History test 2
By the 1830s, people who previously supported colonization of free Blacks (in the 1820s) became a. Free Soilers. b. Canadians. c. Democrats. d. Abolitionists.
D. Abolitionist
It was Thomas Jefferson's goal for the Lewis and Clark expedition to a. Explore the possibility of finding a water route to the Pacific Coast. b. Inform Native Americans that they were now subject to the sovereignty of the United States of America. c. Document the geography and the natural resources of the new American territories. d. All of these.
D. All of these
Middle-class status included a cultural attitude of a. Restrained sexuality. b. Self-discipline. c. Delayed gratification. d. All of these.
D. All of these
Northerners engaged in many reform activities, but they also a. Engaged in popular culture denigrating African Americans. b. Embraced white supremacy. c. Rejected immediate emancipation. d. All of these.
D. All of these
The goal of the Free Soil Party was to a. Ensure future prosperity in western homesteads without slavery. b. Promote the principle that men are entitled to the fruits of their labor. c. Keep the western territories free of slavery. d. All of these
D. All of these
The third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, was criticized in cartoons by depicting a. The president's affair with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. b. Jefferson's support for the French over the English government. c. The belief that the president supported such radical positions that it promoted chaos. d. All of these.
D. All of these
The inequalities experienced in the North were more tolerable because a. They believed it was God's will. b. Immigrants were rural people who knew no comparison to an industrial region. c. The working class never saw how the upper class lived. d. An even worse situation, slavery, existed in the South.
D. An even worse situation, slavery, existed in the south
The Second Bank of the United States was defunded by a. John Bell. b. Martin Van Buren. c. John Quincy Adams. d. Andrew Jackson.
D. Andrew Jackson
During the Great Awakening, membership grew in the a. Catholic Church. b. Quaker Church. c. Lutheran Church. d. Baptist and Methodist denominations.
D. Baptist and Methodist Denominations
It was a great victory in 1855 when Boston a. Banned housing segregation. b. Granted free Blacks suffrage. c. Banned lynching. d. Desegregated public schools.
D. Desegregated Public Schools
Which of the following populations DID NOT increase significantly between 1790 and 1820? a. Slaves b. Whites c. Native Americans d. Free Blacks
D. Free Blacks
Northern ladies attempted to show their moral superiority and drive for perfection by a. Giving political support to candidates they felt were moral. b. Joining in the abolitionist campaign. c. Fundraising for the Temperance League. d. Joining benevolent societies.
D. Joining benevolent societies
The correct chronological order of the three major expeditions to the West is a. Pike, Long, Lewis and Clark. b. Lewis and Clark, Long, Pike. c. Long, Lewis and Clark, Pike. d. Lewis and Clark, Pike, Long.
D. Lewis and Clark, pike, long
The Erie Canal allowed the exchange of agricultural products for a. Travelers. b. Mail. c. Fish. d. Manufactured goods.
D. Manufactured goods
Seneca Falls, New York, was an ironic choice for the first convention for women's rights. It was located a. Where large numbers of women worked in factories, experiencing discrimination at the workplace. b. At a center for social movements like abolition and temperance. c. In a "burned over" district in the Second Great Awakening. d. On a toll road that went from Quebec, a place where women had greater rights, to New York City, where they did not.
D. On a toll road that went from Quebec, a place where women had greater rights, to New York City, where they did not.
Black nationalist Martin Delany emphasized mass migration of free Blacks from the United States after the a. Common schools remained closed to free Blacks. b. Riots in New York. c. Destruction of the school in New Haven. d. Passage of the1850 Fugitive Slave Law.
D. Passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law
In the early 19th century, investment in canals was split between private sources and the states, but a. Private investment in canals exceeded state investment by four times as much. b. Private investment in canals exceeded state investment by twice as much. c. Federal investment exceeded both. d. State investment was four times greater than private.
D. State investment was four times greater than private
The Black community in Providence complained about a. Violation of property rights. b. Disenfranchisement. c. Racism. d. Taxation without representation.
D. Taxation Without Representation
The US Military Academy at West Point promoted a. Teachers' education. b. Agricultural methods. c. Manufacturing inventions. d. Technical education.
D. Technical education
Debtors' prisons were no longer used after a. The 1820s. b. The 1850s. c. The 1810s. d. The 1830s.
D. The 1830s
Consider the expeditions discussed in this chapter. What extinct animal were the Americans hoping to find in the West? a. Dinosaurs b. American cheetah c. Giant beaver d. The elephant-like mastodon
D. The elephant-like mastodon
The Blackfoot Indians chased the men of this expedition over 120 miles in 24 hours: a. The Fremont expedition. b. The Pike expedition. c. The Long expedition. d. The Lewis and Clark expedition after they briefly divided their group.
D. The lewis and clark expedition after they briefly divided their group
Although the Free Soil Party was not strictly abolitionist, it was primarily against the expansion of slavery to a. Oregon. b. California. c. The North. d. The West.
D. The west
During the Second Great Awakening, a region was called a "burnt over district" when a. People had enough of religion and stopped going to church. b. A forest fire passed through. c. People set buildings on fire during revivals. d. There were no more souls to convert.
D. There were no more souls to convert
The most important outcome of the Lewis and Clark expedition was that a. They detailed the wealth of Spanish-controlled mining areas. b. The US paid for their return when they were captured by the Spanish. c. Their expedition featured landscape artists who recorded the beauty of the West. d. They created the most accurate maps of their time showing the sources of the Missouri River and the topography of the Rocky Mountain
D. They created the most accurate maps of their time showing the sources of the Missouri River and the topography of the Rocky Mountain
One of Jefferson's goals for the Lewis and Clark expedition was a. To establish US sovereignty over Natives along the Columbia River. b. To push the Spanish out of the territory of present-day State of Washington. c. To find a place for a harbor. d. To establish US sovereignty over Natives along the Missouri River.
D. To establish US sovereignty over natives along the Missouri River
The greatest success of the middle class was to make their own sense of morality and values appear to be a. A chance for prosperity. b. The only way to move between classes. c. Everybody's dream. d. Universal, inevitable, and right.
D. Universal, inevitable, and right
Prominent African American writers of the early 19th century argued that factors essential to citizenship included a. The end of slavery, voting rights, and public education. b. The end of slavery, employment rights, and the right to join the army. c. The end of slavery, public education, and employment rights. d. Voting rights, public education, and employment opportunities.
D. Voting rights, public education, and employment opportunities
The Irish and other poor, oppressed white groups often felt superior to Blacks and slaves; the author Rockman, calls this a. "The wages of Whiteness." b. "The White man's burden." c. "The White privilege." d. "The Whiteness doctrine."
A. "The wages of Whiteness"
The amendment to the Constitution that gave birthright citizenship to African Americans is the a. 14th Amendment. b. 15th Amendment. c. 12th Amendment. d. 13th Amendment.
A. 14th Amendment
The Second Great Awakening subsided in the late a. 1830s. b. 1840s. c. 1850s. d. 1860s.
A. 1830s
The presidential election of 1828 between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams was a. A clear victory for Andrew Jackson, winning states even in the North. b. A clear victory for John Quincy Adams, winning states even in the South. c. A fairly even race, each candidate winning states along sectional lines. d. In the end, a victory for Henry Clay who finally attained his dream of becoming president.
A. A clear victory for Andrew Jackson, winning states even in the North.
Black-owned and Black-friendly newspapers helped African Americans in their quest for citizenship because they a. All of these. b. Advertised meetings and community events that helped politically organize local Black communities. c. Helped Blacks develop a national identity by bringing them together with other Blacks across the North. d. Reproduced speeches and articles that advocated African American causes.
A. All of these
The Pike expedition was characterized by a. All of these. b. The Spanish government taking Pike and his men into custody. c. Pike trespassing into Spanish territory, the Spanish bringing him to the border of Louisiana and turning him over to the American government. d. Pike writing a book about what he saw and heard in northern Mexico, which then encouraged settlers to move into the region along the Santa Fe Trail.
A. All of these
The racism in Bobolition was manifested through a. All of these. b. White men dressing up and wearing black face to pretend to be Black minstrels. c. Literature that made fun of their attempts to dress and behave in middle-class ways. d. Mocking African Americans' way of celebrating key events in their community's history.
A. All of these
The rise of the middle class saw the creation of homogeneous neighborhoods located away from a. All of these. b. The railroads. c. The waterfront. d. The poor.
A. All of these
The strategy used by free Blacks in the North in their quest for citizenship included a. All of these. b. Demands for equal education opportunity. c. A rhetoric of rights from the Constitution. d. Political organization at the community level.
A. All of these
What was the result of Pike's expedition? a. All of these. b. There was an increase in trading between Americans and Mexicans. c. Pike published detailed maps that showed American settlers how to cross through the Rocky Mountains. d. Pike wrote a book recounting from memory his expeditionary exploits.
A. All of these
Charles Willson Peale is known for founding a. America's first natural history museum in Philadelphia. b. The Smithsonian. c. His own private art gallery featuring paintings of George Washington. d. An art gallery featuring landscape paintings from Stephen Long's expedition.
A. America's first natural history museum in Philadelphia
At the end of the Early National Period, a new system was launched that triggered internal improvements, such as the building of roads and canals. It was called the a. American System. b. Improvement System. c. Transportation System. d. System of the West.
A. American system
The person who argued that animals, plants, and people became smaller, weaker, and less fertile in the US was the a. Comte de Buffon. b. Duke of Orleans. c. Count of Toulouse. d. Duchy of Aubigny.
A. Comte de Buffon
After the 1820s, states allowed private enterprises to sell a. Corporate stocks. b. Stock options. c. Charters. d. Monopolies.
A. Corporate stocks
Northerners often treated African Americans a. Disrespectfully, mocking cultural expressions of the African American community. b. As a powerful and persuasive political power, particularly in the abolition movement. c. With great respect to distinguish itself from the southern "slave powers." d. Indifferently except during elections.
A. Disrespectfully, mocking cultural expressions of the African American community
It is likely that the sharp increase in voter turnout from 1810-1830 was due to a. Extending the vote to non-propertied White men. b. Extending the vote to free Blacks in northern states. c. More White men voting in the South because they heard that northern politicians would abolish slavery. d. Many northern states shortening the residency period for aliens to obtain the vote.
A. Extending the vote to non-propertied white men.
During the Second Great Awakening, the North became more secular. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
In the North, racism did not exist, and it was a safe place for African Americans. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
The purpose of Zebulon Pike's expedition was to cross over into Spanish territory and to make contact with Mexicans who were looking to rebel against the Spanish Empire. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
The states vigorously enforced reserve requirements for banks, especially in the 1830s. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
Though New York City was the most populous city in the United States, the number of Black citizens was low because they feared hostilities from the Irish community. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
Though free Blacks were denied equality in the North, there was actually very little violence directed toward them as long as they kept to themselves. a. FALSE b. TRUE
A. False
A person who was a great advocate of public education was a. Horace Mann. b. Sylvester Graham. c. Catherine Beecher. d. Samuel Morris.
A. Horace Mann
Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804 in Fort Mandan in North Dakota, which was originally built by a. Natives. b. Expedition members. c. Russians. d. Early mountain men
A. Natives
During the reform movement, punishments such as whippings and hangings, were replaced by a. Penitentiaries. b. Community service. c. Public humiliation. d. Public display.
A. Penitentiaries
Manumissions could only by given by a. Private slave owners. b. Governors. c. Laws. d. Judges.
A. Private slave owners
The availability of machine-made yarn and cloth allowed women to turn their attention to. a. Raising specialty crops for urban markets. b. Raising chickens. c. Growing flowers d. Becoming orchardists.
A. Raising specialty crops for urban markets
In addition to transportation innovations, cities and rural areas became connected through a. Telegraph communication. b. Pony riders. c. Wells Fargo coaches. d. Telephone.
A. Telegraph communication
Charles Grandison Finney was a. The religious leader of the Second Great Awakening. b. The governor of Pennsylvania. c. A scientist. d. The leader of the Mormon Church.
A. The religious leader of the Second Great Awakening.
Anti-slavery parties were so divided they tended to agree on only one thing: a. There should be no expansion of slavery to the West and the new territories. b. The South should be forced to give up its slaves immediately. c. The federal government should buy all of the slaves in the South in order to give them their freedom. d. Slaves should be purchased, freed, and sent back to Africa by the federal government.
A. There should be no expansion of slavery to the West and the new territories.
The most controversial statement of the "Declaration of Sentiments" at the Seneca Falls Convention was the resolution that a. Women should have the right to vote. b. Women should have the right to divorce their husbands. c. Women should have the right to sign contracts under their own names. d. Married women should have property rights.
A. Women should have the right to vote
William Lloyd Garrison believed that the Constitution was a. Irrelevant because it recognized human bondage. b. A covenant with death. c. A fundamentally flawed document but worth saving. d. The source of our moral failings.
B. A covenant with death
The American System introduced by Henry Clay was characterized by a. Preservation of the Second Bank of the United States. b. All of these. c. Federal investment in canals, roads, and waterways to promote growth. d. A high tariff on foreign goods to promote American industries.
B. All of these
The blending of politics and Christianity created a. A tendency to see poverty as a moral failing. b. All of these. c. A tendency to decide among faiths -- as if Northerners were selecting a candidate or consumer product. d. Competition among denominations for dues-paying members.
B. All of these
The North's population of free Blacks increased a. None of these. b. At a slower rate than the White population. c. Faster than the White population. d. At the same rate as the White population.
B. At a slower rate than the White population
Fort Clatsop was located at the a. Snake River. b. Columbia River. c. Missouri River. d. Rio Grande River.
B. Columbia river
The person who died during the Lewis and Clark expedition a. Was killed by Indians. b. Died of appendicitis. c. Died due to an injury from a fall. d. Was killed by a grizzly bear.
B. Died of appendicitis
The reason that Northerners were so upset with the Fugitive Slave Act (1850) was because they a. Were horrified that escaped slaves were being brought back to slavery. b. Disliked that their civil liberties were being compromised in order to return human property to slave owners. c. Feared that some White women might be taken by corrupt southern bounty hunters. d. Feared that escaped slaves would go to California and other states in the West to avoid bounty hunters and turn these into "Black" states.
B. Disliked that their civil liberties were being compromised in order to return human property to slave owners.
The Neoclassicism movement a. Inspired Thomas Jefferson to acquire the Louisiana Purchase. b. Drew inspiration from ancient Greece and Rome for fashion, architecture, and education. c. Caused the US population to more than double in 30 years. d. Was led by Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur.
B. Drew inspiration from ancient Greece and Rome for fashion, architecture, and education
Blacks assumed that education, and eventually middle-class status, would a. End earn them immediate citizenship. b. End White racism. c. Open neighborhoods to them. d. End slavery.
B. End White Racism
The difference between the Puritans and the Second Great Awakening was that the Puritans a. Believed only in childhood baptism, but the leaders of the Second Great Awakening favored adult conversions. b. Felt that men and women were predestined, or selected, for heaven or hell, while the leaders of the Second Great Awakening believed that people could eradicate sin by their behaviors. c. Were active evangelists among all denominations, while the leaders of the Second Great Awakening confined themselves to two religions -- Baptists and Methodists. d. Were almost universally abolitionists, while the leaders of the Second Great Awakening were split about the issue of abolition.
B. Felt that men and women were predestined, or selected for heaven or hell, while leaders of the second great awakening believed that people could eradicate sin by their behaviors.
One of the first tasks Americans faced at the beginning of the Early National Period was to a. Craft a foreign policy. b. Forge a national identity. c. Fend off repeated attacks by Native Americans and the Spanish. d. Create a government for men who owned property or were wealthy.
B. Forge a national identity
White supremacy led to the assimilation of the a. Italians. b. Irish. c. Germans. d. Scots.
B. Irish
The person who defeated Andrew Jackson in the Electoral College vote in 1824 is a. Henry Clay. b. John Quincy Adams. c. Martin Van Buren. d. Daniel Webster.
B. John Quincy Adams
Harriet Beecher Stowe, in her book Uncle Tom's Cabin, succeeded in a. Blaming politicians for the Abolition Movement. b. Making White people feel that they were the victims of slavery. c. Making slaves appear greedy and White people generous. d. Encouraging all White people in the North to become abolitionists.
B. Making white people feel that they were the victims of slavery.
The primary cause for the split in northern political parties -- for and against slavery -- was the a. Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. b. Mexican American War of 1846-48. c. Demise of the American Colonization Society. d. Dred Scott Decision of the Supreme Court.
B. Mexican American War of 1846-48
One of the first examples of an African American political organization which advocated for African Americans is the a. Organizing Committee for the Abolition of Slavery. b. National Convention for the Improvement of People of Color. c. Congress for Racial Equality. d. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
B. National convention for the improvement of people of color
Which expedition explored the Southwest area of the US up to and across the Spanish border? a. Long expedition. b. Pike expedition. c. Seymour expedition. d. Lewis and Clark expedition.
B. Pike expedition
A mountain in Colorado which is named after an early explorer of the West is a. Lewis Mountain. b. Pike's Peak. c. Long Mountain Range. d. Clark's Peak.
B. Pike's Peak
According to the author Rockman, African Americans in the North were hindered most by a. Bobolition advertisements which had a negative effect on their freedom. b. Poverty and a lack of education. c. Business owners who put limitations on them. d. Racism which prevented them from becoming legally free.
B. Poverty and a lack of education
Vegetarianism was advocated by a. Benjamin Franklin. b. Sylvester Graham. c. Alexander Culbertson. d. Charles Finney.
B. Sylvester Graham
The phrase, "the slave power," as interpreted by Northerners, meant a. Members of Congress who disliked slavery but supported the continuation of slavery in order to keep the peace between the sections. b. The ability of southern slave owners to compel Northerners to enforce their slave-owning rights. c. Southern militias that were cropping up all over the South in the years just before the Civil War. d. Just another derogatory name for the Democratic Party.
B. The ability of southern slave owners to compel Northerners to enforce their slave-owning rights.
The "perfectionist impulse" refers to a. A movement of women to realize their "true womanhood." b. The desire to reform and improve society in several social movements of the 1830s and 1840s. c. A massive school reform movement led by Horace Mann. d. A campaign by the Temperance Movement to encourage men to have a perfect record of sobriety.
B. The desire to reform and improve society in several social movements of the 1830s and 1840s
Lowell, Massachusetts, was famous for being a. The location of the first iron works in the United States. b. The location of one of the first textile mills to employ single women. c. A town where they held the first convention for women's rights. d. The heart of the abolition movement in the 1840s.
B. The location of one of the first textiles mills to employ single women.
Leading historians theorize that free Blacks in the North lived in ethnic enclaves or marooned communities because a. Although politically active, they were largely ineffective. b. They were scorned by the dominant society and unwanted. c. Southern slave catchers still captured northern free Blacks. d. Legally, they were not free in the North.
B. They were scored ed by the dominant society and unwanted.
By the 1850s, citizens living in "the North" thought they were living in the most egalitarian place in the world. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
Generally, Blacks served on the side of the Patriots in the Revolutionary War. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party offered a platform that promised to prevent the extension of slavery in the West. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
In the election of 1824, the Whigs convinced electors in the Electoral College to vote against the will of the American voters, which caused a scandal. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
Some education leaders believed that young people were intoxicated with the rhetoric of freedom and liberty and that they used it as an excuse to rebel against their parents and neglect their obligations to their families. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
State courts granted water rights to manufacturers, shielded employers from liability for workplace injuries, and limited the ability of laborers to strike. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
The Fugitive Slave Act caused many African Americans to believe that the goal of full citizenship was illusory in the North. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
The Shoshone woman who acted as a go-between to help Lewis and Clark travel the Pacific Northwest was called Sacagawea. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
The rise of political parties, according to historians, managed to link the interests of people in different parts of the country and suppress sectionalism for a long time. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
There was a large reorganization of the northern economy after 1815, called the market revolution. a. FALSE b. TRUE
B. True
The Republican Party was formed out of an alliance of a. Whigs, Free Soilers, and Democrats. b. Whigs, anti-slavery Democrats, Free Soilers, and Know Nothings. c. Know Nothings and anti-slavery Democrats. d. Whigs, Unionists, Free Soilers, and Know Nothings.
B. Whigs, anti-slavery democrats, free soilers, and know nothings
The adoption of "Universal Manhood Suffrage" in early 19th century America extended voting rights to a. White males while preserving Black rights. b. White males while excluding Blacks. c. All people. d. All free males.
B. White males while excluding Blacks
Who suggested that America was unique in the world for having a spontaneous tendency to "associate for political purposes"? a. James Madison b. Alexis de Tocqueville c. The Comte de Buffon d. Lord Salisbury
B;. Alexis de Tocqueville
The Republican Party was founded in a. 1828. b. 1848 c. 1854. d. 1860.
C. 1854
The author of Democracy in America is a. Thomas Jefferson. b. Henry Adams. c. Alexis de Tocqueville. d. Baron Lafayette.
C. Alexis de Tocqueville
Often the states themselves provided the initial funding to foster economic development for a. Toll roads. b. Rail lines. c. All of these. d. Canals.
C. All of these
The escaped Virginia slave who was returned to slavery in 1854 was a. Harriet Tubman. b. Solomon. c. Anthony Burns. d. Isabella Baumfree.
C. Anthony Burns
David Walker was a a. Brother of Thomas Walker, a famous slave catcher. b. Proud slave owner and statesmen who argued slavery was a "positive good" rather than a "necessary evil." c. Black abolitionist writer who argued that African Americans were actually more faithful to the traditions of the American Revolution than whites. d. White abolitionist writer who argued African Americans were better off returning to Africa.
C. Black abolitionist writer who argues that African Americans were actually more faithful to the traditions of the American Revolution than whites.
The two parties that made up the Second Party System were the a. Democratic Party and the Republican Party. b. Free Soil Party and the Democratic Party. c. Democratic Party and the Whig Party. d. Whig Party and Republican Party.
C. Democratic Party and the Whig party
Northern whites denied Blacks voting rights, citing their lack of a. Property. b. Money. c. Education. d. Political experience.
C. Education
Lewis and Clark were given the goal to find a water passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans across North America, because Jefferson wanted to a. Bring food and blankets to Natives. b. Control the northern part of the Spanish Empire. c. Establish commerce with Asian countries. d. Learn all about the river system in the West.
C. Establish commerce with Asian countries
The nation's first Black-owned and edited paper, started in 1827, was titled a. The Emancipator. b. The North Star. c. Freedom's Journal. d. The Liberator.
C. Freedom's Journal
When Ezra Stiles Ely called for a "Christian Party in politics," a. People in New England began to flock to the party. b. Abolitionists allied with the Christians to form the Free Soil Party. c. He was rebuked for mixing church and state. d. So many Democrats left their party to join Christians it temporarily weakened the party.
C. He was rebaked for mixing church and state.
Americans were able to see the many specimens of the Lewis and Clark expedition for the first time a. At an exhibition in the nation's capitol building on July 4, 1810. b. In New York City at the Coopers Union in the summer of 1808. c. In a natural history museum in Philadelphia. d. At the Smithsonian in a permanent exhibit.
C. In a natural history museum in Philadelphia
Free communities of Blacks protested the American Colonization Society mainly because a. It placed strict limitations on those who could immigrate. b. Northern legislatures demanded full payment for migrants. c. It would get rid of the community most supportive of the abolition of slavery -- free Blacks. d. It lacked adequate funding for the venture.
C. It would get rid of the community most supportive of the abolition of slavery-- free blacks.
In the 1790s, the king of England was a. King Edward III. b. King William II. c. King George III. d. Prince-Regent George IV.
C. King George III
"Caveat emptor" in Latin means a. Beware of the Empire. b. The main chance. c. Let the buyer beware. d. Seize the moment.
C. Let the buyer beware
In Article I of the US Constitution, Natives were listed as "Indians not taxed" and were a. Counted in the census. b. Treated as sovereign citizens. c. Not counted for the purpose of representation. d. Counted for the purpose of representation.
C. Not counted for the purpose of representation
In the 1830s, violent mobs destroyed Black-owned properties in a. Boston. b. Chicago. c. Providence. d. Philadelphia.
C. Providence
The Lowell Mill girls were promised chaperoned dormitories and a. One evening off. b. Fresh bedlinens every week. c. Religious instruction. d. Sundays off.
C. Religious instruction
The wave of religious revivals, camp meetings, and increased membership in churches in the early 19th century was called the a. First Great Awakening. b. First Great Revival. c. Second Great Awakening. d. Calvinist Revival.
C. Second Great Awakening
The new heroes of the northern economy were the a. Canal builders. b. Bankers c. Self-made men. d. Republicans.
C. Self-made men
The expedition that was the first to move primarily by steamboat was the a. Lewis and Clark expedition. b. Pike expedition. c. Stephen Long expedition. d. John C. Fremont expedition.
C. Stephen Long expedition
The "sphere of women" can be described as a. A group that formed after the Seneca Falls Convention to lead the fight for women's suffrage in the US. b. A region in upstate New York where women made up the majority of factory laborers. c. The middle-class idea that women should stay in the home to protect it from outside corruption. d. A philosophy advanced by Catherine Beecher and others that women were morally superior to men.
C. The middle-class idea that women should stay in the home to protect it from outside corruption.
On November 7, 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, but a. The Blackfoot Indians attacked them and they lost nearly half their men there. b. The party starved through the winter and more than a third died. c. The trading ships that were supposed to meet them there never arrived and they had to survive the winter on their own. d. The Spanish captured the whole party and Jefferson had to ransom them.
C. The trading ships that were supposed to meet them their never arrived and they had to survive the winter on their own.
Stephen Long's expedition provided Americans with two strong impressions: a. The West was very beautiful and heavily populated by Native Americans. b. The West was sparsely inhabited and highly suitable for agricultural cultivation. c. The West was beautiful but also dangerous and wild. d. The West was barren and full of wild savages.
C. The west was beautiful but also dangerous and wild.
Many of the objects the Lewis and Clark expedition collected were displayed by a. John Hancock, a wealthy Boston merchant. b. Louisa Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton and a wealthy New York heiress. c. Thomas Jefferson, in his home of Monticello. d. Charles Wilson Peale, who kept them in his home in Philadelphia.
C. Thomas Jefferson, in his home of Monticello
