20. Which of the following statements regarding the “Era of Good Feelings” is true?
a. It began with the Panic of 1819 and ended with the Missouri Compromise.
b. Politicians were unable to put aside sectional divisions.
c. Monroe was popular during this period.
d. Americans held negative feelings about the future of their country.
e. The United States economy was doing poorly.
21. Which of the following factors caused the Panic of 1819 and the subsequent economic
depression?
a. A rise in cotton prices
b. Industrial competition from Great Britain
c. Reckless borrowing
d. Deflated currency
e. An increase in land values
22. In the wake of the Panic of 1819, many in the South and West blamed
a. President Monroe.
b. eastern industrialists.
c. the national bank.
d. Henry Clay.
e. slave holders.
23. By 1819, which of the following was true?
a. Slave states outnumbered free states.
b. Free states outnumbered slave states.
c. The Constitution expressly forbade slavery west of the Mississippi River.
d. There was an equal number of slave and free states.
e. All states were on a course to abolish slavery.
24. At the time of the Missouri Compromise, southern slave owners argued that keeping slavery
out of the western territories could lead to
a. an economic crisis.
b. a national labor shortage.
c. inflated wages and prices.
d. disunion and civil war.
e. political party reorganization.
25. The final compromise over Missouri allowed it to be admitted as a slave state and
__________ to be admitted as a free state.
a. North Dakota
b. Illinois
c. Michigan
d. Wisconsin
e. Maine
26. At the time of the Missouri Compromise, which of the following was true?
a. No slave states allowed any blacks to be citizens.
b. Some states allowed free blacks to be citizens.
c. Massachusetts was applying for statehood.
d. James Tallmadge Jr. was forced to resign from Congress.
e. John Quincy Adams had been elected to the presidency.
27. Which of the following statements regarding the Rush-Bagot Agreement is correct?
a. The agreement was between the United States and France.
b. The agreement increased tension between the United States and Great Britain.
c. The agreement dealt with boundaries between the United States and Canada.
d. John Quincy Adams oversaw the negotiations for the United States.
e. The agreement came during Andrew Jackson’s administration.
28. Which of the following accurately described the Convention of 1818?
a. It settled the dispute over the northern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase.
b. It made Oregon a state of the union.
c. It was negotiated between the United States and France.
d. It increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain.
e. It was an example of economic nationalism.
29. By the early nineteenth century, Spain was __________ in North America.
a. a growing political force
b. a tremendous political foe of the United States
c. an increasingly diverse empire
d. a declining power
e. unable to stop the United States from acquiring southwestern territories
30. Which of the following statements about Andrew Jackson’s relationship with Florida was
true?
a. He invaded Florida with full congressional and presidential approval.
b. He and his troops were welcomed by the Spaniards and Indians in Florida with open
arms.
c. He took his orders regarding Florida directly from Secretary of State Calhoun.
d. He became a hero to most Americans as a result of his invasion of Florida.
e. He found his troops were no match for the Indians in Florida.
31. Which of the following statements regarding the Adams-Onís Treaty is correct?
a. The United States acquired Florida from Spain.
b. The treaty caused boundary disputes between Texas and New Spain.
c. The United States paid $10 million to the Spanish.
d. The United States received $5 million in the agreement.
e. The United States received Louisiana from the agreement.
32. According to the textbook, the most important diplomatic policy crafted by the Monroe
administration involved
a. preventing future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
b. acquiring access to seaports in California.
c. an agreement to build U.S. naval bases in the Caribbean.
d. a comprehensive trade agreement with China.
e. brokering a peace agreement between Great Britain and France.
33. Which of the following statements regarding the Monroe Doctrine is accurate?
a. The doctrine made the United States feared throughout Europe.
b. The doctrine could not be enforced.
c. The doctrine was perhaps the least important diplomatic policy of Monroe’s presidency.
d. John Quincy Adams did not support the Monroe Doctrine.
e. The doctrine was a weak statement on Monroe’s part.
34. Although the Monroe Doctrine has never had any official standing in international law, it
has served as an important __________ of American foreign policy in the Western
Hemisphere.
a. psychological advantage
b. symbolic statement
c. piece of diplomatic leverage
d. myth of superiority
e. false sense of security
35. Which of the following was one of several politicians who campaigned to succeed James
Monroe in the White House?
a. John Marshall
b. James McCulloch
c. James Madison
d. William Crawford
e. John Quincy Adams
36. Which of the following made Andrew Jackson an attractive presidential candidate?
a. His call to focus less on the military
b. His association with the aristocracy
c. His strong ties to Great Britain
d. His support of the American System
e. His appeal to the common man
37. The “Corrupt Bargain” was an agreement between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to
a. support Clay’s bid for the presidency.
b. make Clay Adams’ vice president.
c. name Clay to the office of Secretary of State if he supported Adams.
d. pay members of the House of Representatives to vote for Adams.
e. pay members of the House of Representatives to vote for Clay.
38. Which of the following statements describes John Quincy Adams as president?
a. He was blunt but very effective as president.
b. He was stubborn but very popular with the common man.
c. He was a very intelligent but ineffective president.
d. He was elitist and completely unqualified.
e. He was an able compromiser.
39. Which of the following statements correctly describes the presidential election of 1828?
a. It was characterized by goodwill.
b. It was vicious on both sides.
c. It was largely ignored by the American voters.
d. It affirmed that only the educated should lead in politics.
e. It was the first time women were allowed to vote.
40. As the nineteenth century progressed, __________ were able to vote.
a. more individuals
b. fewer individuals
c. only white citizens
d. non-citizens
e. immigrants who were legal residents
ESSAY
1. What was the “Era of Good Feelings”? How did it arise? Why did it decline?
2. Discuss the causes and results of the Panic of 1819.
3. Discuss the reasons why the spirit of nationalism immediately after the War of 1812 soon
evolved into increasing sectionalism.
4. What were the issues over Missouri statehood in 1819? How did the controversy pit national
interests against sectional interests?
5. Describe how the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 and his two terms in office signaled a
change in U.S. politics.
MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a. Was a nationalist chief justice
b. Was an active proponent of the American System
c. Was elected president in 1824 despite coming in second in the electoral vote.
d. Dismissed the Monroe Doctrine with “profound contempt”
e. Wrote South Carolina Exposition and Protest
f. Introduced an amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
g. Led military campaigns against the Seminoles in Florida
h. Was a presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
i. Was president during the “Era of Good Feelings”
j. Predicted the national bank would arm the interests of the West
1. John Q. Adams
2. John C. Calhoun
3. Henry Clay
4. William Crawford
5. Andrew Jackson
6. Czar Alexander I
7. John Marshall
8. James Monroe
9. James Tallmadge, Jr.
10. Thomas Hart Benton