Chapters 11-14

Which of the following was a negative effect on the environment from the advancement of canals and railroads?

• Canals used up most of the water supply

• Trains used up too much gasoline, which raised the price

• Canals were dug with shovels and pick axes

• sparks from trains started fires

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

• U.S. should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• U.S. should extend into Europe

• U.S. should extend into Canada

• U.S. should extend into South America

Which of the following events took place at the Alamo?

• Webster Ashburton Treaty was signed

• Mexico defeated Texans

• Gadsden Purchase was agreed upon

• Texas defeated Mexico

Which of the following inventions was not created during the American Industrial Revolution of the mid-1800s?

• The Steel Plow

• The Sewing Machine

• Telephone

• Steamboat

Had the slogan 54 – 40’ or fight.

• William Henry Harrison

• John Tyler

• James Polk

• Zachary Taylor

Time period when the steamboat and steam powered train made travel and shipping easier.

• The Guilded Age

• The Steam Era

• Transportation Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

The right to vote, is known as ________________.

• The 12 Amendment

• The 13 Amendment

• Suffrage

• Vote Restoration

Added parts of New Mexico and Arizona to the United States to build a railroad.

• Louisiana Purchase

• Missouri Compromise

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican American Treaty

The amount the U.S. paid Mexico for land in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

• $20 million

• $15 million

• $10 million

• $5 million

Identical parts that eliminated the need to have custom parts made by hand.

• Interchangeable parts

• Tool and die movement

• Mass production

• Assembly line