Final Exam Practice

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Which was NOT an example of a PUSH factor in immigration? Irish people moving west and starting farms, German artisans put out of business by factory-made products, German Jews fleeing religious persecution, Catholics who faced discrimination in Ireland came to the U.S.

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Irish people moving west and starting farms

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These people called for stricter citizenship requirements and didn't like immigrants.

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Nativists

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Why did some Americans oppose immigration?

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Some Americans were prejudiced and racist towards immigrants

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Second Great Awakening?
- increased interest in social reforms such as the temperance movement.
- an emphasis on individual rebirth and perfectionism.
- belief that God wanted/accepted slavery.
- extensive involvement by women and African-Americans.

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belief that God wanted/accepted slavery.

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What did Horace Mann believe?

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Americans should have access to free and public education.

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Who is the following: You were abused extensively as a slave and in 1826, escaped from your master. You are a strong Christian and believe that the Bible preaches against slavery. Therefore, you became a powerful speaker on religion and the evils of slavery. You gave a very famous speech called “Aint I a Woman?”

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Sojourner Truth

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Who held the famous Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 and wrote The Declaration of Sentiments proposing women receive the right to vote?

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Who fought to bring awareness to the terrible conditions in prisons, particularly for mentally ill people chained up and put in cages, and spoke on the floor of Congress?

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Dorothea Dix

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Which of the following was favored by white southerners but opposed by Northerners? The Fugitive Slave Act, The Compromise of 1850, The Wilmot Proviso, The Crittendon Plan

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The Fugitive Slave Act

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Opposed tariffs because he believed it hurt the South and the tariffs were unconstitutional

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John C. Calhoun