A Growing Sense of Nationhood

Which economic system, based on private ownership, did Henry Clay promote?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Liberalism

Which style of music was created by enslaved African Americans?

• Opera

• Ballads

• Spirituals

• Classical

Which poet wrote about the United States' growing importance to the world?

“Sail on, O Ship of State!

Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears,

With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”

• Thomas Cole

• Gilbert Stuart

• John James Audubon

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

As the United States developed its own national identity many Americans came to embrace the value of

• Individualism

• dominance

• compassion

• conformity

In the early 1800s, where did most Americans live?

• in the southern states

• west of the Mississippi River

• in New England

• east of the Appalachian Mountains

John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster had a major disagreement about

• the authority of the Supreme Court

• the role of business in the economy

• the rights of states to defy federal authority

• the role of the executive branch of government

The Era of Good Feelings was known as a period in which

• there was a strong sense of national unity

• international alliances expanded

• political parties were eliminated

• there was a rapid increase in immigration

According to Henry Clay, the government could encourage economic growth by

• building community housing

• producing goods and services

• investing in businesses

• funding transportation projects

How did James Fenimore Cooper contribute to American culture?

• He wrote books about the American frontier

• He told tales of his wilderness adventures.

• He drew illustrations of American plants and animals

• He composed songs that portrayed life in the south.

Which statement does NOT describe John Marshall’s Supreme Court decisions in the early 1800s?

• They promoted national economic growth.

• They reinforced the authority of business contracts.

• They increased the power of the federal government over states.

• They established the power of states over the federal government.