Quizizz Review - Mod 9.1 (American Foreign Policy)

The term used to describe when the people of the US felt a patriotic pride and devotion for the country, after the War of 1812, which allowed for the interests of country to focused on instead of one's regional interests.

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• American System

• Regionalism

After the victory in the War of 1812, the United States entered a time period of national pride called the

• Era of Good Feeling.

• Federalist Era.

• Era of Greatness.

• Era of Jeffersonian Democracy.

Which of the following are characteristic of the time period right after the War of 1812 ended?

• All choices are correct.

• A growing sense of national unity.

• Improved relations with Great Britain and Spain.

• Economic Growth.

President who promoted the acquisition of Florida, closer ties to Latin America, and served as the nation's 5th president.

• James Monroe

• Simon Bolivar

• James Madison

• John Quincy Adams

A leader of many independence movements in Latin America, known as “the Liberator”

• Simon Bolivar

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• John Quincy Adams

Why did American leaders support Latin American struggles for independence in the early 1820s?

• The struggles of Latin American nations reminded U.S. leaders of our fight for independence.

• Latin America nations had supported the U.S. during the American Revolution.

• The U.S. hoped to colonize Spain.

• Spain was acting against the Monroe Doctrine.

U.S. declaration that stated any attempt by a foreign nation to establish colonies in the Americas would be viewed as a hostile act.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Industrial Revolution

• American System

President Monroe was concerned when Mexico became independent from Spain. He thought that

• European powers might try to colonize new Latin American countries.

• European powers might have backed the revolution.

• Mexico would permanently close its borders to the United States.

• Mexico would now try to overtake some U.S. territories.

The Monroe Doctrine affected U.S. relations with Europe by:

• Warning European powers to stay away from future colonization in the Americas.

• Allowing European nations to continue to colonize U.S. territories with the permission of the U.S.

• Giving the U.S. permission to take over any territories previously occupied by a European nation.

• Eliminating U.S. control of territories that had previously been owned by European nations.

The US used the Monroe Doctrine to do all of the following EXCEPT:

• justify the westward expansion of the United States

• serve as a leader and protector of the Americas

• lead to the U.S. becoming a world power

• lead to an increase in European colonization in the Americas