Unit #3 (Chapters #8 and 9)

Question 1

What does political neutrality mean?

Accepted Answer

A policy of not choosing sides

Question 2

What did Hamilton believe was important for the United States to become a great nation?

Accepted Answer

strong economy and manufacturing

Question 3

What marked what was known as the Era of Good Feelings?

Accepted Answer

a strong sense of national unity

Question 4

Which of these led to the end of an era and the start of political divisions in the US?

Accepted Answer

the election of 1824

Question 5

What is a blockade?

Accepted Answer

closing off an area to keep supplies out

Question 6

What is capitalism?

Accepted Answer

an economic system based on private businesses and farms

Question 7

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

Accepted Answer

common people

Question 8

Which style of music was the creation of African American slaves?

Accepted Answer

spirituals

Question 9

What was the goals of Henry Clay’s American System?

Accepted Answer

a new national bank, taxes on imported goods, transportation projects like bridge and roads

Question 10

What name was given to Pres, Jackson’s practice of rewarding his friends with government jobs?

Accepted Answer

the spoils system

Question 11

Which economic system, based on private ownership, did Henry Clay promote?

Accepted Answer

capitalism

Question 12

What do the words E. PLURIBUS UNUM mean?

Accepted Answer

From many, one.

Question 13

Who was hurt most by Jefferson’s embargo on trade?

Accepted Answer

American sea workers

Question 14

What was a result of the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

The United States gained respect.

Question 15

What is an embargo?

Accepted Answer

an order that forbids trade with another country.

Question 16

What did President Jackson support instead of a large national bank?

Accepted Answer

state banks

Question 17

What was a goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

to prevent European interference in North and South America

Question 18

Which of these events led to the addition of the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

the election of 1800

Question 19

Washington's Farewell Address warned against...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 20

Why did some whites call Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw,Choctaw, Seminoles “Five Civilized Tribes”?

Accepted Answer

they had adopted white man's ways of life

Question 21

Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the United States?

Accepted Answer

He thought it benefited the rich over the farmers / workers

Question 22

What is an excise tax?

Accepted Answer

a tax on a product

Question 23

During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?

Accepted Answer

the rights of states to override federal laws

Question 24

Alexander Hamilton belonged to what party?

Accepted Answer

Federalists

Question 25

In the early 1800s, where did most Americans live?

Accepted Answer

east of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 26

What gave early American art its individual identity?

Accepted Answer

unique subject matter that had practical uses

Question 27

Which term best describes President Washington’s foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

isolationism

Question 28

Which of these describes a tariff?

Accepted Answer

a tax on goods imported from outside the United States

Question 29

Which slogan portrayed the U.S. response to the "XYZ Affair?"

Accepted Answer

Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!

Question 30

The Whiskey Rebellion was... (two answers)

Accepted Answer

a threat to authority to national government, when people tarred and feathered excise tax collectors

Question 31

Republicans believed that the U.S. economy should be based on

Accepted Answer

farming

Question 32

All of these occurred in President Washington’s administration except

Accepted Answer

political parties were elimnated

Question 33

According to Hamilton, how would a national bank serve the country’s interests?

Accepted Answer

to provide loans to businesses

Question 34

In the early 1800s, all of these were American symbols except

Accepted Answer

the Statue of Liberty

Unit #3 (Chapters #8 and 9)

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Unit #3 (Chapters #8 and 9)

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