Chapter 12 Flashcards
The war of 1812 was one of the worst fought wars in the United States history because
of the nation’s apathy and national disunity.
The Rush-Bagot agreement
limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes.
The most devastating defeat suffered by the British during the War of 1812 took place at the Battle of
New Orleans
Canada became an important battleground in the War of 1812 because
British forces were weakest there.
One of the most important by-products of the War of 1812 was
A heightened spirit of nationalism.
The delegates of the Hartford convention adopted resolutions that included a call for
a Constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress before war was declared.
Andrew Jackson’s military exploits were instrumental in the United States gaining
possession of Florida from the Spanish.
Spain sold Florida to the United States because
it could not defend the area and would lose it in any case.
The performance of the United States’ Navy in the War of 1812 could be best described as
surprisingly successful
The Era of Good Feelings
Was a misnomer, because the period was a troubled one.
With the demise of the Federalist party
the Democratic-Republicans established one-party rule.
As a result of the Missouri Compromise
slavery was banned north of 36* 30’ in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
The Monroe Doctrine was
an expression of the illusion of deepening American isolationism from world affairs.
Democratic-Republicans opposed Henry Clay’s American System because
They believed it was unconstitutional
The two most internationally recognized American writers in the 1820’s were
Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper.
The resolutions from the Hartford Convention
helped to cause the death of the Federalist party.
The Battle of New Orleans
saw British troops defeated by Andrew Jackson’s soldiers.
The Tariff of 1816 was the first in American history
that aimed to protect American industry.
In McCulloch vs. Maryland, Cohens vs. Virgina, and Gibbons vs. Ogden, Chief Justice Marshall’s rulings limited the extent of
States’ rights
The Russo-American Treaty of 1824 fixed the southernmost limits of Russian occupation of North America at
54* 30’
The doctrine of non-colonization in the Monroe Doctrine was
a response to the apparent designs of the Russians in Alaska and Oregon.
Latin America’s reaction to the Monroe Doctrine can best be described as
Unconcerned or unimpressed
Henry Clay’s call for federally funded roads and canals received whole-hearted endorsement from
The west
The British attack on
Baltimore inspired the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
At the time it was issued, the Monroe Doctrine was
incapable of being enforced by the United States.
At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers
began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices.
America’s campaign against Canada in the War of 1812 was
poorly conceived because it split up the military.
America’s campaign against Canada in the War of 1812 was
a complete failure
John Marshall uttered his famous legal dictum that “the power to tax involves the power to destroy” in
McCulloch v Maryland
One result of the American naval victories on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812 was
a British naval blockade of the American coast.
In interpreting the Constitution, John Marshall
favored loose construction.
The Treaty of 1818 with England
called for a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects.
One of the major causes of the Panic of 1819 was
over speculation in frontier lands.
When the House of Representatives passed the Tallmadge Amendment in response to Missouri’s request for admission to the Union, the South thought that the amendment
would threaten the sectional balance.
The Battle of New Orleans
unleashed a wave of nationalism and self confidence.
All of the following were true of the American regular army except
Their numbers were large enough that they did not have to rely on the militia
When the United States entered the War of 1812, it was
Military unprepared
