What mistake did the United States make at the beginning of the War of 1812?
They divided their military strength into three different forces.
By 1814, British forces did which of the following?
Were invading the United States on three fronts: in New York, the Chesapeake region, and Louisiana
The terms of the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812, provided what?
The two sides would stop fighting and return to the status quo before the war.
The resolutions enacted by the delegates at the Hartford Convention did which of the following?
Helped to cause the death of the Federalist party
Why did New England suffer a great discredit at the end of the War of 1812?
Its antiwar dissent led to a flirtation with disloyalty and secession in the Hartford Convention.
The new spirit of nationalism reflected in American literature found strong expression in whose writings?
Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper
Which of the following was not a component of Henry Clay's American System?
Free homesteads for western settlers on federal land
All of the following were true of the political unity and good will of the Era of Good Feelings except:
The acute issues of the tariff, the bank, internal improvements, and the sale of public lands were set aside.
All of the following were true of the Panic of 1819 except:
The Bank of the United States, through its western branches, had no role in overspeculation in frontier lands.
How did the Land Act of 1820 benefit the West?
It lowered the price of public land, fueling settlement in the Northwest and Missouri Territories.
Why were Southerners apprehensive about the Tallmadge amendment?
They felt the law was a threat to sectional balance.
What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri would enter the union as a slave state, and Maine would enter as a free state.
Which of the following reflects many of Chief Justice John Marshall's most famous Supreme Court decisions?
They bolstered the power of the federal government.
What was significant about the case Gibbons v. Ogden?
It reasserted Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce.
What was a negative outcome of the case Dartmouth College v. Woodward?
Chartered corporations would lack public control.
In the 1820s, why were Americans particularly worried about the fate of republicanism in the New World?
The reactionary monarchies of Europe were actively seeking to crush republican and democratic ideas.
The principles of noncolonization and nonintervention in the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 were which of the following?
Most immediately diplomatic responses by the U.S. government to the apparent territorial designs of Russia on Alaska and Oregon
Which statement best describes the Monroe Doctrine at the time it was issued?
It was incapable of being effectively enforced by the United States armed forces.
In 1781, when Jefferson wrote this, the institution of slavery was entrenched in American society, particularly in the South. Although he publicly opposed the practice, Jefferson was caught in a bind, for he not only owned slaves himself but also believed that there were a number of insurmountable obstacles to the integration of black people into white colonial society.
According to this excerpt, how did Jefferson compare white and black populations? Check all that apply.
1. He felt that black people lacked creative inspiration and that they were dull and truly distinct from other racial groups.
2. He believed that just as animals were judged according to their most desirable characteristics, it naturally followed that humans could also be classified according to certain criteria.
By 1814, when this letter was written, calls for abolition of the slave trade and emancipation were starting to appear. At the same time, conflict between the free North and the slave South was also increasing. Coles wrote an earlier letter beseeching Jefferson to use his influence to put some sort of plan for emancipation into action.
In this excerpt from Jefferson's response, what position did Jefferson take? Check all that apply. Check all that apply.
1. He believed that support was not yet strong enough for such an initiative to succeed.
2. He indicated that this was an issue for the current generation of Americans rather than one for a man of his advanced years.
The upsurging of nationalism in America during the post-Ghent treaty years was reflected and reinforced by the Supreme Court. The Court was dominated by Chief Justice John Marshall, whose most famous decisions often bolstered the power of the federal government at the expense of the states. Answer the following question about Marshall's influence in the Court.
What was a negative outcome of the case Dartmouth College v. Woodward?
Chartered corporations would lack public control.