History 11/Exam 3 – Flashcards
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From 1820 to 1860, the American economy witnessed a
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doubling of per capita income
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All of the following factors contributed to American economic growth from 1820 to 1860 EXCEPT the
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maintenance of low tariff rates.
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During the 1820s and 1830s, canal building projects
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provided cheap and reliable access to distant markets and goods
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The dramatic improvement in transportation networks between 1810 and 1860 contributed to the
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trend toward regional specialization.
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Antebellum advocates of public education hoped that the schools would
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counter unsettling effects of economic change.
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Manufacturers primarily valued education for their workers because it
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encouraged habits of discipline and productivity.
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7. The women who came to Lowell for mill jobs were
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the first women to labor outside their homes in large numbers.
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The continuing urban growth of New York City from 1820 to 1860 resulted primarily from its
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role in domestic and foreign trade.
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For most Cincinnati workers before the Civil War, a manufacturing job
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imposed a form of "wage slavery."
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All of the following are true regarding the political rights of free blacks in the United States in the 1800s EXCEPT
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in most states, segregation in public facilities prevailed.
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Which of the following nations remained a model of industrial growth for the United States during the 1800s?
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Great Britian
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Which of the following were new inventions of the early transportation and industrialization era?
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Steam ship.
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A dramatic rise in the concentration of wealth in the United States from 1820 to 1860
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hardened class lines.
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The lesson Frederick Douglass learned to survive slavery was to
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understand and outwit his oppressors.
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Between 1815 and 1860, southern production of cotton
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represented more than half of all American exports.
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Compared to the United States, slavery in Latin America
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encouraged slave marriages and families more.
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Which of the following nations practiced slavery in Latin America and the West Indies?
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England
Spain
France
All of the above.
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Southerners migrated southwestward in huge numbers between 1830 and 1860, seeking new lands for the
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production of cotton.
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The majority of slaves were engaged in
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agricultural labor.
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The typical slaveholder owned
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fewer than 10 slaves.
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Sociologist George Fitzhugh argued that southern black slaves
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received better treatment than northern factory workers.
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Wealthy southern planters justified slavery in terms of white superiority because such a defense
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deflected potential class antagonisms among whites.
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Many slaveholders urged their slaves to attend church because it
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offered the slaveholder a form of social control.
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Free African Americans were likely to
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reside in cities and towns.
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How did the church impact the free black community?
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It provided spiritual solace.
It set community standards.
It offered recreational opportunities.
All of the above.
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Preachers of the Second Great Awakening such as Charles Finney emphasized
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emotion.
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Essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson urged Americans to
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look inward for knowledge and self-reliance.
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Elected president in 1828, Andrew Jackson
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won a resounding majority of popular ballots.
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Andrew Jackson's early national reputation stemmed mainly from his
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military exploits against Native Americans and the British.
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One of Andrew Jackson's key principles included the
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importance of majority rule.
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As president, Andrew Jackson
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asserted his power most dramatically through use of the veto.
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Southerners opposed high protective tariff rates because they feared resultant
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increased prices for manufactured goods.
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During the 1830s, the Cherokee Indians
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suffered hardships and death in a forced removal to Oklahoma.
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The Mormons faced public hostility because of
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rumors of unorthodox sexual practices.
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What institutions did some Americans attempt to reform?
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Schools
Asylums
Prisons.
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What did trade unions advocate?
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shorter hours
higher wages
better working conditions
All of the above.
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Which of the following women was a free African American who lectured and wrote about slavery?
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Sojourner Truth.
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In 1815, Spain held the title to all of the following present-day lands EXCEPT
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Louisiana.
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According to agreements made in 1818 and 1827, the United States and Great Britain
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jointly occupied Oregon.
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Americans were attracted to Texas in the 1820s by the
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lure of cheap land for cotton cultivation.
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The slogan "Manifest Destiny" referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
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obligation to spread across the continent.
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As a result of Mexican restrictions in Texas, American settlers there
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plotted a revolution.
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With the victory at San Jacinto in 1836, Texas
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gained its independence from Mexico.
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All of the following factors nourished an American conviction that California must become part of the United States EXCEPT the
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desire of newcomers to blend into California society.
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In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), the United States agreed to
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guarantee the civil and political rights of former Mexican citizens.
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the gold miners in California?
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Most were unmarried men.
Most were young, in their twenties.
About 80 percent of them came from the United States.
All of the above.
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Which of the following ethnic and racial groups were present in California during the 1850s?
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Chinese
African Americans
Europeans
All of the above.
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All of the following are true regarding the Chinese American population in the 1800s EXCEPT they
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were able to become members of the legislature.
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Americans encountered a Spanish-speaking culture in all of the following places EXCEPT
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Oregon.
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White artisans in the South viewed black workers as
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threats to their livelihoods.
