Question 1

Support for the Tariff of 1816 came primarily from the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the concept of the "Era of Good Feelings," paying particular attention to the state of the nation after the War of 1812.

Accepted Answer

In spite of bearing an aggregate maritim

Question 3

In Latin America by the early 1820s:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain had lost nearly all its colonies 
B)  Russia was expanding its influence 
C)  Britain was aggressively acquiring new colonies 
D)  American missionaries were becoming more active 
E)  Argentina and Mexico were becoming world powers 
A)  Spain had lost nearly all its colonies 
B)  Russia was expanding its influence 
C)  Britain was aggressively acquiring new colonies 
D)  American missionaries were becoming more active 
E)  Argentina and Mexico were becoming world powers

Question 4

The Bank of the United States quickly ended the Panic of 1819 by making credit more easily available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Missouri's admission to the Union as a slave state was balanced by the admission of the free state of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Maine 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Vermont 
D)  Minnesota 
E)  Wisconsin 
A)  Maine 
B)  Ohio 
C)  Vermont 
D)  Minnesota 
E)  Wisconsin

Question 6

The National Road was a good example of an internal improvement because it was financed by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Q. Adams

Accepted Answer

A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828 
A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Question 8

The Tariff of 1828:

Accepted Answer

A)  was once again opposed by Daniel Webster 
B)  showed Calhoun's continued devotion to nationalism 
C)  lowered tariffs dramatically over President Adams's objections 
D)  boosted the presidential hopes of Jackson 
E)  caused the breakup of the Republican party 
A)  was once again opposed by Daniel Webster 
B)  showed Calhoun's continued devotion to nationalism 
C)  lowered tariffs dramatically over President Adams's objections 
D)  boosted the presidential hopes of Jackson 
E)  caused the breakup of the Republican party

Question 9

The chief advocate for the program for economic development called the American System was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Clay 
B)  John Calhoun 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  James Monroe 
E)  James Madison 
A)  Henry Clay 
B)  John Calhoun 
C)  Daniel Webster 
D)  James Monroe 
E)  James Madison

Question 10

John Quincy Adams displayed superb political skills during his term as president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1826.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most important factor behind U.S. acquisition of Florida in 1819 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain's need for money 
B)  President Monroe's invasion threat 
C)  Andrew Jackson's incursion in pursuit of the Seminoles 
D)  John Quincy Adams's diplomatic ability 
E)  Spain's determination to keep Florida from the British 
A)  Spain's need for money 
B)  President Monroe's invasion threat 
C)  Andrew Jackson's incursion in pursuit of the Seminoles 
D)  John Quincy Adams's diplomatic ability 
E)  Spain's determination to keep Florida from the British

Question 13

The Convention of 1818 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  settle the northern limit of the Louisiana Purchase 
B)  open Oregon to joint occupation by the United States and Great Britain 
C)  return control of the Southwest to Spain 
D)  acknowledge the right of Americans to fish off Newfoundland and Labrador 
E)  settle several points of contention between the United States and Britain 
A)  settle the northern limit of the Louisiana Purchase 
B)  open Oregon to joint occupation by the United States and Great Britain 
C)  return control of the Southwest to Spain 
D)  acknowledge the right of Americans to fish off Newfoundland and Labrador 
E)  settle several points of contention between the United States and Britain

Question 14

Which of the following opposed a national bank in 1816?

Accepted Answer

A)  John C. Calhoun 
B)  Daniel Webster 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Quincy Adams 
A)  John C. Calhoun 
B)  Daniel Webster 
C)  Henry Clay 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Quincy Adams

Question 15

One of John Quincy Adams's major shortcomings as president was his lack of:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellect 
B)  experience 
C)  ideas for the nation's future 
D)  personal energy 
E)  political skills 
A)  intellect 
B)  experience 
C)  ideas for the nation's future 
D)  personal energy 
E)  political skills

Question 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Marshall

Accepted Answer

A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828 
A) was a nationalist chief justice 
B) was an advocate of compromise as an effective political tool 
C) won the second most popular votes in the 1824 presidential election 
D) was president at the end of the War of 1812 
E) wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)introduced amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)led the war against the Seminoles in Florida
H)was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)presided over the "Era of Good Feelings"
J)was the Massachusetts senator who favored a protective tariff in 1828

Question 17

The Supreme Court ruled that congressional power to regulate commerce "is complete in itself" and "may be exercised to its utmost extent" in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fletcher v. Peck 
B)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
C)  Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
D)  Cohens v. Virginia 
E)  McCulloch v. Maryland 
A)  Fletcher v. Peck 
B)  Gibbons v. Ogden 
C)  Dartmouth College v. Woodward 
D)  Cohens v. Virginia 
E)  McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 18

The Supreme Court in Gibbons v. Ogden settled a controversy over:

Accepted Answer

A)  state-chartered colleges 
B)  voting rights 
C)  canal construction 
D)  federal land sales 
E)  steamboat commerce 
A)  state-chartered colleges 
B)  voting rights 
C)  canal construction 
D)  federal land sales 
E)  steamboat commerce

Question 19

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1824 EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Crawford 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Henry Clay 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  William Crawford 
C)  John C. Calhoun 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Henry Clay

Question 20

"This momentous question like a firebell in the night awakened and filled me with terror." Thomas Jefferson said this about the:

Accepted Answer

A)  debate over the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Panic of 1819 
C)  case of Marbury v. Madison 
D)  Second Bank of the United States 
E)  possible abolition of slavery 
A)  debate over the Missouri Compromise 
B)  Panic of 1819 
C)  case of Marbury v. Madison 
D)  Second Bank of the United States 
E)  possible abolition of slavery

Exam 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

Support for the Tariff of 1816 came primarily from the South.

Discuss the concept of the "Era of Good Feelings," paying particular attention to the state of the nation after the War of 1812.

In Latin America by the early 1820s:

The Bank of the United States quickly ended the Panic of 1819 by making credit more easily available.

Missouri's admission to the Union as a slave state was balanced by the admission of the free state of:

The National Road was a good example of an internal improvement because it was financed by the federal government.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Q. Adams

The Tariff of 1828:

The chief advocate for the program for economic development called the American System was:

John Quincy Adams displayed superb political skills during his term as president.

The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1826.

The most important factor behind U.S. acquisition of Florida in 1819 was:

The Convention of 1818 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following opposed a national bank in 1816?

One of John Quincy Adams's major shortcomings as president was his lack of:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Marshall

The Supreme Court ruled that congressional power to regulate commerce "is complete in itself" and "may be exercised to its utmost extent" in:

The Supreme Court in Gibbons v. Ogden settled a controversy over:

All of the following were presidential candidates in 1824 EXCEPT:

"This momentous question like a firebell in the night awakened and filled me with terror." Thomas Jefferson said this about the:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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