Nationalism and Its Discontents

Question 1

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Answer 1

Declared that the Americas were closed to European colonization, asserting U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 2

Panic of 1819

Answer 2

First major economic depression caused by land speculation and banking instability.

Question 3

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Answer 3

Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States.

Question 4

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Answer 4

Supreme Court ruled that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce.

Question 5

Tariff of Abominations (1828)

Answer 5

High tariffs that angered the South, leading to sectional tensions.

Question 6

South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828)

Answer 6

Written by John C. Calhoun, argued for states’ rights to nullify federal laws.

Question 7

Erie Canal (Completed in 1825)

Answer 7

Strengthened nationalism by linking New York City to the Midwest.

Question 8

Growth of Sectionalism

Answer 8

Differences between the North (industry, free labor) and South (agriculture, slavery) increased.

Question 9

Rush-Bagot Treaty (1817)

Answer 9

Agreement between the U.S. and Britain to limit naval forces on the Great Lakes.

Question 10

Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)

Answer 10

Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., solidifying U.S. territorial expansion.