Question
This executive order was passed as a result of the increased availability of land following the Indian Removal Act. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this executive order which mandated the purchase of land only in hard currencies like gold or silver.
ANSWER: Specie Circular
[10e] The issuing of the Specie Circular and the failure of Andrew Jackson to renew the charter of this institution, headed by Nicholas Biddle, led to the Panic of 1837. This institution succeeded a similarly named one championed by Alexander Hamilton.
ANSWER: Second Bank of the United States [prompt on Bank of the United States]
[10h] Biddle’s predecessor as President of the Second Bank was this man, who would later advocate for the secession of all slave states during negotiations for the Compromise of 1850.
ANSWER: Langdon Cheves
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 12.50 | 88% | 38% | 0% |
Data
| RIT | Cornell Fire | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia Ly-α | Rochester A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell Earth | Rochester B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |