Chapter 09 Quiz
John Quincy Adams's administration was crippled from the beginning because of the "corrupt bargain." a. True b. False
True
The "Era of Good Feelings" describes a. American life under President Thomas Jefferson. b. James Monroe's administration. c. the period between the War of 1812 and the election of Andrew Jackson. d. British-American relations after the War of 1812.
James Monroe's Administration
In 1828, the idea that a state could nullify an act of Congress was proposed by a. John C. Calhoun. b. John Quincy Adams. c. the dying Federalist party. d. Daniel Webster.
John C. Calhoun
The United States was able to acquire Florida easily because of a. Spain's desire to keep the area from falling into Cuban hands. b. conflicts between Britain and Florida. c. the Battle of New Orleans. d. the lack of Spanish control over the area.
The Lack of Spanish Control over the area
In the election of 1828, Andrew Jackson was more popular than the incumbent president, John Quincy Adams, with ordinary folk and southern planters. a. True b. False
True
Before the Tariff of 1816, New England shippers and southern farmers opposed a protective tariff. a. True b. False
True
Henry Clay was the dynamic nationalist who championed the American System. a. True b. False
True
John C. Calhoun initially championed internal improvements, believing that western development would help the South. a. True b. False
True
"The Republicans have out-federalized Federalism" refers to Republicans in the late 1810s supporting a national bank and a protective tariff. a. True b. False
True
A collapse in cotton prices set off the panic of 1819. a. True b. False
True
Andrew Jackson defeated the Seminole Indians in Spanish Florida. a. True b. False
True
Most of the rivers in the United States traveled from north to south, so they needed to build a network of roads running east to west as part of the "internal improvements," which became know as the National Road. a. True b. False
True
The Monroe Doctrine developed after the monarchs of Europe seemed ready to help Spain regain her old empire in Latin America, although most nations there had declared their independence. a. True b. False
True
In the early 1800s, the trinity of ideas promoting economic nationalism consisted of a. a powerful Supreme Court, a protective tariff, and a large navy. b. a system of roads and canals, a national university, and a strong military. c. a national university, a large army and navy, and a national bank. d. a national bank, a protective tariff, and internal improvements.
a national bank, a protective tariff, and internal improvements
John C. Calhoun believed funding internal improvements, such as a network of roads and canals in the West, would a. abolish slavery. b. improve relationships between the North and South. c. open trading relationships between the South and West. d. improve national security
open trading relationships between the South and West
The Era of Good Feeling was brought to an end by the a. Missouri Compromise. b. Treaty of Ghent. c. election of James Monroe. d. Panic of 1819
panic of 1819
The percentage of Americans who could vote increased between 1790 and 1820 because a. of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, enacted in 1792. b. states abolished many property and taxpaying requirements. c. most states dropped the voting age for males. d. more states allowed women to vote.
states abolished many property and taxpaying requirements
The extension of voting rights in most states to white men was a factor in Andrew Jackson's election in 1828. a. True b. False
True
There were no Federalist candidates for the presidency in the election of 1824. a. True b. False
True
The "corrupt bargain" settled the presidential election of 1828. a. True b. False
False
The Rush-Bagot Agreement eliminated naval competition with the British on the Great Lakes. a. True b. False
True
The Monroe Doctrine was immediately and widely accepted as international law. a. True b. False
False
In the 1816 vote on the Bank of the United States, a. Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster all opposed it. b. Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun supported it, but Daniel Webster opposed it. c. Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster all supported it. d. Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun opposed it, but Daniel Webster supported it.
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun supported it, but Daniel Webster opposed it
The election of 1824 was decided when a. John C. Calhoun backed Andrew Jackson. b. the House of Representatives chose Andrew Jackson. c. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams. d. Henry Clay, William Crawford, and John C. Calhoun endorsed Andrew Jackson.
Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 a. banned slavery from all of the Louisiana Purchase territory. b. admitted Missouri as a slave state. c. ended the balance of slave states to free states in the U.S. Senate. d. outlawed the foreign slave trade and declared slavery an evil.
admitted Missouri as a slave state
As president, James Monroe a. had no opposition when he ran for reelection in 1820. b. settled a number of border issues with Canada in agreements with Britain in 1817 and 1818. c. developed the doctrine that aimed to keep European nations from interfering in Latin America. d. all of these
all of these
In McCulloch v. Maryland, John Marshall a. endorsed a broad construction of the Constitution. b. defended the supremacy of the Constitution. c. denied that the states could tax a federal institution. d. all of these
all of these
The "firebell in the night" that awakened and filled Jefferson with terror was the a. Monroe Doctrine and an expanding role in foreign affairs. b. issue of slavery. c. Bank of the United States. d. rising power of the Supreme Court.
issue of slavery
Southern slave states sought to protect their national political interests by a. ensuring an equal number of slave states and free states. b. enacting a protective tariff and immigration restriction. c. limiting the size of the House of Representatives. d. barring slavery in the West.
ensuring an equal number of slave states and free states
In Dartmouth College v. Woodward, the Supreme Court a. limited the state's role in public higher education. b. expanded the definition of contracts and put them beyond state control. c. decided that Dartmouth College did not have to accept women or blacks. d. established the supremacy of federal law because, as Marshall said, the "power to tax involves the power to destroy."
expanded the definition of contracts and put them beyond state control