US History 3

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1. What did the war with Mexico result in?

• Texas joined the United States.
• The states of New Mexico, Arizona and California were added to the United States.
• All land north of the 49th parallel on the map was given to Canada
• The states of Oregon and Washington joined the United States

2. Which of these facts is true?

• Jack London was one of the forty-niners.
• John Sutton who was teh first to find gold on his land got a compensation from the state
• The gold-rush in 1849 in California was on the Klondike River.
• There were three waves of the gold-rush in America

3. Why did New England become a cradle of American science?

• There was a demand in scientific research and inventions as there were the first universities in teh USA
• It was one of the main centers of finance, commerce, and manufacturing.
• Maritime trade flourished and inventors harnessed the power of science.
• The only professional scientist, Benjamin Franklin, lived in New England.

Which of these universities belong to the Ivy League or the Ancient Eight ?

• Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown University, Dartmouth, The College of William & Mary
• Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.
• Princeton, Brown University, Dartmouth, Colby College, Bates College and Bowdoin College.
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What is the second oldest university in the USA?

• Brown University
• Harvard University
• The College of William & Mary
• Yale University

Nineteenth Century American Education is often referred to as "The Common School Period." What does it mean?

• All schools were free and were financed by the government.
• Free elementary education accessible to everyone and financed by public funds was established.
• The curriculum centered on the "3 r's" along with moral and religious training.
• Public schools accountable to local school boards and state governments were established.

Samuel Slater was

• an American scientist who reproduced English steam-power machinery
• a British scientist and inventor who invented new steam-power machinery.
• an English mechanic who built steam-power machinery from memory
• an American inventor who introduced new principles into steam-power machinery

Whose great achievements do not belong to the US history?

• Joseph Glidden
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel
• Isaac Merrit Singer
• Alexander Graham Bell