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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?
By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton
By increasing the profitability’s of slavery
By reducing the demand for raw cotton
- 2. Multiple Choice
The innovation shown in this photograph most affected the U.S. economy by --
decreasing the need for canals
allowing more efficient movement of goods
reducing the costs of settling in western territories
transporting workers from southern states to northern states
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Bessemer steel process affected westward expansion in the United States by enabling--
clipper ships to be built in order to transport passengers from the East Coast to the West Coast
interstate canal systems to be built in order to transport agriculture goods from west to east
Conestoga wagons to be built in order to carry people and goods to the West
railroads to be built in order to carry people and goods to the est
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which box lists some results of improved steamboat technology in the United States as of the mid-1830's?
*The price of fares decreased.
*The tourist industry developed.
*The cost to transport goods decreased.
*The price of coal increased.
*Roads were built to connect rivers.
*The need for Conestoga wagons was eliminated.
*Traffic on the Mississippi River increased.
*Canals stopped being built in the Northeast.
*More goods were shipped from the North to the South.
*New states were added to the Union.
*The population of major cities decreased
*Support for Manifest Destiny grew stronger.
- 5. Multiple Choice
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*The potential for new markets
*An abundance of inexpensive farmland
*The discovery of gold
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Which title best completes this list?
Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance
Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine
Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies
Reasons for the Gadsen Purchase
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occured as a result of these events?
The president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas.
Parts of southern Texas were returned to Mexico.
The United States acquired several territories from Mexico.
Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in the excerpt?
Expanded public education
Rapid technological innovation
Increased government spending
Rapid territorial expansion
- 8. Multiple Choice
How did the growth of the railway system during the nineteenth century affect the U.S. economy?
By helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. companies
By making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories
By helping strengthen the economic ties betwenn U.S. and British companies
By permiting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?
Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
- 10. Multiple Choice
This painting shows artist Thomas Nast's interpretation of General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant, which ended the Civil War.
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Where did the events shown in this painting occur?
A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia
The U.S. Capitol building
A public church near Ford's Theatre
The Governor's mansion in Richmond, Virginia
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
He was against removing American Indians from thier native lands.
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories.
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.
- 12. Multiple Choice
One effect of the Dawes Act was that it---
caused many American Indian tribes to create written constiutions
provided education to American Indians through lovally run schools
limited the voting rights of American Indians
harmed the communal structure of American Indian society
- 13. Multiple Choice
In this excerpt, President Hayes proposes a change in federal policy toward American Indians. Legislation based on this new policy did which of the following?
Promoted individual land ownership among Amercian Indians
Forced white settlers to leave reservations lands
Ended federal oversight of tribal governments
Granted American Indians the right to attend public schools
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
1-enslaved native populations
2-organized utopian societies
1-established Catholic missions
2-focused primarily on fur trading
1-promoted political freedom
2-participated in the triangular trade
1-became commercial shipbuilders
2-created an early system of public schools
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which characteristics is correctly matched with a number in the table?
Indigo
Moderate
Rocky soil
Ships
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