Unit 4 & 5 Test
the typical German immigrant in the 1840s-1860s was
A skilled worker
As a result of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852,
Abolitionism gained ground in the South
Describe the Monroe Doctrine.
America told Europe not to interfere with the Western Hemisphere
What actions taken by the United States would be examples of Manifest Destiny?
Annexation of Texas and attempts to purchase California
The Dred Scott decision held that
Black persons-slave or free-were not citizens, and therefore, could not sue in a court of law
the city most affected by Irish immigration during the 1840s was
Boston
What did the forced relocation of American Indians and the internal slave trade both have in common?
Both driven by efforts to exploit the nation's natural resources
The sentiments such as those depicted in the cartoon above most directly contributed to which of the following?
Breakdown in trust between sectional leaders
What did the Wilmot Proviso do?
Called for American annexation of lands conquered from Mexico as free territory
California was unusual in attracting large numbers of immigrants from
China
The logic and reasoning employed by Southerners in seceding from the Union borrowed heavily from the
Declaration of Independence
briefly explain one specific historical effect that resulted from the change depicted on the graph
Democratic concentration of immigrants in the northeaster cities was a result along with concerns about ethnic enclaves and political power of immigrants.
In terms of politics, the 1850s were noteworthy because they witnessed the
Dissolution of national political parties over sectional concerns
Which of the following groups would most likely have supported the arguments in the excerpt above?
Federalists in the 1790s
Who was the famous black abolitionist who wrote an autobiography of his/her former life as a slave?
Frederick Douglas
Briefly explain one major difference between acunas and braebners historical interpretations of the debates over origins of the mexican american war in the 1840s
Graebner argued that Polk did what he had to do, and that America was still a peaceful country who wanted peaceful change, even with the instrument of war. Acuna argued that the Mexican-American war was just America flexing its muscles to prove that they are the great power in the western hemisphere.
One impact of the widespread cultivation of cotton and other cash crops in the South was the
Increased political power the South gained/used in Congress
During the 1840s and 1850s, which set of immigrant groups arrived in unprecedented numbers, resulting in a nativist backlash in popular culture?
Irish and Germans
What was the most important reason why immigrants tended to cluster in ethnic communities in urban areas during the antebellum period?
It allowed immigrants to retain their languages and customs to a greater degree
The belief that the United States had a special mission to expand over the entire north American continent was known as
Manifest Destiny
What phrase did John O'Sullivan coin in the 1840s?
Manifest Destiny
Which group was most likely the intended audience of the cartoon above?
Members of the Republican Party
The theory that individual states do not necessarily have to carry out any federal laws with which they disagree is known as
Nullification
Which person or group most strongly advocated sending enslaved blacks to Africa as an answer to the problem of slavery?
The American Colorization Society
As whites moved westward into Indian territories in the last half of the 19th century
The American Indians themselves were often blamed for the troubles that ensued
Which of the following early American political parties most vocally championed the "common man," welcomed immigrants, and benefited from the expansion of voting rights to most white males?
The Democrats
What became the most controversial element of the Compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Which of the following was NOT a result or consequence of the Dred Scott decision of 1857?
The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed
The justification for removal of Indians to the west was
The Indians needed a space where they could live undisturbed by whites
In the 19th century, Southerners used all of the following arguments to justify slavery EXCEPT
The International slave trade was highly profitable for all regions of the country
Antebellum era reform movements such as abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights had their origins in what movement except
The Monroe doctrine
Briefly explain how one development in the 1840s or 1850s not directly mentioned in the passage supports acunas argument
The Thornton Affair, polk baiting mexicans to attack army on Rio Grande used to justify the war as it shows the U.S. flexing its "muscles". The U.S. then claimed that the mexicans were the aggressors and the United States was fighting back.
In which of the following areas were political debates LEAST affected by regional and sectional differences in the first half of the 19th century?
The expansion of white male suffrage
The Lewis and Clark expedition was financed by the
The federal government
Briefly explain how one development in the 1840s or 1850s not direclty mentioned in the passage supports graebners argument
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war where the U.S. paid for the war damage (around 18,500,000) and debts owed to the Mexican government, showing that the U.S. is still wanted peace, but wanted to expand.
briefly explain how one major historical factor contributed to the change depicted on the graph
There was an expansion in the market economy in the United States in the antebellum period along with opportunities for land and domestic service and factory positions in the east and midwest
Which of the following statements best explains why the Mormons migrated west
They were seeking out their own promised land
The Kansas-Nebraska Act opened Indian territory to American settlers:
Under the principle of popular sovereignty
Tammany Hall was an example of an
Urban mass politics
Who advocated for the immediate and uncompensated release of all slaves held in the United States?
William Lloyd Garrison
The Texas uprising against Mexico was characterized by
an alliance between American and Tejanos
A central element in the conquest and submission of the American Indians of the West was the
destruction of buffalo herds
the chief subject of discussion at the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York was
for women's rights
With regard to the Oregon Territory, in 1846, the United States
hammered out a compromise agreement with the British Empire
briefly explain another specific historical effect that resulted from the change depicted on the graph
immigrants became the labor force that built the canals and antebellum regional railroads, and they helped shape the infrastructure of the country. Another effect was that immigrants helped shape a new national culture
The majority of Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s settled
in cities along the east coast
By 1850, most southern leaders like Calhoun:
insisted slavery must be national
During the Mexican War, northern Whigs began to characterize the was as a
part of a southern conspiracy to expand slavery
The letter above was most likely written in response to
passage of the Missouri Compromise
The election of 1848 was a warning that
political parties no longer represented a national political community
John Brown raided federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in order to
provide arms for general slave uprising
The first real career path for women was
school teacher
The American or "Know-Nothing" Party of the 1850s
sought to limit the rights of immigrants
South Carolina seceded from the Union in response to
the election of Abraham Lincoln
Southern critics of slavery most often asserted that
the plantation economy made the South a colony of the North
The Republican Party campaign platform of 1860 called for
the restriction of slavery from territories
Austin's Texas colonists mainly came from:
the south
American interests and priorities with regard to Asia in the 1840s and 1850s primarily centered around
trade and commerce
"Temperance" Crusaders were concerned about the problems of what issue?
women had no recourse, laws gave men complete control over household men who drank were dangerous at work