President Monroe

Why is the first term of Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?

• People just really liked Monroe.
• Many national divisions had disappeared during the War of 1812.
• There was a renewed trust trust between the U.S. and France.
• It was back to trading as usual between England and the U.S.

During Monroe's administration Henry Clay proposed the American System which included all of the following EXCEPT:

• a Second National Bank
• spending on transportation such roads, bridges and canals
• loaning out money to start small businesses
• increasing military spending

What was one economic foreign affairs challenge that Monroe faced?

• Britain was once again raiding on U.S. merchant ships.
• France refused to trade with the U.S.
• Britain was flooding American markets with cheap goods.
• Pirates were hitting ships just off the coast of New Orleans

During Monroe's presidency, Congress passed a tariff because:

• the British continued to raid on U.S. ships.
• U.S. manufacturers could not keep up with demand.
• they were trying to protect American manufacturers.
• many U.S. ports could not accommodate the larger global ships.

What effect did the tariff have on domestic life in the U.S.?

• Caused division because southerners were hit harder by the tariff.
• Encouraged the Era of Good Feelings beause of increased money for roads and bridges.
• Made the Northerners angry because it made their items cost more.
• Enabled the government to completely rebuild the Army and Navy.

How did the addition of Missouri as a state during Monroe's presidency give him a domestic problem?

• The Native 
  Americans in Missouri were fiercely opposed to white settlement and he had to send in troops.
• Missouri wanted to be admitted as a slave state so the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) had to be written.
• Missouri was contested land between Spain and the U.S. so the Missouri Compromise had to be written.
• Missouri had not met all of the requirements of the Northwest Ordinance and so had to apply for an exception to the rules.

Which of the following were NOT part of the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820)?

• Missouri would be added as a slave state
• Maine would be added as a free state
• slavery would be voted on be each state as it was added
• slavery would be blocked in all territories and states north of the 36/30 line of lattitude

During Monroe's presidency, he and his secretary of state signed the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain which gave the U.S. which piece of land?

• California
• Oregon
• Alabama
• Florida

What caused Monroe to negotiate with Spain for Florida?

• Monroe felt the U.S. needed the coastline and ports that Florida offered.
• The Spainish were using Florida as the base for spying on the U.S. and Monroe wanted it stopped.
• Native Americans from Florida were raiding on Georgia and Spain couldn't control them.
• There was a piracy problem in Florida and Spain was not doing anything about it.

In simple terms, what does the Monroe Doctrine give as a warning to the European countries?

• don't colonize the Americas; any attempt to colonize will be seen as a threat against the U.S. and we will act accordingly
• stop raiding on our ships or we will bring the full force of our navy down on you
• don't try to upset the leaders who are in place in the Americas; any attempt at revolution will be met with force
• if you attack our trading partners, England and France, we will attack the country who is causing the problem