Topic 5 Lesson 6

A significant effect of the War of 1812 on the nation was

• increasingly strong feelings of nationalism around the country.

• the removal of barriers to commerce between the United States and Canada.

• a shift in foreign policy in which the government preferred isolationism.

• the increasing strength of the federal government relative to the states.

The Adams-Onís Treaty is an example of the Monroe administration's desire to

• reduce regional tension by promoting national expansion.

• increase economic growth by building a transcontinental railroad.

• promote agriculture by removing the tariff on southern goods.

• stabilize the federal financial system by creating a national bank.

The themes of James Fenimore Cooper's work about the American frontier were based on

• his critique of U.S. expansionism in the Americas.

• his desire for individual states to have greater autonomy.

• his desire to show America's nationalistic spirit in the West.

• his critique of southern states' economic dependence on slavery.

Many settlers in Florida and Georgia were upset with the Seminoles because they

• attacked Spanish forts without warning.

• provided safe havens for runaway slaves.

• declared loyalty to the French government.

• competed with southern agricultural exports.

Denmark Vesey's slave revolt prompted many southerners to

• believe that the Marshall Court had once again overstepped its judicial power.

• support the Missouri Compromise in the hopes that it would limit future revolts.

• argue that public debate in the North over slavery would encourage more rebellion.

• assume northern anti-slavery advocates had little concern for southerners' public safety.

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions established the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dartmouth College v. Woodward

The central idea of the Monroe Doctrine was

• the United States would use its power to democratize European monarchies.

• the United States would no longer seek new territories in North America.

• the United States would work with Britain to control the Americas.

• European countries had no right to interfere with independent countries in the Americas.

Who was the principle author of the Missouri Compromise?

• Denmark Vesey

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

Loyalty and devotion to one's nation

• capital

• American System

• nationalism

• nativists

The American System, a federal program designed to stimulate the economy with internal improvements and to create a self-sufficient nation, was developed by...........

• James Monroe

• Henry Clay

• John Marshall

• James Fenimore Cooper