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2.3 &2 2.4 Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

As the United States continued to develop, new technology led to​ ​ (a)   . Eli Whitney made cotton production more effective with his invention of the ​ (b)   . Eventually, machines like this led to ​ (c)   . Soon, industry began relying on the ​ (d)   , and the U.S. economy developed into a ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words

industrialization

cotton gin

mass production

factory system

market economy

traditional economy

2.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

cold winters

poor soil

shipbuilding

fishing industries

mild winters

rich soil

agricultural industry

plantations

cheap, fertile land

increasing number of settlers

Pursuing Manifest Destiny

The North (New England)
The South
The West
3.

Based on what these maps show, what was the impact of the invention of the Cotton Gin on the United States?

a)

Economic Growth

b)

Expansion of Slavery

c)

Encouraged Global Trade

d)

Increased Sectional Differences

4.

Who identified with the Democratic Party when Andrew Jackson created it in 1828?

a)

wealthy and privileged people

b)

free African American men

c)

ordinary farmers and workers

d)

women and Native Americans

5.

What type of government did the Republican Party support?

a)

a decentralized government that would support state's rights

b)

a strong central government that funded internal improvements

c)

a government whose policies varied from region to region

d)

a small-central government that has very limited powers

6.

What belief does this painting depict?

a)

industrialization

b)

manifest destiny

c)

democracy

d)

spoils system

7.

Based on the graph, how did cotton production change from 1800-1850? Why did that change in production occur?

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8.

What kind of labor did cotton planters rely on? How did the change in cotton production from 1800-1850 affect this type of labor?

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9.

What was the major land purchase that sparked the beginning of manifest destiny? Give 1 reason as to why Americans supported the purchase.

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10.

Congress passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, which forced Indigenous people off of their lands​ (a)   and forced them to live in ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words

east of the Mississippi River

present-day Oklahoma

present-day Texas

North of the Missouri River