Reform Era: Warm-up Day 2[1] (Lowman Essentials)

Claimed Florida, Texas, California, and built missions

• France
• Free enterprise
• Mercantilism
• Spain

Economy driven by profit and competition

• France
• Free enterprise
• Mercantilism
• Spain

British controlled colonial trade, angered colonists

• France
• Free enterprise
• Mercantilism
• Spain

Claimed land in the New World to profit from fur trading

• France
• Free enterprise
• Mercantilism
• Spain

Which of the following would be an action that occurred during the Reform Era?

• Farmers planting more cotton to sell to factory owners in the North
• Abolitionists wanting to end slavery nationwide
• Congress passing a law that requires citizens to show identification before voting
• Explorers traveling to the west coast to create maps for future settlers

This excerpt describes the Second Great Awakening. Which of the following were effects of the Second Great Awakening? Select TWO correct answers.

• Churches were encouraged to promote states’ rights rather than federal unity.
• People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems.
• Churches turned away from public politics and focused on religious issues.
• People heard biblical messages and wanted their souls saved from sin.

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

• New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport
• New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and overseas trade
• Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation
• Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs

The invention discussed in this article led directly to -

• the expansion of educational opportunities for women
• rapid communication of information to distant locations
• the increased ability of people to work at night
• rapid population growth in the western territories