Era of Good Feelings Quiz Practice

Who created the economic plan that included the American System and Protective Tariffs?

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• John Adams

• Andrew Jackson

What was the main purpose of the Tariff of 1817?

• To protect American manufacturing

• To reduce taxes on imports

• To encourage trade with Britain

• To increase the nation's wealth

What did the Supreme Court rule in McCulloch v. Maryland?

• Congress had the implied power to create a national bank

• Congress could not create a national bank

• States could tax a Federal institution

• Federal laws are inferior to state laws

What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri entered as a free state

• Maine entered as a slave state

• Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• Slavery was abolished in the Louisiana Purchase

What did the Erie Canal connect?

• Northern cities to Southern ports

• Western farms to Eastern cities

• Eastern ports to Western territories

• Eastern cities to Southern farms

Who was elected president in 1816?

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

• Andrew Jackson

• James Monroe

What was the main cause of the economic depression that lasted until 1821?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The policies of the 2nd Bank of the United States

• The policies of the 1st Bank of the United States

• The Tariff of 1817

What did the Florida Purchase Treaty accomplish?

• Florida land was given to the Seminoles

• The British took control of Northern Florida

• The U.S. gave up any claim on Texas

• Florida was turned over to France

What was a significant effect of the Erie Canal?

• It led to a decrease in city populations

• It made travel more difficult

• It increased transportation costs

• It strengthened economic ties between the East and West

What was the ruling of Gibbons v. Ogden?

• The New York granted monopoly was unconstitutional

• The Federal government had limited control of interstate commerce

• New York's monopoly was constitutional

• States had the primary control over interstate commerce