Early Republic Review

1. Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?

• The United States ceded territory to Great Britain in an attempt to avoid war.

• There was a renewed sense of nationalism.

• Evangelical revivalists challenged religious traditionalists.

6. Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?

• Southern states were threatening to secede from the Union.

• The United States had large debts from the American Revolution.

• Great Britain was refusing to trade with the United States.

7. The first political parties in the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over

• taxation without representation

• the doctrine of judicial review

• the extent of federal power

9. The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over —

• how the nation should develop economically

• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

• how the nation should admit new states

10. The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between —

• John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

14. Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?

• The immigration of Europeans to the United States must be discouraged.

• International peace can be maintained without complicated alliances.

• Further colonization of the Americas by European countries is prohibited.

15. The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —

• method to purchase territory from foreign powers

• procedure for military takeovers of existing countries

• process through which states could be added to the Union

17. After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Northwest Ordinance

18. How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?

• Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth.

• Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops.

• The sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited.

21. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established a principle that would eventually be used by all courts to —

• strike down any law that the court deems unconstitutional

• decide the outcome of contested election results

• overturn any impeachment that the court deems unsupported by evidence