U.S. History Benchmark #3

What impact did the invention of the telegram have on American life

• People were able to communicate long distance

• It allowed The government to communicate with foreign countries

• It created separation of classes between regions

• People used it to sign documents

Different Geographic features between the North and the South led to what?

• Different religions

• Slavery

• Different economies

• High tariffs on trade with Europe

How did Southern states react to the 15th Amendment which gave slaves the right to vote

• They embraced it

• Segregation between schools

• They tried to make it harder for African Americans to vote

• Slave codes

Sectionalism, States Rights and Slavery led to what major event?

• American Revolution

• The Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• World War 2

Elisabeth Cady Stanton and other women's rights activists at the Seneca Falls Convention fought for the right to do what?

• Own Property

• Vote

• Go to school

• Work

Federalists argued that the Constitution should be ratified because ______

Anti-Federalist agreed to ratify the Constitution if what was included______

• A) Strengthened The Central Gov

  B) Bill of Rights

• A)Weakened The Central Gov

  B)Articles of Confederation

• A)Provided More Sates Rights

  B) The 13th Amendment

• A) Protected Individual Freedoms

  B) Provided Popular Soverignty

What was the primary reason for French Colonization

• Escape Religious Persecution

• Fur Trade in the Great Lakes Region

• Discover Gold in the new world

• Colonize the East Coast

Women working in textile factories for low pay and long hours were examples of what

• New Production Methods in Industrialism

• The Movement for Equal Pay for women

• Abolitionist movement

• Women's Rights Activism

The Mayflower Compact was an early form of self-government based on what?

• Equality

• Elected officials

• Social Contract

• Popularity

What is Republicanism?

• Shared power between state and central government

• The Establishment of the Judicial System

• Creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people

• Judicial Review