quiz 12 (ch12) (10/10)

Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth were two well known African American members of this reform movement. (The Temperance Movement. Abolitionism. Education Reform. Utopian Societies.)

Abolitionism

This American development reduced the time needed to make certain products and improved their dependability and longevity. (The Putting Out System. Interchangeable Parts. The Apprentice System. Custom Design.)

Interchangeable Parts.(?)

During the 1840's, a wave of immigrants, especially from these two countries produced a backlash. (France and Russia. Ireland and Germany. England and Scotland. Germany and Italy.)

Ireland and Germany.

Which statement is consistent with the basic philosophy of transcendentalism? (Individuals should embrace competition and strive for wealth. People should look within themselves and nature for truth and guidance. There is no salvation outside of membership in a Christian religion. The universe is just a material reality with no real purpose.)

People should look within themselves and nature for truth and guidance.

War broke out between the US and Mexico in the spring of 1846 because (US and Mexican troops were sent to a disputed border in Texas and shots were fired. the Mexican government had imprisoned American sailors in California. Mexico was interfering with American shipping in the Gulf. Mexico disputed boundaries in the Oregon territory)

US and Mexican troops were sent to a disputed border in Texas and shots were fired.

The popular concept of Manifest Destiny that appeared in the 1840's (represented a significant break from previous patterns of westward settlement. required Americans to respect Mexican borders and sovereignty. was incompatible with the system of slavery. assumed it was God's plan that the US expand to the Pacific Ocean.)

assumed it was God's plan that the US expand to the Pacific Ocean.

The convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, was called to discuss (improving women's rights. problems along the Canadian border. the status of free blacks. revision of the Constitution.)

improving women's rights.

The concept of the free labor ideal put an emphasis on (ending the system of slavery. government regulation of businesses. self-reliance and hard work. communal living and sharing.)

self-reliance and hard work.

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 to a family (that was poor, illiterate, and lived in a log cabin. that provided him with an excellent education. that had recently moved to the new city of Chicago. that would become successful starting a small business.)

that was poor, illiterate, and lived in a log cabin.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that formally ended the Mexican War: (Mexicans received the right to freely emigrate to the US the US established a protectorate over the Republic of Mexico. the US had to return parts of Texas and the Southwest to Mexico. the US received over 1/3 of Mexico, including California.)

the US received over 1/3 of Mexico, including California.