Era of Good Feelings Quiz

When was the Era of Good Feelings?

• After the American Revolution

• After the War of 1812

• While George Washington was President

• After the Civil War

Who was President for most of the Era of Good Feelings?

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Donald Trump

What increased after the War of 1812? (This question has multiple right answers and you must pick all of them to get it correct)

• Nationalism

• Manufacturing

• Western expansion

• Protests

After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to -

• Promote the free-enterprise system

• Establish federal control over industry

• Discourage the organization of new territories

• Prevent border disputes between states

1. Limited government interference in business
2. Prices determined by supply and demand
3. Private owners receive profits

Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?

• Subsistence farming

• Free enterprise

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

The War of 1812 was a result of American conflicts with both the -

• French and British

• British and Native Americans

• British and Spanish

• French and Native Americans

1. Fought 2 weeks after the end of the war
2. Overwhelming American victory
3. Source of pride for U.S.
4. Made Andrew Jackson a national hero

What event is described above?

• Battle of Fort McHenry

• Battle of Lake Champlain

• Battle of New Orleans

• Battle of Lake Erie

John Marshall used his position as Chief Justice to -

• Punish political enemies of the Federalist party

• Uphold federal power over the states

• Appoint other Federalist judges to lower courts

• Write laws more favorable to his party

The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) addressed which of the following issues?

• The issue of congressional privleges

• The regulation of interstate commerce

• The right of states to tax federal property

• The Supreme Court's right to declare a Congressional acts unconstitutional

Which Supreme Court ruling strengthened the power of the Federal Government by declaring a state tax on the national bank is unconstitutional?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland