Unit 4 Quick Check

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Which of the following was an accomplishment of the construction of the Erie Canal? Options: A It increased the nation’s reliance on railroads to transport goods from the North to the South., B It strengthened economic ties between eastern cities and western farms., C It increased the South’s advantage over the North in clothing and textile manufacturing., D It helped improve agricultural production in eastern farms and western ranches

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It strengthened economic ties between eastern cities and western farms.

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Which of the following had the greatest influence on the factory system in the United States during the 1800s? A the introduction of the mechanical reaper, B the development of interchangeable parts, C the expanded use of antiseptics, D the invention of the telegraph

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the development of interchangeable parts

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Dorothea Dix led a successful campaign to help people with mental illnesses and promote

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reforms to prison systems.

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What was the intent of the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments?

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to draw attention to the need for women’s right to vote

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What effect did the invention of the cotton gin have on agriculture in the United States?

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It increased the demand for enslaved African Americans to harvest cotton.

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Which role did Harriet Tubman play in the abolitionist movement?

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Conductor of the Underground Railroad

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Which action is Frederick Douglass referring to in this excerpt? "I honor those good men and women for their noble daring, and applaud them for willingly subjecting themselves to bloody persecution [mistreatment], by openly avowing [stating] their participation in the escape of slaves" . . . —Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

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the use of the Underground Railroad

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Which group’s views are best represented by the song lyrics from “I Will Go West!” by J.P. Barrett, 1875?

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White settlers

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An abolitionist is

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a person who wanted to end slavery

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How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the increase in slavery in America?

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It increased the demand for cotton, which was a labor-intensive crop.