American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 8: VARIETIES OF AMERICAN NATIONALISM

True or False Quiz

1
Difficulties in financing the War of 1812 underlined the need for a national bank.
A)True
B)False
2
Tariffs were generally favored by manufacturing interests but opposed by those who made their living from agriculture.
A)True
B)False
3
One reason for the growing interest in internal improvements was the sudden and dramatic surge in westward expansion in the years following the War of 1812.
A)True
B)False
4
The advance of the southern frontier meant the spread not just of cotton but also of slavery.
A)True
B)False
5
During this period, there was very little economic opportunity for Americans who wanted to trade with the far Southwest and Mexico.
A)True
B)False
6
Andrew Jackson took Florida and the Adams-Onis Treaty made it legal.
A)True
B)False
7
The Missouri Compromise upset the balance between slave and free states.
A)True
B)False
8
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court declared the national bank unconstitutional.
A)True
B)False
9
The decision in Gibbon v.Ogden was popular because it was a stand against monopoly power.
A)True
B)False
10
The Marshall Court's rulings concerning the Indian tribes were among its most popular decisions.
A)True
B)False
11
The Monroe Doctrine was passed by Congress and immediately became an important part of our foreign policy.
A)True
B)False
12
The political divisions that appeared in the late 1820s were in no way related to the divisions of the 1790s.
A)True
B)False
13
Henry Clay's "American System" included a national bank, a protective tariff, and federally funded internal improvements.
A)True
B)False
14
In 1828, Andrew Jackson lost the presidential election because he was too closely identified with an "economic aristocracy" that his enemies claimed controlled him.
A)True
B)False
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