Coaches Ch 3 test

What was one problem faced by both enslaved and free African Americans across the US in the years before the Civil War?

• Inability to earn wages for their work

• Legal bans on learning to read and write

• Racial discrimination and poor treatment

• Laws limiting settlement in certain territories

Why was the institution of slavery more prevalent in the South than the North during the late 1700s and early 1800s?

• Southern laws continued to permit slavery while Northern laws did not

• European settlements had been established in the South earlier than in the North

• Immigration increased the population in the North more than the South

• The Northern economy was more diversified than the Southern economy

Which geographic factor most helped US cities grow during the early 1800s?

• Access to transportation routes

• Access to firtle farmland

• Access to ocean coastlines

• Access to mineral resources

What change in the early 1800s does this picture reflect?

• US and European consumers wanted more Southern cotton

• The factory system drew Americans from rural farms to factory jobs

• Middle-class women became increasingly respected as role models

• German and Northern European immigrants began settling the midwest

How did the Second Great Awakening most contribute to the growth of social reform movements?

• It provided the earliest religious reasons to oppose the spread of slavery

• It encouraged individuals to see the improvement of society as a moral duty

• It granted women greater status as role models and community leaders

• It led to the creation of public schools that provided basic education

What is the final step in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen of the US?

• Passing a test on US history and government

• Reaching the age of 18 or older

• Taking an oath of allegiance to the US

• Living in the US for at least 5 years

"The inhabitants of the Atlantic seaboard and the dwellers on the Pacific slopes are no longer separated as distinct peoples, they are henceforth members of the same great family, united by great principles and general interest"--Salt Lake Telegram, 1869

Which of the following choices describes an effect of the event described in this quotation?

• The Transcontinental Railroad encourages commerce between East and West

• Support for reform movements leads to widespread social and economic change

• The Second Great Awakening leads to a national resurgence of religious sentiment

• Passage of a new federal law ends slavery throughout the US

Which problem most pushed Irish immigrants to leave their home country for the US in the mid-1800s?

• War and political turmoil

• Widespread famine

• Limits on religious liberty

• Passage of anti-slavery law

What protection does the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment guarantee US citizens?

• Right to vote

• Right to publish ideas in the press

• Right to openly criticize the government

• Right to practice any religion they wish

Which reform movement of the 1800s most benefitted from the work of Frederick Douglass?

• Abolition

• Prison Reform

• Temperance

• Women's Rights