Ch 9 Lesson 3 Unity and Sectionalism

Who was elected as the president in 1816 as the 5th president of the United States?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

• A period of foreign conflicts

• A time of economic depression

• A time of national unity and harmony

• A period of intense political fighting

What was the aim of Henry Clay's American System?

• To promote foreign trade over domestic trade

• To reduce the number of tariffs on imported goods

• To help the economy in each part of the country

• To limit the power of the federal government

What was the purpose of the Second Bank of the United States?

• To regulate international trade

• To fund internal improvements

• To provide loans to state banks

• To control the money supply and help American businesses grow

What was the purpose of the Tariff of 1816?

• To reduce the cost of imported goods

• To promote free trade with European countries

• To protect American businesses from foreign competition

• To raise money for the federal government

What is sectionalism?

• A form of government with multiple sections

• A system of trade between different sections of the country

• Differences in the goals and interests of different parts of the country

• A type of economic system based on sectional divisions

What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

• It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a free state

• Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• It resulted in a civil war between the North and the South

• It led to the division of Missouri into two separate states

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

• A proposal to expand the United States into Europe

• A plan to form alliances with European powers

• A warning to European countries to stay out of the Americas

• A statement declaring the United States as a European colony

What was the primary goal of Henry Clay’s American System?

• To establish a more progressive judicial system

• to promote interdependence and trade between the states

• To reinforce our national army in case of war

• To further separate the different sections of the nation

Who was the mastermind behind the American System?

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson