Unit 6 Review

Which of the following describes how the addition of the territory shown on the map impacted the United States?

• The size of the United States doubled.

• The United States extended to the Pacific Ocean.

• The state of Texas was added to the United States.

• The Rocky Mountains became part of the United States.

Those who supported the idea of Manifest Destiny believed that the United States should —

• spread democracy overseas

• pay settlers to live on the plains

• give land to American Indian tribes

• stretch from ocean to ocean

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• Impressment of American sailors

• British interference with United States trade

• French control of the Louisiana territory

• British provoking Native American attacks on Americans

First used during the War of 1812, this image came to represent the —

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• U.S. Armed Forces

• U.S. federal government

Which policy caused tension between northern factory owners and southern plantation owners?

• Placing tariffs on imported goods

• Censoring books about slavery

• Granting voting rights to women

• Allowing workers to go on strike

Which of these is an example of a benefit of the free enterprise system?

• A man works his way up from the mailroom to running a worldwide photographic company which employs thousands of people.

• A woman hears about a new company that is going to make umbrellas. She loans money to the company, but the company never gets going and she is not repaid.

• Many people in a town work in a coal mine. The mine closes and the town dies out.

• The price of oil goes up so high that many Americans cannot afford the gasoline to take vacations.

In the early 1800s the supply of textiles in the United States increased. How would this have affected the price of textiles for Americans?

• Prices of textiles would not have changed much.

• Textiles would cost less than they had in the past.

• It would be cheaper to import textiles from Britain.

• High prices would make textiles very expensive to buy.

Which idea was most likely supported by the artist of this painting?

• Women’s Rights

• Freedom of Religion

• Manifest Destiny

• Citizenship for American Indians

How does this artwork reflect the changes taking place in the United States during the nineteenth century?

• Americans became interested in the West.

• Scientists began to study about the weather.

• Ranchers drove cattle across the Great Plains.

• Artists experimented with new artistic techniques.

American inventor John Deere helped many America pioneers by —

• developing a steel plow for farmers

• designing the Transcontinental Railroad

• inventing an easier process for harvesting corn

• patenting a machine for taking seeds out of cotton