Industrial Revolution/Westward Expansion 2020

What was the main purpose for the expansion of the United States to Oregon?

• Maintaining slavery

• Spreading democracy

• Increasing capitalism

• Promoting immigration

Why did President Polk argue that California should become part of the United States?

• The land may produce great riches.

• The region needs a democratic government.

• The population consists of mainly US citizens.

• The United States needs to limit the influence of foreign powers.

Which of the following represents the Rapid Industrialization in the North during the 1800s?

• Improved transportation

• Plentiful natural resources

• Growing population

• Investment capital

How did artists demonstrate a belief in Manifest Destiny?

• Women were shown leading pioneers to new lands.

• Farmers were shown plowing land and hunting animals.

• Pioneers were shown moving west bringing new technologies.

• American Indians were shown rebelling against new settlers.

Which major theme in American art did Ernest Griset illustrate?

• Hunting is a profitable business

• Americans bring changes to the frontier

• Technology can improve the environment

• Americans are independent and self-reliant.

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about--

• religion

• economics

• the roles of women

• attitudes about war

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

• fighting of a civil war

• growing urbanization

• changing settlement patterns

• increasing need for social reform

The Gadsden Purchase was added to the United States in order to--

• build a southern transcontinental railroad

• establish a new home for Mormon families

• provide territory for resettlement of American Indian Tribes

• settle a border dispute between the United States and Mexico

Characteristics of the Economy in the Southern Colonies:

• Single Cash Crops

• Rural

• Use of Slavery

• Plantation system

Which treaty established terms of peace to end the was between the United States and Mexico?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Washington

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo