History Test#4

According to the Compromise of 1850, how was slavery to be decided in the Utah and New Mexico territories? by popular sovereignty by compromise by prohibiting it by permitting it

a

How did technological innovations in textile mills affect the practice of using enslaved workers? Faster and cheaper production of cloth raised demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers. Increase of machinery in textile mills meant that large numbers of enslaved workers were needed to run the machines. As the number of machines in textile mills increased, the number of enslaved workers declined. New technologies enabled more cloth to be made from less cotton, decreasing the number of enslaved workers on plantations.

a

The South's reaction to the federal tariffs of the early 1800s stemmed from a belief that tariffs raised the price of manufactured goods and hurt trade with Britain. resulted in compromise with the North and higher prices for cotton. resulted in fines for large plantations and slave owners. raised the demand for cotton and increased trade with Britain.

a

What was one effect of settlers bringing herds of sheep and cattle to the West in the mid-1800s? Native grasses were destroyed. American Indians benefited. Water supplies were polluted. Diseases were spread.

a

Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act? The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury. The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives. The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives. The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.

a

White Southerners who defended slavery were called apologists. abolitionists. slaveholders. spectators.

a

Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were both military commanders in the Mexican-American War. successful candidates for the US presidency. veterans of the War of 1812 who became vice presidents. Democrats who faced off against Whig candidates.

a

Between 1820 and 1850, many immigrants came to the United States from Germany. What prompted them to leave their home country? Germany was in the midst of a fierce war with France. German immigrants were seeking work and political freedom. Most of the important food crops in Germany had died. Over a million Germans had died from starvation and disease.

b

Prior to the development of interchangeable parts, the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution. parts used to manufacture goods were custom made. most parts were made in American factories in the South. harvesting and other agricultural work was all done by hand.

b

The march of Cherokee resistors to the West is known as Jackson's Response. the Trail of Tears. Black Hawk's War. the Great Resistance.

b

Which of the following best describes the Wilmot Proviso? The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for slavery in any territories that became new states. The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico. The Wilmot Proviso was a document that allowed settlers in the territories to vote for or against slavery. The Wilmot Proviso was a document that extended the compromise line across the new territories.

b

Which of the following best describes the states' rights debate of the early and mid-1800s? a conflict between the idea of federalism and the US Constitution a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism a conflict between the rights of one state and the rights of another a conflict between the ideas of sectionalism and nullification

b

Who crafted the Missouri Compromise, which was passed in 1820? Thomas Jefferson Henry Clay James Tallmadge Stephen Austin

b

How did Sam Houston persuade the United States to annex Texas? by claiming that Texas would rejoin Mexico to settle its debts by threatening to ask France for help if the United States refused by threatening to ask Britain for help if the United States refused by starting a border dispute with Mexico to gain new territory

c

In exchange for manufactured goods, American Indians in the West often traded cattle. sheep. furs. guns.

c

In the 1800s, the Know-Nothing Party worked to accomplish which of the following? religious freedom for Catholics better working conditions on farms restrictions on immigration better working conditions in factories

c

Many people disapproved of the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it repealed the Topeka Constitution. the Lecompton Constitution. the Missouri Compromise. the Mexican Cession.

c

What event led to a rapid population increase in California in the late 1840s? The territory became a state. The territory adopted slavery. Gold was discovered. The Californians revolted.

c

What is a plantation? a small family-owned farm, numerous in the northern US states during the 1800s an investment company that protected its investors a large family-owned agricultural estate, usually located in the southern US states a factory with machines that spun cotton fiber into cloth

c

Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad? It was a piece of the transcontinental railroad that was built in Kansas. It was a group of abolitionists who were hiding out from the government. It was a secret escape network for enslaved people seeking freedom. It was a north-south route along an early railroad line in the 1800s.

c

In the mid-1800s, one result of Manifest Destiny was that the northern boundary of the United States was set at 54°40'. the United States and Great Britain went to war in 1846. the nation elected a president who was a member of the Whig Party. the traditional American Indian way of life was threatened.

d

What was the greatest challenge cities faced as a result of rapid industrialization in the 1800s? attracting skilled laborers to work in new and developing factories convincing factory owners to move their businesses to the cities establishing shipping for raw materials and manufactured goods providing enough city services to protect and support new citizens

d

Which of the following statements best describes the Wilderness Road in the late 1700s? It was a road that Lewis and Clark followed through the Louisiana Territory. It was a trail that hunters and trappers followed in Oregon Country. It was a road that explorers used to map new US territories. It was a trail that Americans used when traveling west to settle the frontier.

d

Which politician most strongly supported the idea of nullification? Daniel Webster Henry Clay Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun

d

Which statement best explains how the idea of Manifest Destiny lead to the Mexican-American War? Mexico was a barrier to achieving what many believed was America's destiny to expand to the Pacific. Mexico believed its destiny was to annex Texas, so it attacked American soldiers in Texas. The United States was a barrier to achieving what many believed was Mexico's destiny to expand to the Pacific. The United States believed its destiny was to annex Texas, so it attacked Mexican soldiers in Texas.

d