A New National Identity

What is nationalism?

• A negative feeling about a part of the country

• A policy designed to protect American interests

• A feeling of pride and loyalty towards a nation

• A series of measures to make the US economically sufficient

Who was the 5th President?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Simon Boivar

• James Monroe

What was a statement of American policy warning European nations not to interfere with the Americas?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nationalism

• Sectionalism

• Era of Good Feeling

Which is NOT a measure of the American System?

• establishing a protective tariff

• establishing a national bank

• creating the Missouri Compromise

• improving the country's transportation system

Which is a condition of the Missouri Compromise? Select all that apply.

• establishing a national bank

• Missouri can enter as a slave state

• Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories formed north of Missouri's southern border

• Maine would join the Union as a free state, keeping number of free and slave states equal

The first road built by the federal government was the ______________________________?

• Erie Canal

• Cumberland Road

• National Road

• American System

One part of Henry Clay's plan was to establish a _____________________, which is a tax on imported goods. Congress passed this in 1816.

• national bank

• transportation system

• protective tariff

• regional economy

Poor roads and geography slowed the movement of goods and made trade _______________ and ____________________.

• difficult and costly

• long and challenging

• easy and quick

While nationalism was uniting the country, this threatened to drive it apart.

• protective tariff

• regional economy

• sectionalism

• transportation system

Which of these made travel more difficult during this time period?

• flat roads

• canals

• poor roads