Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism
1. President Madison cleverly manipulated Napoleon into repealing his
blockade decrees.
A. True B. False
2. The large western delegation in Congress was not concerned about
foreign-policy issues such as Canada and maritime rights
A. True B. False
3. Western hostility to Britain arose partly because the war hawks
believed the British were supplying Indians with weapons for war.
A. True B. False
4. New Englanders opposed the War of 1812 because they believed that
Canada should be acquired by peaceful negotiation rather than war.
A. True B. False
5. The most effective branch of the American military in the War of 1812
proved to be the U.S. Army.
A. True B. False
6. The American strategy for conquering Canada was well conceived but
failed because of a lack of equipment and troops.
A. True B. False
7. American naval forces under Perry and Macdonough thwarted British-
Canadian invasion threats to Detroit and upstate New York.
A. True B. False
8. Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans was crucial to
the American military and political gains in the Treaty of Ghent.
A. True B. False
9. Clay's and Calhoun's plans for an extensive system of federally
funded roads and canals were blocked by the western states' objections to
federal involvement in their affairs.
A. True B. False
10. The "Era of Good Feelings" under President Monroe was a period of
sustained economic prosperity.
A. True B. False
11. Because of its wildcat banking practices and land speculation, the
West was hit especially hard in the panic of 1819.
A. True B. False
12. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri to the Union as a free
state, in exchange for the admission of Louisiana as a slave state.
A. True B. False
13. John Marshall's Supreme Court rulings generally defended the power of
the federal government against the power of the states. True
A. True B. False
14. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams successfully acquired both
Oregon and Florida for the United States. False
A. True B. False
15. The Monroe Doctrine prohibiting European colonialism in the Americas
was most enthusiastically welcomed in Latin America. False
A. True B. False
16. The greatest American military successes of the War of 1812 came
A. In the land invasions of Canada
B. In the campaign fought around Washington and Balitimore
C. In the naval battles on the Great Lakes and elsewhere.
D. in the defense of Fort Michilimackinac
17. Two prominent American military heroes during the War of 1812 were
A. Tecumseh and Henry Clay.
B. Oliver Hazard Perry and Andrew Jackson.
C. Thomas Macdonough and Francis Scott Key
D. Isaac Brock and John Qunicy Adams
18. The American victory in the Battle of New Orleans proved essentially
meaningless because
A. General Jackson was unable to pursue the British any further
B. The British continued their attacks on the Mississippi
C. Tthe peace treaty had been signed several weeks before.
D. Tthe British navy retained control of the shipping lanes around New
Orleans.
19. The terms of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 provided
A. That there would be a buffer Indian state between the united States
and Canada
B. That Britian would stop impressment of American sailors.
C. That the United States would acquire western Florida in exchange for
guaranteeing British control of Canada
D. That the two sides would stop fighting and return to the status quo
before the war.
20. One significant domestic consequence of the War of 1812 was
A. A weakening of respect for American naval forces.
B. An increased threat from Indians in the West.
C. An increase in domestic manufacturing and economic independence
D. A decline of nationalism and a growth of sectionalism.
21. One significant international consequence of the War of 1812 was
A. A growth of good relations between the United States and Britain.
B. A growth of Canadian patriotism and nationalism.
C. The spread of American ideals of liberty to much of western Europe.
D. Increased American attention to the threat of attack from European
nations.
22. The Era of Good Feelings was sharply disrupted
A. The bitter political battles over the Tariff of 1816.
B. The rise of international tensions with Britain.
C. The panic of 1819 and the battle over slavery in Missouri.
D. The nasty presidential campaign of 1820.
23. The new nationalistic feeling right after the War of 1812 was evident
in all of the following except
A. The development of a distinctive national literature.
B. An increased emphasis on economic independence.
C. The addition of significant new territory to the United States.
D. A new pride in the American army and navy.
24. Besides admitting Missouri as a slave sate and Maine as a free state,
the Missouri Compromise provided that
A. Slavery would not be permitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase
territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except in Missouri
itself.
B. The number of proslavery and antislavery members of the House of
Representatives would be kept permanently equal.
C. The international slave trade would be permanently ended.
D. Slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia.
25. In the case of McCulloch vs Maryland, Justice John Marshall held that
A. The states had the right to regulate commerce within their boundaries.
B. The federal Bank of the United States was constitutional, and no
state had a right to tax it.
C. The Supreme Court had the right to review the decisions of state
supreme courts.
D. The Supreme Court had the power to determine the constitutionality of
federal laws.
26. The most prominent political figure who shared John Marshall’s belief
in expanding the power of the federal government at the expense of the states
was
A. James Monroe.
B. John Calhoun.
C. Daniel Webster.
D. Andrew Jackson.
27. Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Florida led to permanent acquisition of
that territory after
A. President Monroe ordered him to seize all Spanish military posts in
the area.
B. The United States declared its rights under the Monroe Doctrine.
C. Monroe’s cabinet endorsed Jackson’s action and told him to purchase
Florida from Spain.
D. Secretary of State Adams pressured Spain to ceded the area to the
United States.
28. The original impetus for declaring the Monroe Doctrine came from
A. A British proposal that America join Britain in guaranteeing the
independence of the Latin American republics.
B. The growing British threat to intervene in Latin America
C. The American desire to gain new territory in the Caribbean and
Central America.
D. A Russian plan to expand from Alaska into western Canada and Oregon.
29. As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine
asserted that
A. Only the United Sates had a right to intervene to promote democracy
in Latin America.
B. The British and Americans would act together to prevent further
Russian expansion on the Pacific coast.
C. The United States would not tolerate further European intervention or
colonization in the America.
D. The United States would support the Greeks in their fight for
independence against Turkey.
30. The immediate effect of the Monroe Doctrine at the time it was issued
was
A. A rise in tension between the United States and the major European
powers.
B. Very little.
C. A close alliance between the United States and the Latin American
republics.
D. A series of clashes between the American and British navies.
