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Which of the following was a result of the Mexican-American War? It united Americans against a common enemy. It gained the respect of European nations for America's military power. It enabled the United States to annex Texas. It gave the United States territory known as the Mexican Cession.

It gave the United States territory known as the Mexican Cession.

What is the main reason that German immigrants moved west soon after arriving in the United States? They were seeking economic opportunities. They had difficulty learning English. They disliked large cities. They had fled Germany to escape revolutions.

They were seeking economic opportunities.

Which of the following occurred as the United States industrialized? Factories were built in mild climates. Women gained full equality with men. Immigrants were blocked from factory jobs. Factory towns developed along rivers, especially in the Northeast.

Factory towns developed along rivers, especially in the Northeast.

Read the quote from a worker at the Lowell textile mills and answer the question that follows. What claim can you make based on the quote above? Female workers worked very long hours in the Lowell textile mills. Female workers enjoyed the economic opportunity that mill work provided them. Female workers had to join a union to get fair pay. Female workers were not allowed to quit their jobs because their family depended on them.

Female workers enjoyed the economic opportunity that mill work provided them.

What innovation saved time and money by having parts that were nearly identical and can fit into any assembly of the same type? Interchangeable parts. Convenient parts. Mass engineering. Labor unions.

Interchangeable parts.

What inferences can be made about pioneers on the Oregon trail from this image? Choose the TWO correct answers. Pioneers traveled in large groups. Pioneers were guided along the trail by mountain men. Pioneers met and traded with American Indians. Pioneers often traveled on narrow dirt trails.

Pioneers traveled in large groups. Pioneers often traveled on narrow dirt trails.

What technological innovation made faster communication possible in the 1800s? Spinning Jenny. Cotton gin. Emails. Telegraphs.

Telegraphs.

Which of the following was NOT a way that America gained territory in the 1800s? Annexation of land. Purchase of land. Wars that ended in treaties. Discovery.

Discovery.

What was NOT an effect of Removal Act? It relocated American Indians to less fertile land. It increased the population of American Indians east of the Mississippi. It resulted in the deaths of thousands of American Indians. It expanded slavery to new territories.

It increased the population of American Indians east of the Mississippi.

What was significant about Seneca Falls for the women's rights movement? It was where women publicly demanded equal rights. It was the site of the first college willing to admit women. It was the first time women were allowed to vote in local election. It was where the first women's trade union met.

It was where women publicly demanded equal rights.

What do the objects in the angelic woman's hands symbolize? Freedom of speech. Knowledge and innovation. Farming and transportation. Religious freedom.

Knowledge and innovation.

The idea that Americans had the right and duty to spread their culture across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean is Patriotism. Expansion fever. Manifest destiny. American exceptionalism.

Manifest destiny.

Which of the following is NOT true about Irish immigration in the mid-1800s? Choose two. A potato famine caused many Irish to flee to America. Many of the new Irish immigrants were hired to build canals and railroads and work as maids. Nativist groups in America mistrusted the Irish because they were Catholics. The Irish immigrants quickly bought land in the west and transformed the prairie into farm land.

The Irish immigrants quickly bought land in the west and transformed the prairie into farm land.

Look at the table of city growth between 1820 and 1860. Which factor was the MAIN reason for the data shown in the table? The elimination of slavery in the north. The growth of industrialization and the development of factories. The expansion of plantations and the spread of slavery. Laws against immigration.

The growth of industrialization and the development of factories.

Which event occurred as a result of the industrial revolution in the United States? Many free African Americans became skilled workers. The population grew and had more ethnic and religious diversity. Living conditions in growing cities became safer and cleaner. New immigrants were welcomed by all native born Americans.

The population grew and had more ethnic and religious diversity.

Read the quote from the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments. What is one specific right that women were asking for in this passage? Freedom of speech. The right to bear arms. The right to vote. The right to get a divorce.

The right to vote.

Which statement identifies the effect of the causes shown in the diagram? (Improved textile machinery, interchangeable parts, abundant capital) The start of the American industrial revolution. The shift in population to farms. The decline of immigration. The outlawing of child labor.

The start of the American industrial revolution.

How did the economic success of the Erie Canal affect westward expansion? There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the west. There was less competition in the west because it was more sparsely populated than the east. The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the east, forcing people to the west. There were more economic opportunities in the west due to the success of the canal system.

There were more economic opportunities in the west due to the success of the canal system.

Which statement about the Know Nothing Party is FALSE? They had widespread support in the US and won elections. Members were anti-catholic and anti-immigrant. Many of the party's meetings were kept secret. The party died out shortly after the 1856 presidential election.

They had widespread support in the US and won elections.

Why did many American Indians blend European and American Indian customs? They believed European customs were better than American Indian customs. They were forced to do so by the Supreme Court. They hoped it would help them preserve their land. They wanted to assimilate into white society.

They hoped it would help them preserve their land.