History Midterm 2

The Louisiana purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it

Focused the United States on westward expansion military

What is one conclusion that can be drawn from this chart ?

Most Northern states had slaves

What is the primary reason for the differences shown in this chart ?

3- development of a plantation economy in the South

Critics feared that this decision would result in

1 - a stronger federal government that would limit state powers

The gettysburg Adress can be considered a turning point in American history because

1- It inspired Union soldiers to continue to fight to end slavery

According to the author , the Dred Scott decision was a turning point in American politic because

1- The decision further divided the North and the South in the debate over slavery

When president Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana territory from France , he demonstrated that he had modified the belief that

1- the constitution should be strictly interpreted

Which evidence supports the claim about colonial society made by the historian in this excerpt ?

1- the existence of elected assemblies such as the House of Burgesses in the colony of Virginia

The phrase " by military conquest treaty , and purchase " best describes the

2 - methods used to expand the territory of the United States

The increased use of cotton and the development of additional textile mills in the North led to the increased use of

2 - protective tariffs

destroy the union According to the author , which of these was the most direct result of the Dred Scott decision ?

2- Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency

Abraham Lincoln's purpose in writing this address was to

2- Dedicate a new national cemetry

Which constitutional provision was used by Chief Justice Marshall to reach this conclusion ?

2- Elastic clause power to

According to this quote , Abraham Lincoln believed that

2- Sectional differences threatened to destroy the union

27. A historian would find this document most useful for

2- Studying the economic and social differences between the north and south at the start of the civil war

Information on the graph most clearly supports the conclusion that the erie canal ?

3 - improved transportation between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes

The abolition of slavery in America was finally achieved by the

3- Passage of the 13th Amendment

Based on the analysis , which of the following best describes the political and economic developments of the North and the South in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries ?

3- The North and the South further separated because of rapid industrialization in the North and heavy dependence on agriculture in the South .

Which of the following was a direct effect of the invention of the cotton gin ?

3- The increased dependence on slavery in cotton growing regions in the South

The decision in Mcculloch vs Maryland affirmed the federal government's power to

3- establish a national bank with the implied powers of the constitution

revolution The " divided house " referred to in this speech was caused primarily by

3- slavery

Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart

3- the North had greater economic strength than the South

One major result of the completion of the Erie Canal was that

4- New York City became the nation's commercial center

The historical context of the construction of the Erie Canal would best be described as

4- The Market revolution