Republicanism and Democratic Ideals in the Early Republic

1. Chapter 8:Creating a Republican Culture, 1790–1820 i>Clicker Questions

2. 1. What issue was a cause of the Panic of 1819? a. The collapse of the First Bank of the United States b. Jefferson's reduction of taxes c. Poorly managed state banks d. A worldwide drop in the price of manufactured goods

3. 2. Which advance in transportation was important to economic growth in the United States from about 1790 to 1810? a. Steamboats b. Carriages c. Roads and turnpikes d. Railroads

4. 3. Which group most closely embodied the concept of democratic republicanism in the first decades after American independence? a. The middle class b. Day laborers c. Plantation owners d. Upper-class elites

5. 4. What widespread aspect of the early republic contradicted the ideology of democratic republicanism? a. Unease of the old social elites b. Restrictions on voting rights c. High regard given to self-made men d. Geographic and social mobility

6. 5. The new republican ideal that encouraged individuals to marry as partners and friends was known as what? a. Republican marriage b. Sentimental marriage c. Companionate marriage d. Deferential marriage

7. 6. Why were education rates higher in New England than in other regions of the country during the early republic? a. More teachers lived in New England than elsewhere. b. New Englanders embraced the democratic republican ideology more fully. c. Public schools were locally funded. d. Other regions had fewer college-educated teachers.

8. 7. What was the goal of the American Colonization Society? a. To emancipate American slaves and settle them in the western states b. To prevent free blacks from moving to the North c. To promote the formation of slave colonies throughout the South d. To emancipate slaves and send African Americans to Africa

9. 8. What important compromise was formed in Congress in 1820 over the spread of slavery? a. The Maine Compromise b. The Missouri Compromise c. The Kansas and Nebraska Compromise d. The Louisiana Territory Compromise

10. 9. How did republican principles change public support for churches in New England in the early republic? a. New England abandoned the policy of having tax-supported churches. b. The Congregationalist church collapsed when tax support was withdrawn. c. The Quaker faith became dominant because it was more consistent with republican ideals. d. Taxes were used to support all churches, not just the Congregationalist church.

11. 10. With which group from the Bible did African American slaves of the early 1800s identify? a. Israelites, who had been liberated by God b. Early Christian martyrs, who had died for their faith c. The disciples of Jesus, who spread the faith to others d. Hebrew prophets, who carried the word of God

12. Answer Key 1. The answer is c. 2. The answer is c. 3. The answer is a. 4. The answer is b. 5. The answer is c. 6. The answer is c. 7. The answer is d. 8. The answer is b. 9. The answer is d. 10. The answer is a.