5.1 Reform Movements Unit Test Review

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How did Frederick Douglass contribute to the Abolitionist Movement?

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Publishing the anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star.

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This territory was purchased by Great Britain in 1846, officially accomplishing the U.S. goal of expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean.

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Oregon Treaty

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This Women's Rights Movement document was written at the Seneca Falls Convention, arguing that man and woman are equal.

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Declaration of Sentiments

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Which of the following territories was purchased for the purpose of being used to build the Transcontinental Railroad? Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Treaty of Paris 1783

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Gadsden Purchase

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When running for president in 1844, James Polk was elected for promising to fulfill the nation's Manifest Destiny.

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fulfill the nation's Manifest Destiny.

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New advancements and innovations in technology and transportation.
Strong sense of nationalism in the U.S.
Religious justifications
Desire to acquire more territory for economic reasons and because of rapid population growth.

The descriptions above are characteristics of which period in American history?

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Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny)

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Which territorial expansion is being displayed in the photo? Options: Gadsden Purchase, Oregon Treaty, Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Cession

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Louisiana Purchase

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Founded by Dorothea Dix
Focussed on improving prison and mental health conditions
Sought to create mental-health facilities to treat patients.

Which reform movement matches the characteristics above?

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Prison & Mental Health Reform

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The United States annexed Texas and border disputes led to fighting between American and Mexican forces. What did President James Polk convince Congress to do?

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Declare war against Mexico.

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Which of the following events inspired Americans to create social reform movements to better American society?
American Revolution,
Second Great Awakening,
1st Great Awakening,
Manifest Destiny

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Second Great Awakening