Monroe Stuff

Which political party rapidly lost popularity after the War of 1812

• The Democratic-Republicans
• The Federalists
• The Socialists
• The Whigs

What Spanish-held territory did the U.S. acquire under President Monroe (1819)?

• California

• The Louisiana Territory

• Florida

• Texas

What did the Monroe Doctrine proclaim?

• Europe should stay out of the Americas

• The U.S. had the right to invade Mexico

• That the United States had the right to invade Europe

• The U.S. could never be divided into separate countries

What was going on in Latin America during the Monroe presidency?

• Napoleonic France was conquering the region

• Spanish colonies were fighting for and winning their independence

• Spain was expanding its power and territory

• It was falling victim to communism

Who ran against James Monroe in the 1820 presidential election? (Hint: trick question)

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• No one

Which New Englander was Monroe's Secretary of State, and became the president right after him?

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

Flashback: Who was president during the War of 1812?

• James Monroe
• John Adams
• James Madison
• Thomas Jefferson

Flashback: Which party favored the judicial philosophy of "loose construction" of the constitution, since it gave the national government more power?

• The Federalists

• The Democratic-Republicans

What does this cartoon portray?

• American victory in the War of 1812
• American victory in the Revolutionary War
• The Monroe Doctrine
• Early American admiration for European institutions

What territory did Great Britain agree to share with the U.S. in 1818?

• Florida

• Oregon

• Canada

• California