5 Written Questions

1. President James Monroe's statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered as an act of hostility toward the U.S.
2. American politician from Kentucky, he was known as the Great Pacificator because of his support of the Missouri Compromise. He developed the Compromise of 1850 to try to avoid civil war.
3. An agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders with British Canada.
4. Leading Revolutionary figure and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase, he was the fifth president of the U.S. He put forth the Monroe Doctrine establishing the U.S. sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere that became the foundation of U.S. foreign policy.
5. Henry Clay's plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals.

5 Matching Questions

1. George Caleb Bingham
2. John Quincy Adams
3. Era of Good Feelings
4. Adams-Onís Treaty
5. Thomas Cole

1. a American painter, he was the founder of the Hudson River school.
2. b An agreement in which Spain gave East Florida to the U.S. and the U.S. gave Texas to Spain.
3. c American painter who specialized in painting scenes of everyday life in the West.
4. d Son of President John Adams and the secretary of state to James Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the U.S. and later became a representative in Congress.
5. e A period of peace, pride, and progress for the U.S. from 1815 to 1825.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Well-known early American novelist, he wrote The Last of the Mohicans and many stories about the West.
   1. American System
   2. Henry Clay
   3. James Monroe
   4. James Fenimore Cooper
2. A group of American artists in the mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American landscape.
   1. Erie Canal
   2. Monroe Doctrine
   3. Hudson River School
   4. Henry Clay
3. The canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825.
   1. Erie Canal
   2. James Monroe
   3. Henry Clay
   4. Sectionalism
4. An agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for the both the U.S. and British Canada.
   1. Rush-Bagot Agreement
   2. Sectionalism
   3. Washington Irving
   4. American System
5. Early American satrical writer, he was the first American writer to gain international acclaim. His works include Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He often used American history and authentic American settings and characters.
   1. Nationalism
   2. James Monroe
   3. Washington Irving
   4. Era of Good Feelings

5 True/False Questions

1. Missouri Compromise → President James Monroe's statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered as an act of hostility toward the U.S.

   True        False

2. Cumberland Road → The first federal road project, construction of which began in 1815; ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West Virginia.

   True        False

3. Sectionalism → A devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole.

   True        False

4. Simon Bolívar → South American revolutionary leader who was nicknamed the Liberator, he fought many battles for independence, winning the support of many U.S. leaders.

   True        False

5. Nationalism → A devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole.

   True        False