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100
What does the concept of manifest destiny mean in this context?
A) The use of technology was the only way to survive the 20th century.
B) European settlers were destined to leave the American continent someday.
C) The idea that it was the settlers' mission to expand the United States westward across the continent.
D) The notion that it was clear all men would live together peacefully, sharing in resources like land, water, and technology.
C) The idea that it was the settlers' mission to expand the United States westward across the continent.
100
What was the single largest purchase of land ever made by the United States that doubled the size of the country?
A) Louisiana Purchase
B) Texas Annexation
C) Manifest Destiny
D) Oregon Territory
A) Louisiana Purchase
100
The cotton gin was invented by —
A) Cyrus McCormick
B) Eli Whitney
C) Jo Anderson
D) Robert Fulton
B) Eli Whitney
100
Which invention increased the need for slave labor?
A) Steam locomotive
B) Cotton Gin
C) Steam boat
D) Reaper
B) Cottong gin
100
Which statement best completes the table?
A) Factors that influenced immigration to Canada
B) Factors that influenced immigration to the southern states
C) Factors that influenced immigration to the mid-west states
D) Factors that influenced western migration
D) Factors that influenced western migration
200
The idea that expansion was for the good of the country was known as —
A) Monroe Doctrine
B) Manifest Destiny
C) Madison Doctirne
D) Magna Carta
B) Manifest Destiny
200
What is the darker shaded area on the map?
A) Lousiana Purchase
B) Texas
C) Oregon Territory
D) California
C) Oregon Territory
200
Which of the following best completes the chart?
A) Farmers became more productive
B) Amount of taxes decreased
C) Land transportation was faster
D) Production of cotton increased
A) Farmers became more productive
200
In which movement was Isabel Sojourner Truth an active leader?
A) Progressive
B) Suffrage
C) Independence
D) Temperance
B) Suffrage
200
How did the cotton gin impact slavery in the United States?
A) It increased the need for slave labor in the United States.
B) It decreased the need for slave labor in the United States.
C) It allowed many former slaves to seek jobs in Northern industries.
D) It allowed slaves to earn an income and gain freedom.
A) It increased the need for slave labor in the United States.
300
The Oregon Territory was divided between which two countries?
A) Spain
B) Great Britain
C) United States
D) Texas
E) France
F) Mexico
B) Great Britain
C) United States
300
Which state was an independent republic before it became a state?
A) Florida
B) Oregon
C) California
D) Texas
D) Texas
300
Identify the territory that is marked with the letter A.
A) Oregon
B) Texas
C) California
D) Florida
B) Texas
300
Which quote below would be made by an abolitionist?
A) "Women should have voting rights."
B) "Slavery violates the principles of democracy."
C) "Women should have more educational opportunities."
D) "The only way to abolish slavery is for slaves to run away."
B) "Slavery violates the principles of democracy."
300
Which sign would most likely have been carried by an abolitionist?
A) 4
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
D) 3
400
Which group did westward expansion affect most negatively?
A) Southern farmers
B) African Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Euopean immigrants
C) Native americans
400
This image depicts what main reason for moving west?
A) Freedom
B) Gold
C) Religion
D) Oil
B) Gold
400
All of the following were reasons for relocating westward except —
A) Factories
B) Free land
C) Gold
D) Freedom
A) Factories
400
An abolitionist was a person who —
A) fought for equality of Native Americans
B) fought for women’s rights
C) believed that slavery was wrong and immoral
D) fought for stronger immigration laws
C) believed that slavery was wrong and immoral
400
Whose perspective is best represented by this political cartoon?
A) Suffragists
B) Expansionists
C) Seperatists
D) Abolitionists
A) Suffragists
500
Which factor that influenced westward movement is shown in this 1849 advertisement?
A) belief in Manifest Destiny
B) economic opportunity
C) population growth in eastern states
D) availability of cheap, fertile land
B) economic opportunity
500
What was the name of the slave who helped Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper?
A) Jo Anderson
B) Robert Fulton
C) Eli Whitney
D) Cyrus McCormick
A) Jo Anderson
500
This invention increased the productivity of the American farmer.
A) cotton gin
B) steam locomotive
C) reaper
D) steam boat
C) reaper
500
Which was not a reason people moved west?
A) For logging
B) To find freedom
C) For farming
D) To find a spouse
D) To find a spouse
500
What was the forced removal of the Civilized Tribes to Oklahoma called?
A) The Great Migration
B) The Freedom March
C) The Trail of Tears
D) The Long Walk
C) The Trail of Tears
600
The Monroe Doctrine was a warning to —
A) slave owners
B) European nations
C) American Indians (First Americans)
D) rebellious colonists
B) European nations