Monroe, Quincy Adams, & the Age of Jackson

Who was President during the War of 1812?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Republican James Monroe defeated Federalist Rufus King in 1816 to become our 5th President; who did Monroe run against in 1820?

• Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

• Rufus King again

• No one; he ran unopposed

• DeWitt Clinton

During President Monroe's first term, the people felt very patriotic & good about the future after the War of 1812. This time became known as the:

• 'The Happy Time'

• 'The Era of Optimism'

• 'The Era of Good Feelings'

• 'The Time of Thanks'

During Monroe's 2nd term, in 1820 Missouri wanted to be admitted as a slave state creating a problem as Northern states worried that:

• slavery would continue to move north if Missouri was admitted as a slave state.

• Missouri would want to become their own country.

Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, came up with a 3 part solution to solve this problem known as 'The Missouri Compromise.' What was not one of the 3 parts of Clay's solution in the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri would become a slave state.

• Maine would separate from Massachusetts & become a free state.

• Slavery would not be allowed in any new territory north of

  36 30' latitude.

• The Fugitive Slave law was passed forcing Northern states to return runaway slaves to the South.

In 1823, President Monroe said to all European countries that they could not start anymore European colonies in North or South America & saying if they did, the US would view that as a threat. This become known as:

• 'The Great Speech'

• 'The Monroe Doctrine'

Of the 4 Presidents listed, which one did not use the Monroe Doctrine?

• President Theodore Roosevelt

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Ronald Reagan

In the election of 1824, four Republicans ran for President as the Federalist Party disbanded, but none of the candidates received more than 51% of the Electoral College votes needed to become President. Who then votes to decide who becomes President?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

Henry Clay told his supporters to vote for John Quincy Adams for President; when John Quincy Adams was elected President, he then named Clay his Secretary of State. Andrew Jackson was mad & called this:

• 'The Shady Deal'

• 'The Unfair Advantage'

• 'The Green New Deal'

• 'The Corrupt Bargain'

In the 1828 election, Andrew Jackson won a rematch with John Quincy Adams to become our 7th President. Before becoming President, Jackson had already been famous:

• as the commander during the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

• as the first secretary of state born in South Carolina.

• for supporting Native American rights in the Southeastern United States.

• for supporting Hamilton's National Bank.