Module 9

Question 1

Why was the period after the War of 1812 known as the Era of Good Feelings?

Answer 1

Political party differences were lessened

Question 2

Who was the President during the Era of good Feelings?

Answer 2

James Monroe

Question 3

What is nationalism?

Answer 3

Pride or loyalty to one’s nation

Question 4

What helped promote nationalism following the War of 1812?

Answer 4

Improvements in…
1. technology
2. communication
3. farming
4. transportation
Helped Link regions and increase unity

Question 5

What did the American System attempt to do?

Answer 5

Attempted to
1. link the nation
2. become self-sufficient
3. promote nationalism

Question 6

Whose plan was the American System?

Answer 6

Henry Clay

Question 7

What were the components of the American System and how did they attempt to do this?

Answer 7

Establish Protective Tariff
Establish a National bank
Improve Transportation

Question 8

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 8

President Monroe’s foreign policy warning European nations to stay out of and avoid seeking colonies in the Western Hemisphere

Question 9

Why was the Monroe Doctrine issued?

Answer 9

Protect US Independence and avoid European conflicts

Question 10

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 10

Time period that brought growth and changes to the US

Question 10

How did improved roads and canals contribute to nationalism?

Answer 10

1. People went from farms to cities
2. work for set hours and wages
3. nation began to expand westward

Question 11

What changes did the Industrial Revolution bring to America?

Answer 11

Machines replaced hand tools

Question 11

Why were canals preferred to roads?

Answer 11

1. Helped increase communication and trade
2. Reliable
3. More comfortable
4. Could handle larger loads of freight

Question 12

What was the Erie Canal and what areas were linked by it?

Answer 12

Man made waterway between Albany and Buffalo (ran from east to west). Linked the east coast to the Great Lakes region

Question 13

Who supported the Erie Canals construction?

Answer 13

Gov. Dewitt Clinton

Question 14

Why were canals important?

Answer 14

1. Provided better transportation
2. More reliable
3. More comfortable
4. Could handle larger loads of freight,
5. Linked regions
6. Encouraged westward expansion
7. New towns grew
8. Helped promote nationalism,
9. Erie Canal made NYC a center for trade

Question 15

What was the Transcontinental Railroad?

Answer 15

A cross country railroad that linked the east coast to the West Coast

Question 16

What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on the US?

Answer 16

1. Create a demand for new industries (railroad cars, lumber, steel, coal),
2. Growth of New towns
3. Expansion westward,
4. Creation of time zones
5. Increased nationalism

Question 17

What impact did decisions like McCulloch v Maryland & Gibbons v Ogden have on the development of the United States?

Answer 17

1. Increase nationalism
2. Increase size and power of the federal gov’t

Question 18

What is sectionalism?

Answer 18

Differences based on region, loyalty to a region.

Question 19

What issues caused sectionalism in the US?

Answer 19

1. Slavery
2. Tariffs
3. States’ rights
4. National bank
5. Internal improvements

Question 20

What was the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 20

1. Agreement to answer future concerns regarding slavery.
2. Missouri enters the Union as a slave state, Maine enters as a free state.
3. 36 30 parallel would resolve future issues- North= free, South = Slave

Question 21

What issue was the Missouri Compromise attempting to resolve?

Answer 21

Balance of power b/t free and slave states in Congress

Question 22

How did changes in American literature and art impact America?

Answer 22

Painting was landscapes of the land. Literature reflected American stories

Question 23

What was focused on in education?

Answer 23

More focus on public schools/education

Question 24

What was focused on in architecture?

Answer 24

Architecture began to reflect styles of Greece and Rome-- Not British