APUSH midterm 41-80
43) The above map shows the United States immediately following the
The missouri Compromise
40) President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in his 1823 address to Congress primarily in order to
Warn the britiah that the colonies would no longer tolerate further colonization
49) The primary objective of the founders of the Know-Nothing party was to see
all non nativists fall, they believed that immigrants were corrupting american society
45) The Second Great Awakening did which of the following?
caused people to look for a more personal religious experience. Also, The 2nd Great Awakening struck a blow against Republican Motherhood, for it allowed middle-class women a way out of the house.
48) The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it
made steamboat travel much easier
47) Which of the following describes the "Lowell system" in early nineteenth-century New England?
mistreatment of factories workers because they were unskilled and easily replaceable
44) The goal of the American Colonization Society was to
send freedman back to africa
41) Which of the following is a correct statement about women in United States society in the years 1790-1820?
very few rights, they were told they needed to stay home in order to raise the children and that if they went out in the world they would become corrupt. and we don't want corrupt people teaching our children
42) The Southern economy before the Civil War
"necessary evil" mindset... slavery = backbone of economy... cotton main cash crop
46) In addition to the cotton gin, Eli Whitney's major contribution to American technology was his
creation of machine tools and interchangable parts, which led to the growth of factories