Unit 6: A Developing Sense of Nationhood

James Monroe played an important role in which Revolutionary War battle?

• The Battle of Trenton

• The Battle of Camden

• The Battle of New York

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

After the Revolutionary War, Monroe returned to Virginia to study what topic?

• Law

• Math

• English

• Philosophy

Why did James Monroe refuse to support the US Constitution at first?

• He thought it did not protect people's individual rights

• He thought it would allow Great Britain to regain control of the US

• He thought it should have outlawed slavery

• He thought it gave people too much power to elect leaders

Which two positions did James Monroe hold within President Madison's cabinet during the War of 1812?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

• Secretary of War

• Secretary of Education

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 focused on what major issue in America at the time?

• slavery

• public education

• the right to vote

• freedom of religion

true or false: James Monroe left the White House heavily in debt

• true

• false

What do you think was James Monroe's most important or impactful action during his lifetime?

What was the United States like in the early 1800s?

• A very young country with many older adults remembering life under British rule

• A well-established nation with no memory of British rule

• An older country with a strong centralized government system

• A nation with no memory of British rule or life before the War of 1812

What event helped create a new national identity among U.S. citizens in the early 1800s?

• The War of 1812

• The American Revolution

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Civil War

Which political party was struggling to survive after the War of 1812?

• The Federalist Party

• The Democratic Party

• The Republican Party

• The Whig Party