Deck 8: Varieties of American Nationalism

Question 1

By 1818,the United States' internal road system

A)had been paid for without any federal funds.
B)consisted only of a small number of private turnpikes.
C)included highways that reached into Virginia and Pennsylvania.
D)formed a network that connected most large towns and cities.
E)had for the most part been replaced by railroads.

Answer 1

included highways that reached into Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about American currency and banking in this era is FALSE?

A)Counterfeiting was a serious problem.
B)The national bank forbade state banks from issuing their own notes.
C)Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1816.
D)Vast quantities of varying bank notes created confusion over currency.
E)The second Bank of the United States had more capital than its predecessor.

Answer 2

The national bank forbade state banks from issuing their own notes.

Question 3

In the early nineteenth century,"mountain men"

A)were mostly older settlers of an earlier era.
B)had little impact on the character of the Far West society.
C)were the dominant segment of the population in the Far West.
D)frequently warred against Indian and Mexican peoples.
E)very often married Indian and Mexican women.

Answer 3

very often married Indian and Mexican women.

Question 4

The Missouri merchant who helped to create the Santa Fe Trail by selling cheap American goods in Mexican markets was

A)John Jacob Astor.
B)William Ashley.
C)Rufus King.
D)William Crawford.
E)William Becknell.

Question 5

Between 1800 and 1820,the population of the United States

A)nearly doubled.
B)reached five million.
C)saw its largest increases in southern states.
D)generally ignored the rocky soil of the Old Northwest.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 6

The experience of American banking during the War of 1812 revealed the need for

A)another national bank.
B)more state banks.
C)a reduction in gold and silver reserves.
D)an increase in the number of bank notes in circulation.
E)currency backed by both gold and silver.

Question 7

In the early nineteenth century,life in the western territories was characterized by

A)frequent mobility of the population.
B)a surplus of labor.
C)the absence of community institutions.
D)generally declining land values.
E)frequent visits to the East for finished goods.

Question 8

After the War of 1812,it was clear that the United States needed an improved

A)trade policy with Europe.
B)system of tariffs.
C)system for selling public lands.
D)internal transportation system.
E)system of currency.

Question 9

By 1818,American steam-powered shipping

A)carried more cargo on the Mississippi than all other forms of river transport combined.
B)increased the transport of manufactured goods westward.
C)stimulated agriculture in both the West and the South.
D)had reached as far up the Ohio River as Pittsburgh.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 10

After Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821,it

A)attempted to close its northern territories to the United States.
B)sought cooperative economic and military arrangements with England.
C)quickly opened its northern territories to trade with the United States.
D)began selling its northern territories to the United States.
E)began planning for war against the United States.

Question 11

In the early nineteenth century,the explorer Stephen Long

A)agreed with the findings and conclusions of Zebulon Pike.
B)labeled the Great Plains the "American breadbasket."
C)was one of the most colorful of the "mountain men."
D)discovered the source of the Red River.
E)inadvertently brought the United States to the brink of war with Mexico.

Question 12

Francis Cabot Lowell's contributions to American textile mills include

A)the invention of the cotton spindle.
B)improving the power loom.
C)dramatically expanding the textile industry in the South.
D)improving the cotton gin.
E)organizing his workers by task into a primitive assembly line.

Question 13

In the early nineteenth century,the Deep South

A)saw tobacco as its primary crop.
B)included a vast,productive prairie in Alabama and Mississippi.
C)was largely developed by wealthy planters.
D)was slow to organize into states.
E)contemplated seceding from the rest of the Union.

Question 14

The Lancaster Pike was a road partially financed by the state of

A)Massachusetts.
B)New York.
C)Virginia.
D)Pennsylvania.
E)Maryland.

Question 15

On his last day in office,President James Madison influenced "internal improvements" by

A)generally supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction.
B)vetoing a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
C)supporting federal financing of scientific and technological research into steam power.
D)signing into law a bill that would have used federal funds to construct roads and canals.
E)both supporting the idea of using federal funds to finance transportation construction and supporting federal financing of scientific and technological research into steam power.

Question 16

Prior to becoming president,James Monroe had

A)served as secretary of state.
B)been vice president.
C)explored the western frontier.
D)fought in the War of 1812.
E)switched political parties.

Question 17

The "era of good feelings" following the War of 1812 reflected

A)declining violence in the West between the United States and Indian tribes.
B)increased political divisions in the United States federal government.
C)rising nationalism and optimism in the United States.
D)the renewed good relations between the United States and the European continent.
E)the need for Americans to band together in the wake of economic depression.

Question 18

In the early nineteenth century,the westward movement of white Americans was encouraged by

A)exhausted agricultural lands in the East.
B)the spread of the plantation system in the South.
C)the federal government's policy toward Indian tribes in the West.
D)exhausted agricultural lands in the East,the spread of the plantation system in the South,and the federal government's policy toward Indian tribes in the West.
E)None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

The first American mill to carry on the processes of spinning and weaving under a single roof was located in

A)Boston,Massachusetts.
B)Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
C)Newport,Rhode Island.
D)Springfield,Massachusetts.
E)Waltham,Massachusetts.

Question 20

As a result of the War of 1812,

A)politicians spent less time on questions of national economic development.
B)American banking was stabilized.
C)America's internal transportation system proved its worthiness.
D)American shippers experienced a financial boom.
E)the growth of American manufacturing was stimulated.

Question 21

The Supreme Court ruling in Gibbons v.Ogden (1824)

A)strengthened the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
B)narrowed the federal government's role in regulating the economy.
C)declared transportation monopolies unconstitutional.
D)reaffirmed the New York court's ruling regarding interstate trade.
E)was a victory for Aaron Ogden,Robert Fulton,and Robert Livingston.

Question 22

The writing of the Monroe Doctrine

A)had an immediate and dramatic effect on American policy.
B)was primarily based on the earlier writings of Thomas Jefferson.
C)was motivated by American interests in Hawaii.
D)deeply angered the European powers.
E)was an important example of American nationalism.

Question 23

The Supreme Court ruling in Dartmouth College v.Woodward (1819)was a victory for

A)corporate contracts.
B)the Republican Party.
C)state government.
D)public education.
E)state courts.

Question 24

What event prompted Spain to negotiate the sale of Florida to the United States?

A)the Missouri Compromise
B)the Panic of 1819
C)civil war in Spain
D)the Mexican war for independence against Spain
E)the Seminole War

Question 25

The policy expressed in the Monroe Doctrine was principally directed at

A)Mexico.
B)Europe.
C)American Indians.
D)Asia.
E)southern slaveholders

Question 26

The Supreme Court ruled in Johnson v.McIntosh (1823)that

A)individual Americans had the right to buy land from Indian tribes.
B)Indians had all the rights and protections afforded to U.S.citizens.
C)the federal government had no right to take lands from tribes.
D)the laws of the United States invalidated all Indian rights.
E)Indians had a basic right to their tribal lands.

Question 27

One cause of the Panic of 1819 was

A)decreased foreign demand for American agricultural goods.
B)restrictive credit practices prior to 1819.
C)the announcement that year that dozens of new state banks were to be chartered.
D)new management practices within the Bank of the United States.
E)an English embargo of American goods.

Question 28

In McCullough v.Maryland (1819),the Supreme Court confirmed the

A)right of the federal government to tax states.
B)right of states to tax the Bank of the United States.
C)"implied powers" of Congress.
D)right of states to prohibit the Bank of the United States.
E)right of states to abolish slavery within their borders.

Question 29

In Worcester v.Georgia (1832),the Marshall Court affirmed federal authority over

A)individual states.
B)all American Indian tribes.
C)the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.
D)both individual states and all American Indian tribes.
E)both American Indian tribes and the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 30

In Cohens v.Virginia (1821),Chief Justice John Marshall affirmed the constitutionality of

A)Supreme Court review of congressional laws.
B)state court review of congressional laws.
C)state court review of state laws.
D)Supreme Court review of state court decisions.
E)a state court's overturning of corporate charters.

Question 31

Andrew Jackson's presidential victory in 1828 was

A)extremely narrow.
B)decisive but sectional.
C)an overwhelming victory.
D)a result of the support he received from New England states.
E)likely a product of corrupted voting in several key states.

Question 32

The Panic of 1819 resulted in a depression that lasted

A)six months.
B)one year.
C)two years.
D)four years.
E)six years.

Question 33

Shortly after becoming president,James Monroe

A)acted to limit the future influence of Federalists.
B)called for an end to political parties.
C)undertook a goodwill tour of the country.
D)became the first president to leave the country while in office.
E)called for increased manumissions in the South.

Question 34

The Monroe Doctrine declared that

A)European powers should not engage in new colonization of the American continents.
B)the United States reserved the right to involve itself in European affairs.
C)Cuba should come under the control of the United States.
D)European powers should abandon all their interests in the Western Hemisphere.
E)the United States had a "manifest destiny" to colonize North America.

Question 35

The so-called "corrupt bargain" of 1824 involved

A)the sale of public land to supporters of the Monroe administration.
B)political payoffs and bribery involving the Treasury Department.
C)illegal contracts between the State Department and private corporations.
D)federal funds for internal improvements to certain states in exchange for electoral votes.
E)John Quincy Adams' naming of Henry Clay as secretary of state.

Question 36

In the presidential election of 1824,

A)Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes and became president.
B)John Q.Adams received the second-most electoral votes and became president.
C)Henry Clay received the fourth-most electoral votes and became president.
D)William Crawford received the most electoral votes,but died before a president was chosen.
E)None of these answers is correct.

Question 37

In 1819,the Adams-Onís Treaty dealt with the American purchase of

A)Texas.
B)Ohio.
C)Florida.
D)Illinois.
E)Puerto Rico.

Question 38

The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams was

A)plagued by financial corruption.
B)noted for its inability to carry out its policies effectively.
C)widely popular in the South for its tariff policies.
D)successful in domestic policies,but had little success in foreign policies.
E)deeply antagonistic to the ideas behind Clay's "American System."

Question 39

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

A)extended slavery throughout the Louisiana Territory.
B)maintained the nation's equal number of slave and free states.
C)was roundly criticized by nationalists in the North.
D)denied statehood for Missouri for two more years.
E)created a northern boundary of slavery at the 42°40ʹ parallel.

Question 40

During the presidential campaign of 1828,

A)Republicans were able to effectively unite.
B)President Adams was accused of adultery.
C)Andrew Jackson was labeled a murderer.
D)the major election issue was the Bank of the United States.
E)John Quincy Adams gave a strong showing in the South.

Question 41

Fur traders consistently relied on Indians to trap,while they served as the middlemen.

Question 42

The Marshall Court upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.

Question 43

The Marshall Court strengthened the federal government at the expense of the states.

Question 44

The Missouri Compromise preserved the equality between free and slave states in the Union.

Question 45

Western settlements were generally opened by people who lived in eastern seaboard cities.

Question 46

President James Monroe began his administration under what seemed to be remarkably favorable circumstances.

Question 47

The Panic of 1819 was preceded by a surplus of farm goods that caused plummeting prices for American farmers.

Question 48

Between 1800 and 1820 the population of America grew very slowly.

Question 49

The first national bank had gone out of existence before the War of 1812.

Question 50

The election of 1828

A)was decided by the House of Representatives.
B)saw Andrew Jackson receive the largest majority in American political history.
C)saw Andrew Jackson sweep most of New England.
D)represented to Jacksonians a victory for the forces of privilege.
E)took place within the new two-party system.

Question 51

The end of the War of 1812 suddenly improved the prospects for American industrial development.

Question 52

In Worcester v.Georgia,the Marshall Court upheld the right of a state legislature to regulate Indian affairs.

Question 53

The bank failures that led to the Panic of 1819 were caused by the tightening of credit and foreclosure on mortgages by the new management of the rechartered Bank of the United States.

Question 54

The War of 1812 demonstrated the growth of an American transportation system.

Question 55

As President,James Monroe acted to preserve the "Virginia Dynasty."

Question 56

President Madison believed that federal funding of internal improvements required a constitutional amendment.

Question 57

The Federalist Party made a surprising comeback during the presidency of James Monroe.

Question 58

The Marshall Court gave its approval to the Bank of the United States even as it ruled that state legislatures could tax the bank.

Question 59

Life in the western territories in the early nineteenth century was almost exclusively one of solitary existence and individual self-reliance.

Question 60

The Marshall Court accepted the argument that Indian tribes were foreign nations.

Question 61

Adams' tariff on imported goods was deemed the "tariff of abominations" by irate New Englanders.

Question 62

Pre-Civil War explorers called the Great Plains the ________.

Question 63

According to the rulings of the Marshall Court,Indian tribes were deemed to be ________ entities.

Question 64

When Jefferson referred to a "fire bell in the night," he was talking about the issue of the ________.

Question 65

The presidency of James Monroe is often called the "era of ________."

Question 66

Both of the political parties that emerged in the 1820s believed in economic decentralization.

Question 67

To fulfill the position of secretary of war in his cabinet,James Monroe ultimately chose ________.

Question 68

The increasingly traveled road between Missouri and New Mexico was called the ________.

Question 69

The Monroe Doctrine was consistent with the spirit of nationalism at work in the United States during the 1820s.

Question 70

In 1824 Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and electoral votes than any other candidate.

Question 71

The series of early presidents from the same state is called the ________.

Question 72

According to the terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819,the United States surrendered its claims to ________.

Question 73

The inviolability of contracts was upheld in the Supreme Court case of ________.

Question 74

In 1816 Congress chartered a second ________.

Question 75

The Monroe Doctrine was primarily the work of John Quincy Adams.

Question 76

Prior to running for the presidency in 1824,Andrew Jackson was a military man who had never held elective office.

Question 77

Both the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections were decided by the House of Representatives.

Question 78

The Missouri Compromise brought Missouri and ________ into the Union.

Question 79

To many in 1828,the election of Andrew Jackson as president was a victory for the "common man."

Question 80

The Marshall Court strengthened the ability of Congress to regulate interstate commerce in the case of ________.