Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• new forms of transportation

• increased immigration and migration

• the overpopulation of cities

• the expansion of slavery

What was the impact of John Deere's invention on life in America in the 1800s?

• He made farming the prairie possible.

• He developed modes of transportation.

• He made travel easier.

• He started businesses in the cities.

What is the theme of this painting?

• The transcontinental railroad

• The concept of Manifest Destiny

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The French and Indian War

Read the passage: “… And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” What is the significance of this song?

• It encourages westward expansion.

• It became our national anthem.

• It commemorates Paul Revere’s ride.

• It mocks early American colonists.

What idea does the excerpt support about the impact of popular sovereignty on Kansas and Nebraska?

• It gave governors authority to decide whether slavery was legal.

• It allowed the voters to choose whether to legalize slavery.

• It stopped enslaved families from being separated.

• It opened up markets to trade enslaved people overseas.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• increased sectionalism

• a federal law banning slavery

• migration from Kansas and Nebraska

• the Civil War

This list best represents which of the following?

• the costs of business ownership

• the risks of monopolies

• the principles of a free enterprise system

• the benefits of employment

An increase in the number of factories in the early 1800s in the United States had what effect on the young nation?

• The population of industrial cities increased.

• It decreased the need for foreign laborers.

• It decreased the amount of water and air pollution.

• It decreased the industrial need for raw materials.

Which section of the United States developed the plantation system due to economic dependence on agriculture?

• Midwest

• North

• South

• West

What did all the events listed above have in common?

• They established public education for all Americans.

• They sought changes to end slavery.

• They changed voting procedures in Western territories.

• They sought to expand slavery in the United States.