Unit 7 Exam Review

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

• Northern states had lower population densities (population size)

• Citizenship requirements in Southern states were not as strict

• Southern states had smaller industrial sectors (regions)

• Governments in Northern states were less corrupt

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport

• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade

• Washington, D.C. becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

• Boston becoming of the country's largest transportation hubs

Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?

• The system of indentured servitude was banned

• The need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production

• Improved transportation systems made it easier for workers to migrate

• Advancements in technology led to the need for skilled workers

Which changed occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in Northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

Which of these best completes the diagram?

• The demand for slaves increases in the South

• More textile factories are established in the South

• The number of European immigrants arriving at Southern port cities increases

• More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations

Which box lists three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?

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Which factor accounts for this trend?

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements

• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders

• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas

• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers

• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers

• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations

After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to -

• promote the free-enterprise system

• establish federal control over industry

• discourage the organization of new territories

• prevent border disputes between states

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?

• Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation

• Political unrest during an economic recession

• Famine caused by a major crop failure

• Civil War between Catholics and Protestants