Question 1

To what extent was the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 an isolationist document or an interventionist document of American foreign policy goals and principles? Support your answer with specific examples from the text and concurrent U.S. foreign policies.

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Question 2

Evaluate the relative influences of the following causes War of 1812: western war hawk territorial expansion, British violations of American neutrality rights on the high seas, or the urge to uphold national honor and pride. Justify your selection.

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Question 3

The text's authors crown John Marshall as "the foremost of the Molding Fathers," whereas a contemporary newspaper editorial condemned him as "a man whose political doctrines led him always ... to strengthen government at the expense of the people." Which point of view do you think has the most substance? Why?

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Question 4

What do the text's authors mean by stating that the War of 1812 "was 'won' by the United States, so far as it was won at all, in Europe"?

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Question 5

Assess the validity of the following statement: "America may not have fought the war as one nation, but it emerged as one nation."

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Question 6

What might the president and Congress have done in 1812 to avoid war with Britain and still maintain the nation's honor?

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Question 7

Historians have sometimes referred to the program of the Jeffersonian Republicans after 1815 as "neo-Federalist." Is this an accurate label? Why or why not?

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Question 8

To what extent can it be said that the United States won a victory over Great Britain in the War of 1812?

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Question 9

What did the War of 1812 mean for those Americans with long-term territorial ambitions for the United States and for the self-confidence and optimism of Americans as America entered the postwar era?

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Question 10

Select two of the following and explain what important contributions to American nationalism after the War of 1812 they made: John Marshall, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams. Justify your selection.

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Question 11

The rapid growth and development of the West after 1815 were stimulated by

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The rapid growth and development of the West after 1815 were stimulated by the availability of cheap lands attracting easterners and European immigrants, the construction of new roads facilitating movement into the West, and the subduing of Indian tribes during the War of 1812, which reduced resistance to westward expansion.

Question 12

Why were the landlocked South and West so ardently in favor of a war for freedom of the seas that seacoast states in the East opposed?

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Question 13

Why was the West the region most seized with the spirit of nationalism following the War of 1812?

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Question 14

Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions revealed his belief in

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Question 15

To what extent had John Quincy Adams's behavior and policies as U.S. Secretary of State during the Florida Purchase (Adams-Oñis) Treaty and the Monroe Doctrine legitimately earn him the title of the "lone-wolf nationalist"?

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Question 16

What were the strengths and weaknesses of the three main elements of Henry Clay's American System: a strong banking system, protective tariffs, and a strong national banking system? Explain your answer by addressing and contrasting various views of the American System in different sections and economic sectors of America.

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Question 17

The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent

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The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. policy that aimed to prevent new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere and to stop European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the competing views of the North and the South concerning the Missouri Compromise. To what extent can the compromise be seen as a victory and a loss for both the North and the South. Which side do you think got the better deal? Justify your answer.

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Question 19

In the Florida Purchase (Adams-Oñis) Treaty,

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Question 20

Sectionalism was stimulated by the

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Quiz 11: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism