Common Assessment 4 Review

Plentiful resources, and a growing population all led to rapid ______________ in the North in 1800s.

• industrialization

• abolition

• immigration

• expansion of slavery

The historical era referred to as westward expansion is most characterized by -

• fighting a civil war

• growing urbanization

• changing settlement patterns

• increasing need for social reform brought on by the Second Great Awakening

Which of the following best characterizes the Jackson presidency?

• Justice for American Indian groups

• Political machines control elections

• greater democracy for the common man

• wealthy industrialists control domestic policies

The __________ Purchase was purchased to established was purchased to establish a southern transcontinental railroad.

• Gasdsen

• Louisiana

• California

• Texas

As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, The United States received the ____________ Cession.

• California

• Texas

• Mexican

• Louisiana

The _____________of___________-_________ ended the war between the the United States and Mexico.

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe -Hildago

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Washington

This example of American art is best known as -

• American Gothic by Grant Wood

• American Progress by John Gast

• The Bridle Path by Winslow Homer

• Under the Horse Chestnut Tree by Mary Cassatt

How did many Americans act on their belief that the United States in the nineteenth century had a manifest destiny?

• Many settlers moved west to start a new life

• many farmers switched from food crops to cash crops

• many businesses expanded and added new employees

• many women demanded equality and the right to vote

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?

• It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states

• it provided policies for acquiring territory from American Indian tribes

• it provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states

• it provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory

Which headline could have accompanied the election of Andrew Jackson as president?

• "A Victory for the Common Man".

• "As Usual, No Change".

• "A Hero Leads the Republican Party".

• "Weak, Indecisive Leader Takes Power".