Changes in America w/ the Civil War

Which of the following best explains why Americans supported westward expansion in the early 1800s?

• To avoid contact with other nations

• To gain opportunities and liberty through land ownership

• To end slavery immediately

• To reduce the size of the United States

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What was a major effect of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It ended the War of 1812

• It gave Native Americans more land

• It caused the Civil War

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The idea of Manifest Destiny meant that Americans believed:

• The U.S. should stay small and isolated

• Expansion westward was both justified and inevitable

• The government should limit democracy

• Native tribes should keep their land

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What was the main result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• Indigenous people gained U.S. citizenship

• Indigenous people were forced off their land, leading to the Trail of Tears

• Native tribes signed treaties that guaranteed their land forever

• Western settlers left Indigenous people alone

How did the North, South, and West develop different identities in the 1800s?

• They all agreed on slavery

• They had unique economies and social systems

• They all relied on railroads equally

• They shared the same industries and cultures

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During Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the expansion of democracy was marked by which change?

• Elimination of property requirements for voting

• Granting women the right to vote

• Abolition of slavery

• Lowering the voting age to 18

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What was the Market Revolution in the early 1800s?

• A shift from farming and local trade to a national economy with mass production and markets

• A plan to end slavery through economic reforms

• A system where farmers avoided selling crops for money

• A protest movement against factories and machines

What effect did canals and railroads have on the United States?

• They slowed down the spread of goods and ideas

• They made travel and trade faster and cheaper

• They only connected farms to plantations

• They caused the country to remain divided

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One major result of the Second Great Awakening was:

• Growth in religious movements and reform efforts like temperance and education

• The end of slavery in all states

• The creation of new railroads across the country

• A decline in public interest in religion

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What was the main goal of the Temperance Movement?

• To end slavery in the United States

• To limit or ban the use of alcohol

• To give women the right to vote

• To expand voting rights to all men