History 1043, chapter 9

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The Era of Good Feeling was brought to an end by the a. Panic of 1819. b. Missouri Compromise. c. Treaty of Ghent. d. election of James Monroe.

a. Panic of 1819.

In the early 1800s, the trinity of ideas promoting economic nationalism consisted of a. a national bank, a protective tariff, and internal improvements. b. a powerful Supreme Court, a protective tariff, and a large navy. c. a national university, a large army and navy, and a national bank. d. a system of roads and canals, a national university, and a strong military.

a. a national bank, a protective tariff, and international improvements.

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.

d. 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.

d. all of these.

The percentage of Americans who could vote increased between 1790 and 1820 because a. most states dropped the voting age for males. b. of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution. enacted in 1792. c. more states allowed women to vote. d. states abolished many property and taxpaying requirements.

d. states abolished many property and taxpaying requirements.

The United States was able to acquire Florida easily because of a. the lack of Spanish control over the area. b. Spain's desire to keep the area from falling into Cuban hands. c. the Battle of New Orleans. d. conflicts between Britain and Florida.

a. the lack of Spanish control over the area.

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.

b. Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun supported it, but Daniel Webster opposed it.

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."

b. expanded the definition of contracts and put them beyond state control.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 a. ended the balance of slave states to free states in the U.S. Senate. b. outlawed the foreign slave trade and declared slavery an evil. c. admitted Missouri as a slave state. d. banned slavery from all of the Louisiana Purchase territory.

c. admitted Missouri as a slave state.

Southern slave states sought to protect their national political interests by a. limiting the size of the House of Representatives. b. barring slavery in the West. c. ensuring an equal number of slave states and free states. d. enacting a protective tariff and immigration restriction.

c. ensuring an equal number of slave states and free states.

The "firebell in the night" that awakened and filled Jefferson with terror was the a. Bank of the United States. b. Monroe Doctrine and an expanding role in foreign affairs. c. issue of slavery. d. rising power of the Supreme Court.

c. issue of slavery.

John C. Calhoun believed funding internal improvements, such as a network of roads and canals in the West, would a. improve relationships between the North and South. b. improve national security. c. open trading relationships between the South and West. d. abolish slavery.

c. open trading relationships between the South and West.

The election of 1824 was decided when a. Henry Clay, William Crawford, and John C. b. the House of Representatives chose Andrew Jackson. c. John C. Calhoun backed Andrew Jackson. d. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams.

d. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams.

The "Era of Good Feelings" describes a. the period between the War of 1812 and the election of Andrew Jackson. b. American life under President Thomas Jefferson. c. British-American relations after the War of 1812. d. James Monroe's administration.

d. James Monroe's administration.

In 1828, the idea that a state could nullify an act of Congress was proposed by a. John Quincy Adams. b. Daniel Webster. c. the dying Federalist party. d. John C. Calhoun.

d. John C. Calhoun.


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