Tories. Eliminate.

We check the timeline of each invention:

• Cotton gin: Invented earlier but mass - used in antebellum.
• Interchangeable parts: Developed and used in antebellum.
• Telephone: Invented by Bell in 1876, post - antebellum (antebellum is pre - Civil War, 1861).
• Sewing machine: Mass - produced in antebellum.

Answer:

B. they accused Jackson of acting like a monarch.

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