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