Unit Five Exam One 701

Which was a significant effect of The Embargo Act of 1807?

• The British economy was impacted negatively.
• The economies of Britain, France and The United States struggled.
• The French economy was extremely successful.
• The United States economy was struggling very harshly.

A part of the Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would not:

• Interfere in European problems.
• Declare war on South American countries.
• Create a new doctrine.
• Lend money to Russia.

Why did people leave their fields half plowed, houses half-built, and everything neglected?

• The family needed a break.
• They wanted to find gold in California.
• They wanted paid time off.
• People wanted to move to cities

Which of the following was not a goal of The Homestead Act:

• To encourage settlement of the West.
• To prepare for the Civil War.
• To rebuild the economy.
• To help poor people own land and start a new life.

Why would people head West on the Oregon Trail?

• To love closer to their family.
• They win a million dollars.
• A chance to explore new land, have new opportunities and a better life.
• The Oregon coast had a much easier lifestyle than the East coast.

Which best describes the market revolution?

• The market revolution was a transformation of Oregon consumer habits.
• The market revolution increased investment in small farms and workshops.
• The market revolution transformed a moral economy to a capitalist economy.
• The market revolution introduced factory labor, shifted economic wages and connected The United States to global markets.

Why did many people move from rural to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution?

• They did not like living in the country.
• Living conditions were better in the city.
• They were looking for jobs because fewer farm workers were needed.
• Cities would not support the growing populations.

Which event was most responsible for creating a diverse population in California?

• The Gold Rush.
• The Treaty of Fort Laramie.
• The invention of the steel plow.
• The migration of families because of the war with Mexico.

Which was not an effect of The Industrial Revolution?

• The Industrial Revolution forever changed the way people worked, where they lived, and even how they spent their free time.
• People moved to cities to work in factories and farms began to decrease.
• Machines, new inventions and technology created other new sources of power that replaced human and animal power.
• More families started to live on farms and had less free time due to an increase in responsibility.

Before the construction of the Erie Canal, traveling between the East Coast and the Great Lakes was challenging because:

• There were few people who wanted to make the trip.
• The trains did not travel often enough.
• People had to travel on small roads and rivers that passed through mountains.
• People did not own a car.