APUSH unit 4 test

Addams ideas expressed in the excerpt have most in common with which of the following historical views about women?

The belief that some mid-nineteenth-century reformers that women could act as the moral voice in society

The dramatic increase in the South's slave labor force between 1810 and 1860 was due to

The natural population increase of American-born slaves

The 1836 passage above exemplifies which of the following intellectual trends

Transcendentalism

In the early 1830's the majority of workers in the textile mills of Massachusetts were

Young unmarried women from rural New England

The drawing above has been cited as evidence of the nineteenth century middle-class view of the

home as a refuge from the world rather than as a productive unit

One distinguishing feature of the new middle class that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s was

the separation of economic production form the home and family life

The American Colonization Society was established in the early nineteenth century with the goal of

transporting African Americans to Africa

In the mid-nineteenth century, the process shown in the map was advocated by supporters of which of the following ideologies

Manifest Destiny

Briefly explain ONE important difference between the economic systems of the North and the South in the period 1790-1840

Souths relied on cotton and agriculture their workers were slaves and everything was done by hand. The north's relied on industrialization, and factories where their goods were manufactured and mass produced.

Which of the following explains how the growth of a market-based economy in the United States in the most directly influenced changes in gender roles

As home and the workplace became separated, women were increasingly expected to be responsible for housework and childcare while men took jobs outside the home

Briefly explain how ONE specific event or development in the period from 1800 to 1850 contributed to the process depicted in the image

One event was the Louisiana Purchase. The United States bought the area to the West of them owned by France because they feared France under the rule of Napoleon as their neighbor. The US sent Lewis and Clark to explore the area, and later, settlers moved Westward into the new area. This is important because the United States now more than doubled in size as more people moved Westward creating room for population growth.

Briefly explain ONE historical development illustrated by the excerpt

One historical development illustrated by the excerpt was the spark of the women's suffrage movement. The Lowell mill strike led to a mass-movement of strikes across the country and created the first union of women workers in American history.

Which of the following factors best explains the territorial expansion of slavery in the middle of the century

The Mexican-American War incorporated extensive new lands into the United States

Briefly explain ANOTHER important difference the economic systems of the North and South in the period 1790-1840

The North, first of all, had an economy based on trade and manufacturing. Northerners supported tariffs - taxes on imported and exported goods - because tariffs helped them compete with British factories. ... Southerners imported their manufactured goods. Tariffs made imported goods more expensive for southern farmers

People who shared the views expressed in the excerpt most likely opposed which of the following

The use of federal government funding for internal improvements

Which of the following statements best characterizes the activists who attended the Seneca Falls Convention?

They called for expanded women's rights

The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT:

commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its agricultural base

The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of

promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest

The nullification crisis of 1832 arose over the issue of

protective tariffs

William Lloyd Garrison established a newspaper that advocated which of the following issues

Abolition of slavery

Which other "righteous cause" would participants in the Seneca Falls Convention have been most likely to support?

Abolitionism

Which of the following evidence did the American Temperance Society in the excerpt use to support its argument about the need for the temperance movement

Alcohol consumption damaged people's physical and emotional well-being

Which of the following factors best explains the increase in White male suffrage in the early nineteenth century

Changes to property ownership requirements

Which of the following best explains the cause of the emergence of new political parties in the early nineteenth century

Continued debates over the proper role of the federal government

Briefly explain ONE specific historical effect in the period from 1844 to 1890 that resulted from the process depicted in the image

One effect is the growth of the transcontinental railroads. During this time, technology was improving as the railroads were growing, and the first transcontinental rail road was built in which it linked the West to the East. This then created increased movement Westwards by using this quick mode of transportation. This is important because this was the first time the United States was linked in which people and goods could be shipped quickly creating increased movement westward.

Briefly describe ONE historical perspective expressed in the image

One perspective shown is the idea of Manifest Destiny and the spread of US settlers Westward. The picture depicts that American civilization is spreading; for example, the picture shows settlers discovering land that seems to be unoccupied. This is important because this idea helped American to go Westward ultimately more than doubling the size of the United States.

Briefly describe ONE point of view of the excerpt

One point of view of the excerpt is that women were finally speaking up and fighting for their rights. The women workers were tired of their unfair treatment at work and lower wages just because they were women. This excerpt depicting one of the first women strikes sparked the women's suffrage movement and led to other strikes.

Briefly explain ONE purpose of the excerpt

One purpose of the excerpt was for women's voices to be heard. Up until this point women did not have a voice in society, this excerpt depicted women standing up for their rights and voicing their feelings to the public for the first time. The excerpt also brought light to their unfair work conditions.

The rise in manufacturing beginning in the early 1800s eventually resulted in which of the following by 1848?

The emergence of a larger middle class in the north

Which of the following best explains a change in migration in United States society during the early 1800s?

The rise in manufacturing in the North coincided with an increase of immigration from abroad to these urban areas

Briefly explain ONE important connection between the economic systems of the North and South in the period 1790-1840

They both relied heavily on interstate trade. Since the North had an industrial economy focused on manufacturing, it needed the crops grown in the South to produce goods. For instance, a northern textile factory would need cotton from the South to develop its fabrics. Therefore, many of the materials grown in the South were sold to northern industry owners.

In addition to the cotton gin, Eli Whitney's major contribution to American Technology was his

introduction of interchangeable parts

Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that

political participation by the common man should be increased

The most important factor in Andrew Jackson's successful bid for the presidency in 1828 was his

reputation as a hero of the War of 1812