Chapter 5 Review

Supreme Court Rulings in three important cases between 1816 and 1824 shaped the future of American government by establishing the

• dominance of the judicial branch over the legislature

• rights of states to regulate interstate commerce

• Supreme Court as the nation's top law making body

• dominance of the federal government over the state governments

The steamboat was an improvement over barges because it could

• carry more cargo

• travel upstream

• provide onboard entertainment

• navigate smaller rivers

Which of the following was NOT true of the first locomotives?

• They traveled much faster than stagecoaches or wagons

• They were a clean and comfortable way to travel

• They could go anywhere track was laid

• They helped expand trade between the nation's different regions

What began the United States' policy of opposing European intervention in Latin America?

• Adams-Onis treaty

• the "corrupt bargain"

• Monroe Doctrine

• the Missouri Compromise

A cotton gin

• picks cotton

• spins cotton into cloth

• removes cotton seeds

• bales cotton

John Quincy Adams won the presidency in 1824 because

• he won the most popular votes

• he won the majority of votes in the Electoral College

• he won the election in the Senate

• he won the election in the House of Representatives

After the 1824 election, supporters of Jackson labeled themselves as Democrats, while Clay and his supporters formed a new party called the

• National Republicans

• Democratic-Republicans

• Democratic-Federalists

• Republican Federalists

The Tariff of 1816 nurtured American manufacturers by

• taxing imports

• taxing exports

• banning certain imports

• banning certain exports

In the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819, Spain

• ceded New Mexico to the United States

• ceded Florida to the United States

• agreed to control the Seminoles

• agreed to end slavery

What transportation project from Albany to Buffalo was completed in 1825?

• Wilderness Road

• Albany Turnpike

• National Road

• Erie Canal