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WorksheetsCPUSH CH 4 Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
What term refers to a period before a war and which, in U.S. history, has commonly been used to describe the pre-Civil War period?
industrialization
cult of honor
antebellum
nativism
Why was cotton referred to as "King" by the 1830s in America?
The growing of cotton had arisen from a command by King William IV of England
Cotton was a multi-purpose product that boosted the supply of food, clothing, and building materials
Cotton production represented the United States' number one commodity for domestic use and export
High levels of cotton was grown in every section of the U.S., North, South, and West
Identify the constructed waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and transformed New York into an economic powerhouse of the young United States:
Hudson Canal
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Ohio River
What is the system, designed by the inventor of the telegraph, of long and short electrical bursts that made the telegraph network a viable, long-distance communication system?
Morse code
Semaphore
Bell Telephone
Radio waves
Name the method of manufacturing involving powered machinery, usually run by water, that allowed the use of unskilled labor and greater output than in the artisan tradition:
apprenticeship system
factory system
American system
Lowell system
Which term refers to the process of a society changing from predominantly agricultural production to a society based on factory production?
commodification
commercialization
globalization
industrialization
What factory system was used to mass-produce textiles, primarily in New England, that relied on young women workers who lived in factory communities?
American system
factory system
Lowell system
industrial system
What term was used for the lower South in the antebellum period to describe the economy and culture built on cotton production?
New South
cotton kingdom
plantation agriculture
peculiar institution
Why were there fewer industries in the South than in the North in the mid-1800s?
Those with money in the South invested in farmland and enslaved labor.
The South had fewer people who were able to work in factories.
Those with money in the North chose not to invest in other states.
What was the primary reason why many Irish immigrated to the United States around 1849?
the need to escape starvation due to the potato famine
the hope to acquire fertile land in the American territories
the desire to enjoy religious freedom
What was the goal of slave codes?
Prevent slave rebellions by denying slaves basic rights.
To convince people to end slavery in the South.
To set up a system to help freed slaves move back to Africa.
The westward expansion in the picture is an example of
North America
Industrialization
Manifest Destiny
American Colonial growth
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which of the following wars
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
War of 1812
This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
According to the Suffrage article, what is usually thought of as being the beginning of the Woman's Suffrage Movement in the United States?
The Seneca Falls Convention
The creation of the National Woman Suffrage Association
The American Revolution
The reading of the Declaration of the Rights of Women
A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional.
Northwest Ordiance
Proclamation of Ignorance
Nullification
Monroe Doctrine
A law, enacted in 1830, that forced Native American peoples east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the West.
War Powers
Monroe Doctrine
Nullification Crisis
Indian Removal Act
A social movement wanting to reduce the consumption of alcohol in America.
Abolition
Temperance
Suffrage
18th Amendment
This social movement wanted to end slavery in the United States.
Abolition
Temperence
Suffrage
Monroe Doctrine
After escaping from slavery in the mid1800s, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
William Lloyd Garrison
Grimke Sisters
Fredrick Douglass
Nat Turner
What is the term used for the era before the Civil War?
Antebellum Era
Reconstruction Era
Manifest Destiny Era
Market Revolution Era
The Second Great Awakening urged Americans to change their society for the better through movements, such as (select all that apply)
Temperance Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Abolition Movement
Industrial Unions Movement
What was a consequence of territorial expansion in the early 1800's?
Disputes over slavery in the new territory led to increased sectionalism.
The lack of valuable natural resources led to an economic downturn.
The nation's population doubled when the Native Americans living in the territory were granted citizenship.
Lack of information about the new territory made people reluctant to move into it.
According to the picture, which late 1700s technological innovation best explains this change over time?
Telegraph
Steam Engine
Cotton Gin
Railroads
Which of the following transportation improvements led to the development of the Northern textile industry?
Steam Engine
Steel Plow
Cotton Gin
Pony Express
By the early 1800s, which crop had become the primary export of the Antebellum South?
Tobacco
Cotton
Rice
Indigo
What did Nat Turner, John Brown, and William Lloyd Garrison all have in common?
They were all strong abolitionists who actively opposed slavery
They were all strong supporters of the Free-Soil movement in the West
They were all early Quakers who violently supported slave revolts
They were all northern newspaper editors who helped draft anti-slavery legislation
How was the Seneca Falls Convention related to abolitionism?
Seneca Falls and abolitionism were both pursuing women's equality.
Seneca Falls and abolitionism were both met with militant opposition from Southerners.
The Seneca Falls Convention occurred due to women being denied a voice in abolitionism.
The Seneca Falls Convention focused on gaining suffrage for immigrants and freedmen.
Which BEST explains the impact of abolitionism in the Antebellum Era?
It was not a cause nor a contributor factor to the beginning of the Civil War.
It eased tensions between North and South until Lincoln was elected.
It threatened Southerners, which further divided the nation prior to the Civil War.
It led to rebellions and militant actions from Free-Soilers and politicians.
The Second Great Awakening was
A political revival.
A culinary revival.
A religious revival.
A new way to obey rules.
Who was the main leader of education reform during the mid-1800s?
Susan B Anthony
Horace Mann
Dorothea Dix
Frederick Douglass
How did Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?
She led protests in the nations capital.
She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.
She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.
She boycotted hospitals.
Who was the United States' President in 1844?
Abraham Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Manifest Destiny was...
God's plan that America extend its territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean
American economic plan that extended the railroad
the exploration of the West for scientific purposes
Mexico's plan for conquest
This event was the result of land disputes between Mexico and Texas between the Nueces River and Rio Grande River.
Mexican-American War
The Bank War
Nullification Crisis
Frontier Wars
Many Americans felt it was their God-given right and duty to move westward.
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
The slogan that stood for America expanding into present day Canada, north of the Oregon Territory is known as
"Fifty Four Forty or Fight!"
"Manifest Destiny!"
"Remember the Alamo!"
"First in war, first in peace"
The most well known Indian Removal activity, called the Trail of Tears was where
the Native Americans were forcibly removed from land West of the Mississippi
Native Americans were killed by American troops
the removal of American troops out of the Oklahoma Territory
the Cherokee were removed from land in Georgia to Oklahoma
Which of the east-to-west routes carved out by mountain men was most popular with emigrants?
the Oregon Trail
the Mormon Trail
the Santa Fe Trail
the California Trail
