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- 1. Multiple ChoiceBetween 1790 and 1840 the American population grew from around 4 million to 17 million. Which of the following was NOT a reason for this growth?Improvements in public healthAdvances in military logisticsA high birth rateImmigration
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBetween 1840 and 1860, the most populated American city wasPhiladelphiaBostonNew York CityChicago
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of immigrants settled in the South.FalseTrue
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe best definition of Nativism is"a defense of native-born people and a hostility to the foreign-born, usually combined with a desire to stop or slow immigration.""a defense of American Indians based in Christian morals.""the support of American industry over those of foreign make.""the slow assimilation of immigrants to the American way of life."
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the "Know-Nothings"?Members of Congress who favored continued westward expansion.A street-fighting band of Irish Immigrants.A group of pioneers who settled along the Mississippi.A combination of several nativist groups that formed the Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner. Their password was "I know nothing."
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a reason canals were built primarily in the North and West?France and England donated large amounts of money to the building project.The farmers of the West and the merchants of the east wanted to pay less to transport their goods.Southerners had a lots of great roads and didn't need canals.Canals were built in order to supply the railroads with raw materials.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following cities had extensive contact with markets of the West?New York CityBostonPhiladelphiaBaltimore
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat transportation gradually replaced canals in importance?RailroadsStage coachTwo wheeled sawbonePrimitive automobile
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