Unit 8 Test Review - Age of Jackson & Industrialization

Irish and Chinese immigrants are best remembered for performing which type of labor during the late 19th Century?

• Building dams in the Midwest

• Digging canals in the North

• Building railroads in the West

• Constructing bridges in the East

Which TWO statements reflect the impact of tariff policies on the US during the presidency of Andrew Jackson>

• Southern states felt that the tariffs favored Northern States

• Northern states felt the tariffs favored Southern states

• The high tariffs increased sectional tensions within the US

• The high tariffs brought the country together economically

• High tariffs allowed the country to expand and move westward

What impact did the telegraph have on daily life?

• It increased the regional difference among various groups of people across the country

• It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years

• It allowed people to sign legal documents from across the country

• It was the government's only method to negotiate with foreign leaders

In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by -

• filing another petition against the Cherokee Nation

• ignoring the ruling and allowing Georgia to evict the Cherokee Nation

• ordering state officials in Georgia to negotiate with the Cherokee Nation

• asking Congress to pay reparations to the Cherokee Nation

How did inventions such as the cotton gin, steel plow, steamboat, and telegraph affect the economy of the US?

• they increased profits and productivity

• they increased dependence on labor unions

• they increased the number of small farms

• they increased westward travel by farmers

What change occurred as a direct result of the invention of the cotton gin, the opening lands along the Mississippi River, and the growing demand for inexpensive labor?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern sates

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the US during the early-to-mid 1800s?

• By serving as an inexpensive source of labor

• By raising the money needed for investment

• By introducing skilled craftsmanship in cottage industries

• By designing methods used to mass produce goods

Which of the following was most responsible for the industrial revolution?

• expanded public education

• rapid technological innovation

• increased government spending

• rapid territorial expansion

How did the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system?

• by reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

• by increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton

• by increasing the profitability of slavery

• by reducing the demand for raw cotton

Which box lists some results of improved steamboat technology in the US as of the mid-1830s?

• the price of fares decreased, the tourist industry developed, the cost to transport goods decreased

• the price of coal increased, roads were built to connect rivers, the need for Conestoga wagons was eliminated

• traffic on the Mississippi River increased, canals stopped being built in the Northeast, more goods were shipped from the North to the South

• New states were added, the population of major cities decreased, support for Manifest Destiny grew stronger