Chapter Nine: Nation Building and Nationalism, 1815-1825

Practice Quiz:

1. The Adams-Onis Treaty
a. excluded Spain from the North American continent.
b. outraged expansionists in the United States.
c. granted the Northwest Territory to the United States.
d. made Florida a U.S. territory.

2. By the mid 1820s, the Cherokee had each of the following EXCEPT
a. a salaried government bureaucracy.
b. a written constitution providing a republican form of government.
c. a system of slavery regulated by law.
d. a military force capable of defending their lands against white encroachment.

3. The last resistance of Indians to white settlement in the Old Northwest came in 1831-1832 under Chief
a. Tecumseh.
b. Sitting Bull.
c. Osceola.
d. Black Hawk.

4. When President James Madison talked about the need for “internal improvements,” he was referring to
a. improved reservations for Native American tribes.
b. reconstruction of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
c. construction of a reliable transportation system for the United States.
d. development of the land beyond the Appalachians.

5. Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century?
a. high level of federal support.
b. rapid establishment of a strong manufacturing base.
c. great national transportation system created by the nation’s river network.
d. absence of international economic competition.

6. Canals in early nineteenth-century America
a. claimed the lives of thousands of people who died in spectacular boat accidents.
b. proved to be remarkably profitable.
c. linked the Atlantic coastal cities to the lakes and rivers of the interior.
d. did not contribute to the nation’s economic development.

7. The development of profitable commercial agriculture resulted from each of the following EXCEPT
a. the availability of good land.
b. the revolution in marketing.
c. improvements in agricultural technology.
d. generous government subsidies to encourage increased production.

8. Under the ________ system, manufacturers provided raw materials to people in their own homes and then picked up the finished products for distribution.
a. finishing-off system
b. mass production system
c. cottage industry system
d. putting-out system

9. The “Era of Good Feelings” describes a period of one-party rule that coincided with the presidency of
a. James Monroe.
b. John Quincy Adams.
c. Thomas Jefferson.
d. Andrew Jackson.

10. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 involved each of the following EXCEPT:
a. No more slave states could be created north of the southern boundary of Missouri.
b. Missouri was admitted as a slave state on condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time.
c. Maine was split off from Massachusetts and admitted as a free state.
d. Adroit political maneuvering by Henry Clay got the compromise through the House of Representatives.

11. As chief justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall
a. promoted the growth of state sovereignty.
b. supported the attainment of political and social equality.
c. emphasized the primacy of property and property rights.
d. abandoned his Federalist sympathies.

12. The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland involved the
a. right of the federal government to build roads and bridges
b. the chartering of private corporations.
c. sanctity of contracts.
d. constitutionality of the Second Bank of United States.

13. According to the decision of Gibbons v. Ogden, which branch of government would regulate interstate commerce?
a. the executive branch
b. Congress
c. the Supreme Court
d. the individual states

14. How did John Marshall influence the United States?
a. He created the first commercial steam ship, proving that people and freight can move by steam power.
b. He brokered the Adams-Onís Treaty, granting the U.S. the fertile land of Florida.
c. He influenced the future of the institution of slavery in the U.S. by convincing congress to pass the Missouri Compromise.
d. He influenced the future of the U.S. economy through his Supreme Court rulings.

15. The main diplomatic challenge facing James Monroe in 1820 was
a. the continuing threat of English intervention in the United States.
b. the “Native American problem.”
c. establishing friendly relations with France.
d. responding to the revolt of Spain’s Latin American colonies.

16. The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the
a. Monroe Doctrine.
b. Faux Traité
c. Continental Treaty 1818.
d. Webster-Ashburton Treaty.

17. Why did the Era of Good Feeling end?
a. The United States could not sustain continued economic growth; financial institutions began to crumble.
b. Nonpartisan cooperation could not be sustained through disagreements of how government should be involved in social and economic changes.
c. The United States could not maintain peaceful relations with European countries intent on continuing colonial rule in Latin America.
d. The Supreme Court’s focus on protection of individual liberty produced political, social, and economic inequalities that greatly weakened the nation.