Period 4 Part 1(abc)

Henry Clay's proposed "American System" provided

• high protective tariffs and federal spending for internal improvements

• federal subsidies for American shipping and manufacturing

• a national system of railroads

• new amendments to the Constitution to strengthen the federal government in relation to the states

The original impetus for declaring the Monroe Doctrine came from

• a British proposal that America join Britain in guaranteeing the independence of the Latin American republics

• the growing British threat to intervene in Latin America

• the American desire to gain new territory in the Caribbean and Central America

• a Russian plan to prevent further British expansion in western Canada

The new regional "division of labor" created by improved transportation meant that

• the South specialized in cotton, the West in grain and livestock, and the East in manufacturing

• the South specialized in manufacturing, the West in transportation, and the East in grain and livestock

• the South specialized in cotton, the West in manufacturing and livestock, and the East in finance

• the South specialized in grain and livestock, the West in cotton, and the East in transportation

Among the major sources of tension between Britain and the United States in the 1840s was

• American involvement in Canadian rebellions and border dispute

• British refusal to support American abolitionists

• American anger at British defaults on loans

• American intervention in the british West Indies

Which of these was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• Navigation Rights on the Mississippi River

• War Hawks in Congress

• Native Attacks in the West

• British Impressment of US sailors

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• stated that individual states do not have to enforce laws that states consider unconstitutional
• expressed support for the US Constitution
• expressed opposition to the government actions in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion
• were written in opposition to the economic policies of Alexander Hamilton

From 1787-1800, many Americans felt that the English and French failed to treat the United States as a major power in this era.  All of the following are evidence of that EXCEPT

• the Convention of 1800
• Jay's Treaty
• the XYZ Affair
• the treatment of American ships by the British during the 1790s

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had different views on all of the following EXCEPT

• their belief in the power of the US Constitution
• whether America should be a commercial or agrarian society
• the amount of power the federal government should have
• the importance of a national bank

The Hartford Convention demonstrated that

• the concept of nullification was not exclusively a Southern one
• the War of 1812 brought political union to the United States
• the Federalist party had remained a dominant party in American political life
• the legacy of John Adams was large

The Louisiana Purchase was an important factor in the development of U.S. trade because it

• Opened new markets among the western Indian nations

• Added numerous French factories in the Louisiana territory to the U.S. economy

• Gave the country complete control of the Mississippi River

• Facilitated the immediate completion of the transcontinental RR