Industrial, Reform and Manifest Destiny

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

• Former Mexican territory

• Dependent on slavery

• Settled by Mormons

• Large coal deposits

What are three effects of the Gold Rush in California?

• Economic growth, natives pushed off the land, California applied for statehood

• Economic growth, natives pushed off the land, California became a territory

• Natives pushed off the land, California applied for statehood, and San Francisco became capital

• California applied for statehood, economic growth, Indian relations became strong

How inventions such as this one depicted above transform the United States?

• Transportation of goods became more efficient and cheaper.

• Textile production moved from individual homes to factories in cities.

• Workers demanded higher wages and better retirement plans.

• Women began to wear more decorative and elaborate clothing.

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

• Northern states had lower population densities.

• Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.

• Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.

• Governments in northern states were less corrupt.

How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in U.S. society?

• By providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas

• By expanding the participation of women in social reform

• By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas

• By securing the establishment of private universities for women

Which is the most appropriate title for this chart?

• Transportation Development in the South

• Colonial Transportation Systems

• Shipping and Storage in the Northeast

• Major Developments in U.S. Transportation

Which factor accounts for this trend?

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.

• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.

How did industrialization affect some American women?

• It had no effect on them whatsoever.

• It harmed women’s chances of getting a good job.

• They all wanted to stay home and raise a family.

• They were able to get a paying job outside the home.

What movement is pictured above?

• temperance movement

• abolitionist movement

• Second Great Awakening

• women’s suffrage movement

The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted —

• spiritual revival and the need for social reform

• the use of reason and scientific theory

• states’ rights and governmental reform

• mercantilism and the development of global trade