Question 1

In 1819, Spain decided to take the following stand concerning its claim to the Oregon Country:

Accepted Answer

A)  abandon its claim above the 42nd parallel 
B)  abandon all claims to lands west of the Rockies 
C)  insist it still owned all the land above the 42nd parallel 
D)  give its claim to above the 42nd parallel to France 
E)  increase its military presence in the Pacific Northwest 
A)  abandon its claim above the 42nd parallel 
B)  abandon all claims to lands west of the Rockies 
C)  insist it still owned all the land above the 42nd parallel 
D)  give its claim to above the 42nd parallel to France 
E)  increase its military presence in the Pacific Northwest

Question 2

The first judicial ruling that declared a federal law to be unconstitutional came from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The Rush-Bagot Agreement:

Accepted Answer

A)  settled the boundary dispute with Florida 
B)  was a formal treaty dealing with trade with the British West Indies 
C)  ended naval competition on the Great Lakes by limiting naval forces there 
D)  dealt with fishing rights off Newfoundland 
E)  allowed more British to immigrate to the United States 
A)  settled the boundary dispute with Florida 
B)  was a formal treaty dealing with trade with the British West Indies 
C)  ended naval competition on the Great Lakes by limiting naval forces there 
D)  dealt with fishing rights off Newfoundland 
E)  allowed more British to immigrate to the United States

Question 4

Examine the factors contributing to the rise of Jacksonian democracy.

Accepted Answer

The rise of Jacksonian democracy in the

Question 5

The ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  monopoly law 
B)  the right to tax federal currency 
C)  constitutionality of a federal law 
D)  contract rights 
E)  interstate commerce 
A)  monopoly law 
B)  the right to tax federal currency 
C)  constitutionality of a federal law 
D)  contract rights 
E)  interstate commerce

Question 6

Contrast the expressions of nationalism and sectionalism in the period from 1815 to 1828, and explain which force was dominant in that period.

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1815 to 1828, the

Question 7

The "Era of Good Feelings" was marked by peace and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Panic of 1819 turned into a depression because:

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton prices collapsed 
B)  international commerce slowed 
C)  banks failed 
D)  businessmen and speculators had recklessly borrowed money 
E)  the "whole Banking system" was "swindling on a large scale" 
A)  cotton prices collapsed 
B)  international commerce slowed 
C)  banks failed 
D)  businessmen and speculators had recklessly borrowed money 
E)  the "whole Banking system" was "swindling on a large scale"

Question 9

By the 1820s, the right to vote had generally been extended to:

Accepted Answer

A)  women 
B)  adult white males 
C)  Indians 
D)  freed slaves 
E)  educated blacks 
A)  women 
B)  adult white males 
C)  Indians 
D)  freed slaves 
E)  educated blacks

Question 10

Discuss the causes and results of the Panic of 1819.

Accepted Answer

The Panic of 1819 was the first major fi

Question 11

Discuss the election of 1824. Be sure to include all of the candidates, details of the campaign itself, the outcome, and the political controversy after the election.

Accepted Answer

This is the first election where house o

Question 12

The phrase "Era of Good Feelings" resulted from President Monroe's tour of:

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  Canada 
C)  the West 
D)  Pennsylvania 
E)  the Deep South 
A)  New England 
B)  Canada 
C)  the West 
D)  Pennsylvania 
E)  the Deep South

Question 13

What factors led to the decline of the first party system?

Accepted Answer

The decline of the first party system in

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Crawford

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 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Tallmadge Jr.

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 16

Andrew Jackson:

Accepted Answer

A)  was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 1823 
B)  served as President Monroe's secretary of state 
C)  supported a national bank 
D)  worked hard to revive the Federalist party 
E)  was an advocate of protective tariffs 
A)  was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 1823 
B)  served as President Monroe's secretary of state 
C)  supported a national bank 
D)  worked hard to revive the Federalist party 
E)  was an advocate of protective tariffs

Question 17

The immediate cause of the Panic of 1819 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the flooding of the American market with cheap British goods 
B)  the collapse of the Bank of the United States 
C)  the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819 
D)  the difficulty of obtaining credit 
E)  a sudden collapse of cotton prices 
A)  the flooding of the American market with cheap British goods 
B)  the collapse of the Bank of the United States 
C)  the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819 
D)  the difficulty of obtaining credit 
E)  a sudden collapse of cotton prices

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Andrew Jackson?

Accepted Answer

A)  was the last president born of the Revolutionary generation 
B)  was wounded in duels 
C)  was a frontier attorney in Nashville, Tennessee 
D)  had moral reservations about the institution of slavery although he owned more than 100 slaves 
E)  married Rachel Robards, who was not divorced from her husband at the time 
A)  was the last president born of the Revolutionary generation 
B)  was wounded in duels 
C)  was a frontier attorney in Nashville, Tennessee 
D)  had moral reservations about the institution of slavery although he owned more than 100 slaves 
E)  married Rachel Robards, who was not divorced from her husband at the time

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James Madison

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 20

What led to the development of the Monroe Doctrine, and how did President Monroe transmit his ideas to the American people?

Accepted Answer

The development of the Monroe Doctrine w

Exam 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

In 1819, Spain decided to take the following stand concerning its claim to the Oregon Country:

The first judicial ruling that declared a federal law to be unconstitutional came from:

The Rush-Bagot Agreement:

Examine the factors contributing to the rise of Jacksonian democracy.

The ruling in Dartmouth College v. Woodward related to:

Contrast the expressions of nationalism and sectionalism in the period from 1815 to 1828, and explain which force was dominant in that period.

The "Era of Good Feelings" was marked by peace and prosperity.

The Panic of 1819 turned into a depression because:

By the 1820s, the right to vote had generally been extended to:

Discuss the causes and results of the Panic of 1819.

Discuss the election of 1824. Be sure to include all of the candidates, details of the campaign itself, the outcome, and the political controversy after the election.

The phrase "Era of Good Feelings" resulted from President Monroe's tour of:

What factors led to the decline of the first party system?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Crawford

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Tallmadge Jr.

Andrew Jackson:

The immediate cause of the Panic of 1819 was:

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Andrew Jackson?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James Madison

What led to the development of the Monroe Doctrine, and how did President Monroe transmit his ideas to the American people?

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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