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Era of Good Feelings

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Nationalism

d)

American System

2.

Disagreements between the different regions (north, south, and west).

a)

Sectionalism

b)

American System

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

3.

A time period in American history when people enjoyed peace, pride, and progress.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

American System

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Era of Good Feelings

4.

A canal that was built in New York that connected Albany to Buffalo.

a)

Whitewater Canal

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Suez Canal

5.

This was the first federal road built.

a)

Cumberland Road

b)

National Road

c)

Highway 50

d)

Interstate 69

6.
Which region benefited most from protective tariffs on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
7.
What did the Monroe Doctrine tell European nations?
a)
Stop colonizing in the Western Hemisphere!
b)
Stop colonizing in the Eastern Hemisphere!
c)
Get out of the USA!
d)
Stop trading with Great Britain!
8.
Which of the following was NOT a transportation improvement of this time?
a)
Trains
b)
Roads
c)
Steamboats
d)
Planes
9.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Mass Production of Goods
b)
Growth of cities
c)
Increase in homemade textiles
d)
Interchangeable Parts
10.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Eli Whitney 
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
James Monroe
11.
Overall, who got more power from the Supreme Court Cases of the Era of Good Feelings?
a)
President
b)
States
c)
Federal Government
d)
Supreme Court
12.

The selling and transporting of goods from one state to another

a)

Autocracy

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Incumbent

d)

Interstate Commerce

13.

Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

George Washington

14.

During the Era of Good Feeling there were how many political parties?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

Three

d)

None

15.

These new tariffs/taxes would help fund

a)

roads, bridges, canals

b)

capital house

c)

War with France

d)

the push into Canadian lands

16.
What is the meaning of "nationalism?"
a)
feelings of pride and loyalty to a country
b)
ability to answer basic civics and history questions about your nation
c)
devotion to the baseball team based in Washington
d)
differences based on regions
17.

The Era of Good Feelings was marked by

a)

a strong sense of national unity.

b)

a rapid increase in immigration.

c)

an end to warfare with France.

d)

an expansion of states' rights.

18.

Whose economic plan including tariffs, a national bank, and federal spending for roads and canals, known as the "American System"?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

James Monroe

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Henry Clay

19.
What case established the federal government’s control over interstate trade?
a)
John Marshall
b)
Elastic Clause
c)
John Adams
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
20.

Which of the following was a major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To discourage United States trade with Latin America

b)

To prevent British dominance of the Panama Canal

c)

To prevent further European colonization in the Americas

d)

To provide economic aid to Latin American nations

21.

Which of the following was an immediate effect of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825?

a)

Prices increased for food products along the Atlantic Coast.

b)

Farmers could more easily ship grain to eastern markets.

c)

A territorial conflict began with Canada over the Great Lakes.

d)

Railroads were forced to reduce their shipping rates.

22.

Which of the following most accurately describes the "Lowell System"?

a)

A system that encouraged employment of young women who were then housed in dormitories.

b)

A system that utilized slave labor.

c)

An early American labor union designed to increase the wealth of its members.

d)

A business organization where products were made in the home.

23.

Which of the following most accurately describes the significance of the cotton gin?

a)

The cotton gin directly led to the abolition of slavery in America.

b)

Eli Whitney gained immense wealth and used that wealth to expand the institution of slavery to new territories in the United States.

c)

The gin made the textile production far more efficient; consequently, leading to an increase in cotton production and industrialization.

d)

The efficiency created by the cotton gin made textiles significantly less expensive thereby bringing an end to the textile industry in America.

24.

Which of the following most accurately describes the political situation in America during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

There was only one major political party; thereby, enabling the country to focus on more important issues like the economy and foreign relations.

b)

There were two major parties that disagreed on every major issue.

c)

The American political system was nearly overturned by violent revolution in response to the Monroe Doctrine.

d)

Politics in the United States was fragmented among many small parties; thereby, making impossible to accomplish anything meaningful in the nation.

25.

Which of the following most accurately completes the analogy below?

Robert Fulton : steamboat :: ? : interchangeable parts

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

John Deere

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Eli Whitney

26.
What was the MAIN purpose of tariffs (a tax on foreign goods)?
a)
To raise more money for the government
b)
To make US goods cheaper
c)
To help foreign manufacturers
d)
To help American manufacturers sell more goods
27.

Robert Fulton is responsible for which major industrial development?

a)

The telegraph

b)

The Cotton Gin

c)

The Factory System

d)

The Steamboat

28.

What caused slavery to increase and expand in the southern economy?

a)

Canal system

b)

expanded slave trade routes

c)

The Cotton Gin

d)

The Steamboat

29.

John C Calhoun represented which region?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The East

d)

The Mississippi Delta

30.

Daniel Webster represented which region?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The East

d)

The Mississippi Delta

31.

Henry Clay represented which region?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

d)

The Mississippi Delta

32.

Gibbons V Ogden is associated with which concept

a)

judicial review

b)

federal supremacy

c)

interstate commerce

d)

monopoly

33.

McCulloch V Maryland is associated with which concept?

a)

federal supremacy

b)

interstate commerce

c)

judicial review

d)

states rights

34.

Which case involved a steamboat transport business?

a)

Gibbons V Ogden

b)

Brown V The Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

McCulloch V Maryland

35.

This case involved the national bank?

a)

McCulloch v Maryland

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Gibbons V Ogden

d)

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

36.

The Monroe Doctrine stated which of the following

a)

a end to all european involvement in the Americas

b)

no new european colonies in the western hemisphere

c)

America would help to overthrow european colonies

d)

America pledged support in european affairs

37.

The Monroe Doctrine is a change in US policy from a policy of __________ to an aggressive foreign policy

a)

intervention

b)

isolationism

c)

neutrality

d)

offensive action

38.

The cotton gin, pictured above, revolutionized the American cotton industry How did the cotton gin also lead to a growth of slavery in the South?

a)

More cotton could be processed. This meant less slaves were needed to work on cotton plantations to grow more cotton

b)

More cotton could be processed. This meant more slaves were needed to work on cotton plantations to grow more cotton.

c)

Less cotton could be processed. This meant less slaves were needed to work on cotton plantations to grow less cotton.

d)

Less cotton could be processed. This meant more slaves were needed to work on cotton plantations to grow more cotton.

39.

The building of the Erie Canal and other canals in the system led to ____________.

a)

the abandonment of the rail lines

b)

a decrease in farming

c)

a decrease in trade

d)

expansion of trade between the east and the Midwest

40.

The political cartoon above, depicts which of the following?

a)

The Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

The Convention of 1818

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

Joint-Occupation of Oregon

41.

In what region would you see this picture?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

d)

Pacific

42.

A rapid change to society caused by new methods of manufacturing and transportation was called the

a)

Era of Good Feelings

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Sectionalism

43.

What was the reason for the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Avoid conflict with European Countries

b)

Increase trade between the US and Europe

c)

Help the US conquer Canada

d)

Limit the power of the President

44.

What was the effect of the Erie Canal?

a)

Cost of shipping goods to the mid west decreased

b)

Cost of shipping goods to the mid west increased

c)

Increase in European tariffs

d)

Cost of shipping goods to Europe increased

45.

McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden were significant because they —

a)

Gave power to local governments

b)

Allowed states to ignore federal law

c)

Gave the Federal government authority over the states

d)

Declared the Northwest Ordinance unconstitutional

46.

What were the Lowell Girls famous for?

a)

Working in cotton fields

b)

Working in textile mills

c)

Working on steamboats

d)

Working on the Erie Canal

47.

Winner of the 1816 and 1820 Elections

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Henry Clay

c)

James Monroe

d)

James Madison

48.
Why did the North and South view tariffs differently? 
a)
South liked tariffs to protect their goods.
b)
Prices were usually lower in the South.
c)
Northerners wanted to use tariff profits to build infrastructure.
d)
Tariffs protected Northern industries.
49.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Monroe's presidency was called "The Era of Good Feelings?"
a)
An increase of nationalism
b)
Political peace with only one party in power
c)
A focus of growth and expansion
d)
Monroe represented the common man's interests
50.

Which of the following BEST explains Southern dependence upon slavery

a)

The Southern economy depended on a cheap, stable, and controllable work force

b)

Enslaved Africans were well suited to working in the Southern heat

c)

The South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy

d)

People opposing slavery did not settle in the South