Final

Which statement best explains why President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

• To search for gold and other mineral deposits

• 
  To improve relations with Native Americans

• To explore and map the new region

• To force British and Spanish settlers out of the territory

A historian could best use this map to study which topic?

• 
  Westward Expansion

• Mexican Cession

• 
  War of 1812

• Texas Annexation

Passage:

“Prior to the construction of the canal, New York City was the nation’s fifth largest seaport, behind Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Within 15 years of its opening [Erie Canal], New York [City] was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined…¨

Question:

Which conclusion about the Erie Canal is best supported by this quotation?

• New York City invested heavily in building railroads during that time.

• New York City limited trade from Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans.

• It extended slavery into the Northern states.

• It made New York the strongest trade center in the world

Passage:

“Prior to the construction of the canal, New York City was the nation’s fifth largest seaport, behind Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Orleans. Within 15 years of its opening [Erie Canal], New York [City] was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined…¨

Question:

What is the most likely reason New York City’s port tonnage surpassed the combined tonnage of Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans after the Erie Canal was built?

• The Erie Canal provided a direct water route to the interior, boosting trade.

• The other cities experienced economic recessions during that period.

• New York City imposed tariffs on goods from other ports.

• The Erie Canal decreased transportation costs in Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans.

Passage:

“The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation. . . . The property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.”

Question:

According to the information in this excerpt, the actions of Andrew Jackson and U.S soldiers led to

• Increased cultural diffusion for Natives

• Development of U.S & Native alliances

• Forced movement of Indians to reservations

• Extinction of the buffalo from the Plains

Passage:

“The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation. . . . The property of many has been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing.”

Question:

Which claim below shows the author’s point of view of this historical event?

• The Cherokee are being treated harshly and unfairly. The Cherokee suffered from the results of their removal.

• The Cherokee need to be removed from their lands for their own good.

• The government needed to take Cherokee lands and possessions to repay their debt.

• The Cherokee are criminals and deserve to be removed.

Why does the author of this advertisement include phrases such as “California no doubt is rich” and “gold has been found in considerable quantities?"

• To persuade people to migrate to California

• The Cherokee are criminals and deserve to be removed.

• To highlight the benefits for scientific capitalists

• To minimize the possibility of gold discovery

Which of the following statements best matches the author's purpose for taking this photograph?

• He supports the use of child labor in factories as a means for improving the US economy

• He believes that children are simply not working hard enough in factories

• He believes that it is good that big business and monopolies and exploiting or using child labor

• He believes that big business and monopolies are exploiting or using child labor unjustly

Albany would be considered an ideal location for a factory in the 1800s because

• The Hudson River could provide the water power needed to run the machines.

• National Grid would provide electrical power to the mill.

• People could not depend on farming to make money.

• People in Albany knew how to run machines.

Which individual’s point of view is best expressed by this poem?

• A Southern Plantation owner

• A slave

• A slave catcher

• An abolitionist