Unit 4 Test

Which statement best explains how the idea of Manifest Destiny contributed to the Mexican-American War?

• The United States wanted to limit the spread of slavery.

• The United States wanted to recover from an economic depression.

• The United States wanted to adopt cultural ideas from other countries.

• The United States wanted to take over the territories of other countries to the West.

Which statement best describes the actions of the United States during the Mexican-American War?

• The United States declared war to punish Mexico for previous economic and political disputes.

• The United States sought to liberate Mexico from a dictatorship and make it a democracy.

• The United States showed a willingness to use military force to protect and expand borders.

• The United States focused on defending its territory from an invasion by Mexico.

Which statements best describe effects of the Mexican-American War? Select the two correct answers.

• The total U.S. population significantly increased.

• International respect for Mexico increased rapidly.

• The United States gained new territories and key ports from Mexico.

• Mexican plantation owners were encouraged to move to the United States.

• The United States was assured of a long-term military alliance with Mexico.

Which statement best describes an effect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• It forced Mexican citizens to leave territories given to the United States.

• It required that U.S. citizenship be granted to Native Americans in the new territories.

• It resulted in a long friendship between the United States and Mexico.

• It caused increased tensions over the spread of slavery into western U.S. territories.

Which factor most contributed to the rapid rise of Irish immigration to the United States during the 1840s and 1850s?

• overpopulation and famine in Ireland

• job opportunities building U.S. railroads

• the availability of new land in the West

• the passage of new immigration quotas by Congress

Which statement best explains why Europeans began migrating to the Americas in large numbers during the 1700s?

• European leaders began seeking business opportunities in the Western Hemisphere.

• European rulers began pushing people out of their countries because their populations had grown too large.

• The New World provided social and economic opportunities for people who were struggling in Europe.

• The climate in the New World was more pleasant than the climate in Europe.

How do Americans feel about the Irish in America?

• Americans felt the Irish immigrants were poor, unskilled workers.

• Americans felt the Irish immigrants were illiterate, middle-class workers.

• Americans felt the Irish immigrants were good, hard workers.

• Americans felt the Irish immigrants were rich, skilled workers.

What was the main reason the United States did not limit immigration during most of the 19th century?

• Political parties wanted to gain new voters.

• Most immigrants arrived with large amounts of capital to invest.

• The expanding economy needed a supply of cheap labor.

• Immigrants were more willing to serve in the military than Americans.

A large percentage of the immigrants who came to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities because

• most of them had lived in cities in their homelands.

• there were fewer and fewer farms in the United States.

• the growing industries were usually located in cities.

• the government encouraged immigrants to settle in big cities.

Which statement best explains how a large number of free people and enslaved people responded to the institution of slavery in the mid-1800s?

• They argued that slavery was acceptable only in some parts of the nation.

• They organized groups to discourage people from moving to southern states.

• They created a network of people and places to help individuals escape slavery.

• They worked together to keep slavery from expanding into northern states.