Chapter 7 Era of Good Feelings Flashcards
There was a reduction in sectional arguments over slavery, the federal bank, and the _____ during the Era of Good Feelings.
Tariff
An overwhelming victory against the British at the Battle of _____ at the end of the War of 1812 caused a surge in American patriotism.
New Orleans
_____ became the fourth Virginian to be elected president after winning the 1816 election during the Era of Good Feelings.
James Monroe
A candidate could have won the presidential election of 1816 by just winning the electoral votes in Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
False
James Monroe became the first presidential candidate to win every single electoral vote in 1820.
False
Detente is a period of _____ relations between two countries.
warm and compromising
Detente between the United States and Soviet Union brought about an end to _____.
the Cold War
The _____ between Britain and the United States demilitarized the Great Lakes region after the War of 1812.
Rush-Bagot Agreement
The _____ parallel was established as a boundary line along part of the U.S.-Canadian border in 1818.
49th
The “Slash” only refers to the U.S. border with Canada along the Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota borders.
False
Britain and the United States agreed to _____ in 1818.
share Oregon Territory
The United States acquired Florida from _____ in 1819.
Spain
The U.S. boundary with Spanish owned territory in North America stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean in 1819.
True
Only states in the South and West were added to the union during the Era of Good Feelings.
False
Many people migrated west after the War of 1812 _____.
because land was cheap
The building of the Erie Canal allowed ships in New York to reach New Orleans without travelling the Atlantic Ocean.
True
_____ were cities that grew up in the Great Lakes region due to the building of the Erie Canal.
Buffalo, Chicago, and Milwaukee
The Monroe Doctrine was announced in 1823 to protect our trade relationship with _____ countries.
Latin American
The Monroe Doctrine threatened war against any European power that attempted to regain any of its lost colonies in Latin America.
True
The invention of the cotton gin caused an increased demand for land and slaves to grow cotton.
True
The invention of the cotton gin helped provide more jobs in the northern textile mills.
True
Mill cities like _____ grew up along the _____ in Massachusetts during the 1800s.
Lawrence and Lowell-Merrimac River
