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CPUSH CH 4 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

industrialization

b)

cult of honor

c)

antebellum

d)

nativism

2.

Why was cotton referred to as "King" by the 1830s in America?

a)

The growing of cotton had arisen from a command by King William IV of England

b)

Cotton was a multi-purpose product that boosted the supply of food, clothing, and building materials

c)

Cotton production represented the United States' number one commodity for domestic use and export

d)

High levels of cotton was grown in every section of the U.S., North, South, and West

3.

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:

a)

Hudson Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Ohio River

4.

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?

a)

Morse code

b)

Semaphore

c)

Bell Telephone

d)

Radio waves

5.

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:

a)

apprenticeship system

b)

factory system

c)

American system

d)

Lowell system

6.

Which term refers to the process of a society changing from predominantly agricultural production to a society based on factory production?

a)

commodification

b)

commercialization

c)

globalization

d)

industrialization

7.

What factory system was used to mass-produce textiles, primarily in New England, that relied on young women workers who lived in factory communities?

a)

American system

b)

factory system

c)

Lowell system

d)

industrial system

8.

What term was used for the lower South in the antebellum period to describe the economy and culture built on cotton production?

a)

New South

b)

cotton kingdom

c)

plantation agriculture

d)

peculiar institution

9.
More immigrants settled in this region due to the job opportunities. 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
10.
Slavery became common in this region to support their farming economy.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
11.

Why were there fewer industries in the South than in the North in the mid-1800s?

a)

Those with money in the South invested in farmland and enslaved labor.

b)

The South had fewer people who were able to work in factories.

c)

Those with money in the North chose not to invest in other states.

12.

What was the primary reason why many Irish immigrated to the United States around 1849?

a)

the need to escape starvation due to the potato famine

b)

the hope to acquire fertile land in the American territories

c)

the desire to enjoy religious freedom

13.

What was the goal of slave codes?

a)

Prevent slave rebellions by denying slaves basic rights.

b)

To convince people to end slavery in the South.

c)

To set up a system to help freed slaves move back to Africa.

14.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of

a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

15.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which of the following wars

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

War of 1812

16.

This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Chancellorsville

17.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
18.

According to the Suffrage article, what is usually thought of as being the beginning of the Woman's Suffrage Movement in the United States?

a)

The Seneca Falls Convention

b)

The creation of the National Woman Suffrage Association

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The reading of the Declaration of the Rights of Women

19.

A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional.

a)

Northwest Ordiance

b)

Proclamation of Ignorance

c)

Nullification

d)

Monroe Doctrine

20.

A law, enacted in 1830, that forced Native American peoples east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the West.

a)

War Powers

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

21.

A social movement wanting to reduce the consumption of alcohol in America.

a)

Abolition

b)

Temperance

c)

Suffrage

d)

18th Amendment

22.

This social movement wanted to end slavery in the United States.

a)

Abolition

b)

Temperence

c)

Suffrage

d)

Monroe Doctrine

23.

After escaping from slavery in the mid1800s, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Grimke Sisters

c)

Fredrick Douglass

d)

Nat Turner

24.

What is the term used for the era before the Civil War?

a)

Antebellum Era

b)

Reconstruction Era

c)

Manifest Destiny Era

d)

Market Revolution Era

25.

The Second Great Awakening urged Americans to change their society for the better through movements, such as (select all that apply)

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Women's Rights Movement

c)

Abolition Movement

d)

Industrial Unions Movement

26.
Horace Mann Would state that the greatest boost to Political Efficacy would be
a)
Reform of Asylums
b)
Educational Reform
c)
Neutrality with foriegn nations
27.
What is the most accurate title for this map?
a)
Closing the Frontier
b)
Results of Reconstruction
c)
A Nation Divided
d)
Compromise of 1850
28.
The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision
a)
 denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
b)
allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
c)
prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River
d)
gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons
29.

What was a consequence of territorial expansion in the early 1800's?

a)

Disputes over slavery in the new territory led to increased sectionalism.

b)

The lack of valuable natural resources led to an economic downturn.

c)

The nation's population doubled when the Native Americans living in the territory were granted citizenship.

d)

Lack of information about the new territory made people reluctant to move into it.

30.

According to the picture, which late 1700s technological innovation best explains this change over time?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Railroads

31.

Which of the following transportation improvements led to the development of the Northern textile industry?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Steel Plow

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Pony Express

32.

By the early 1800s, which crop had become the primary export of the Antebellum South?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

33.

What did Nat Turner, John Brown, and William Lloyd Garrison all have in common?

a)

They were all strong abolitionists who actively opposed slavery

b)

They were all strong supporters of the Free-Soil movement in the West

c)

They were all early Quakers who violently supported slave revolts

d)

They were all northern newspaper editors who helped draft anti-slavery legislation

34.

How was the Seneca Falls Convention related to abolitionism?

a)

Seneca Falls and abolitionism were both pursuing women's equality.

b)

Seneca Falls and abolitionism were both met with militant opposition from Southerners.

c)

The Seneca Falls Convention occurred due to women being denied a voice in abolitionism.

d)

The Seneca Falls Convention focused on gaining suffrage for immigrants and freedmen.

35.

Which BEST explains the impact of abolitionism in the Antebellum Era?

a)

It was not a cause nor a contributor factor to the beginning of the Civil War.

b)

It eased tensions between North and South until Lincoln was elected.

c)

It threatened Southerners, which further divided the nation prior to the Civil War.

d)

It led to rebellions and militant actions from Free-Soilers and politicians.

36.

The Second Great Awakening was

a)

A political revival.

b)

A culinary revival.

c)

A religious revival.

d)

A new way to obey rules.

37.

Who was the main leader of education reform during the mid-1800s?

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Dorothea Dix

d)

Frederick Douglass

38.

How did Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?

a)

She led protests in the nations capital.

b)

She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.

c)

She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.

d)

She boycotted hospitals.

39.
When promoting state's rights, he argued that the states created the Constitution and could nullify laws when necessary
a)
Daniel Webster
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
John Quincy Adams
40.

Who was the United States' President in 1844?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James K. Polk

41.

Manifest Destiny was...

a)

God's plan that America extend its territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean

b)

American economic plan that extended the railroad

c)

the exploration of the West for scientific purposes

d)

Mexico's plan for conquest

42.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
43.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 
44.

This event was the result of land disputes between Mexico and Texas between the Nueces River and Rio Grande River.

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

The Bank War

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Frontier Wars

45.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)

Many Americans felt it was their God-given right and duty to move westward.

d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
46.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
47.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-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?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
48.

The slogan that stood for America expanding into present day Canada, north of the Oregon Territory is known as

a)

"Fifty Four Forty or Fight!"

b)

"Manifest Destiny!"

c)

"Remember the Alamo!"

d)

"First in war, first in peace"

49.

The most well known Indian Removal activity, called the Trail of Tears was where

a)

the Native Americans were forcibly removed from land West of the Mississippi

b)

Native Americans were killed by American troops

c)

the removal of American troops out of the Oklahoma Territory

d)

the Cherokee were removed from land in Georgia to Oklahoma

50.

Which of the east-to-west routes carved out by mountain men was most popular with emigrants?

a)

the Oregon Trail

b)

the Mormon Trail

c)

the Santa Fe Trail

d)

the California Trail