Question 1

How did nationalism and sectionalism both manage to increase in the decade or so following the War of 1812? Which was the stronger movement in that period,and why?

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Question 2

If the War of 1812 was,arguably,the Second War for American Independence from an American perspective,was it also more or less a continuation of the earlier war from the perspective of Indian participants?

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Question 3

Write your definition of national independence.Then use this definition to argue that the War of 1812 should or should not be called the Second War for American Independence.

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Question 4

How much was sectionalism manifest in every part of the nation during the 1810s and 1820s? Along with the particularly divisive issue of slavery,where else can we see sectional fault lines in these years?

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Question 5

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The American military effort through most of the War of 1812 was ineffectual." How did political and military factors each contribute to America's problems in fighting the war?

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Question 6

To what extent did the War of 1812,which ended in,at best,a stalemate for the United States,serve as a stimulus to national unity and patriotism?

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Question 7

How did the spirit of American nationalism manifest itself in the worlds of ideas and culture as well as in economics and politics?

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Question 8

The Florida Purchase Treaty

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The Florida Purchase Treaty, also known as the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, included the United States' surrender of its claims to Spanish Texas as part of the agreement in which Spain ceded Florida to the U.S.

Question 9

With the panic of 1819,Americans experienced their first national financial panic in decades.Explain the causes and consequences of this brutal economic contraction.

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Question 10

Along with preventing new colonies,the Monroe Doctrine was also intended to prevent

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The Monroe Doctrine was meant to prevent European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. This doctrine aimed at protecting the newly independent nations of Latin America from recolonization attempts by European powers. Therefore, option B is the correct choice. The other options are not related to the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 11

If the Battle of New Orleans was fought after the United States and Britain had signed a peace treaty,why was it significant? What happened in the battle,and what impact did its outcome have?

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Question 12

Was the disappearance of the Federalist Party due more to its ideas and policies becoming outmoded,or to the takeover by the Jeffersonian Republicans of some of the Federalists' most important principles? Explain.

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Question 13

To what extent was the Monroe Doctrine an expression of American principles of anti-colonialism and democracy,or was it an assertion of self-interest and national power in the Americas?

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Question 14

Was there ever a real danger of a new European imperialism in the Americas,or was the Monroe Doctrine primarily aimed at guaranteeing America's own right to westward expansion? What forms did American expansionism take in the decade 1815-1825?

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Question 15

Thomas Jefferson compared the Missouri debates to "a firebell in the night" that "awakened and filled me with terror." Why? What was at stake in the Missouri debate that generated such profound concern even though it involved the admission of only one or two states to the Union?

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Question 16

Rank the following in the order of what you see as their importance in shaping America's legal system: McCulloch v.Maryland,Fletcher v.Peck,and Dartmouth College v.Woodward.Justify your ranking,and explain their significance within John Marshall's overall judicial philosophy.

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Question 17

In what ways did John Marshall's approach to the Constitution shape enduring principles of American government? What would believers in adhering to the "original intent" of the Constitution say about Marshall's judicial philosophy?

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Question 18

The text's authors claim that the Era of Good Feelings is "something of a misnomer" for the decade following the War of 1812.Do you agree? Why or why not?

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Question 19

Which of these men made the most important contributions to American nationalism after the War of 1812: John Marshall,James Monroe,Henry Clay,Andrew Jackson,John Quincy Adams? Why?

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Question 20

John Marshall's decisions as chief justice revealed his belief in

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John Marshall was a Federalist and believed in a strong central government. As chief justice, he made decisions that often favored the power of the federal government over the states, such as in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), where he upheld the constitutionality of the national bank.

Quiz 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824