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54 questions

1

The Second Great Awakening encouraged people to reform themselves and society.

True

False

The Liberator and The North Star were religious newspapers published by William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.

True

False

The Underground Railroad was a rail line that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

True

False

There was opposition to ending slavery only in the South.

True

False

The Seneca Falls Convention was held to discuss the rights of African Americans.

True

False

The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled on the Constitution.

True

False

In 1800, the United States was not the only nation to claim the West.

True

False

Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that the United States should stretch across the entire continent.

True

False

Thousands of people traveled to Alaska during the gold rush in 1849.

True

False

During the gold rush, the Native American population in California fell from about 150,000 to only about 30,000 by 1870.

True

False

People in the North agreed with the Fugitive Slave Act and thought it was good.

True

False

Which state led the way in public school reform?

A) Ohio

B) New York

C) Virginia

D) Massachusetts

Use the excerpts below to answer the following question: “Let Southern oppressors tremble— . . .let all the enemies of the persecuted blacks tremble. . . On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house in on fire to give a moderate alarm. . . but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present.” —William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, January 1831 “As a Southerner I feel that it is my duty to stand up here to-night and bear testimony against slavery. I have seen it—I have seen it. I know it has horrors that can never be described. I was brought up under its wing: I witnessed for many years its demoralizing influences, and its destructiveness to human happiness.” —Angela Grimke Weld, speech, 1838 “I appear this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master, and ran off with them.” —Frederick Douglass, speech, 1842 With which of the following statements would Garrison, Weld, and Douglass agree?

A) Slavery dehumanizes African Americans

B) The economic benefits of slavery outweigh the negatives

C) All southerners support slavery

D) The best way to achieve abolition is for slaves to escape

Use the excerpt below to answer the following question: The Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . . The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise. He has compelled her submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice. . . . He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right of property, even to the wages she earns. . . After depriving her all rights as a married woman, if single and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to it. . . .” What is one example that the Declaration of Sentiments gives of women's inequality?

A) Married women cannot keep their earnings

B) Married women do not pay taxes

C) Only married women have the right to vote

D) Single women pay higher taxes than single men

Use the excerpt below to answer the following question: The Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . . The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise. He has compelled her submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice. . . . He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right of property, even to the wages she earns. . . After depriving her all rights as a married woman, if single and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to it. . . .” On what document is the Declaration of Sentiments modeled?

A) the Declaration of the Rights of Man

B) the Declaration of Independence

C) the Bill of Rights

D) the U.S. Constitution

If you lived in the early 1800s, which of these people would you NOT meet?

A) a bride

B) a woman with three children

C) a female town mayor

D) a farm wife

During the 1800s, the belief that people could improve themselves and society

A) resulted in predestination becoming a more popular idea

B) made it harder for reformers to attract followers

C) caused the downfall of many Utopian communities

D) led to a wave of reform movements

Which person worked to change public education in America?

A) William Lloyd Garrison

B) Harriet Tubman

C) Horace Mann

D) Louisa May Alcott

The Second Great Awakening focused primarily on

A) The importance of predestination

B) That people had free will

C) The role of women

D) That slavery should end

If you believe in free will, you believe that

A) Everyone is created equal

B) People can make their lives and their society better

C) Women should have the right to vote

D) American artists should follow the styles of European artists

Which of the following might have been said by someone in the women's rights movement?

A) "Women should have the same educational opportunities as men."

B) "Women don't need to be educated because they don't vote."

C) "Having an education won't help a women be a good mother."

D) "A woman who wants an education isn't a good wife."

Which was the primary reason that people took the Oregon trail?

A) to gain free farmland

B) to find gold

C) to start cotton plantations

D) all of the above were important reasons

The idea of Manifest Destiny was a cause of all of the following EXCEPT

A) the Mexican-American War

B) the annexation of Oregon

C) the abolitionist movement

D) the Westward movement

Which statement BEST explains why California developed a diverse population?

A) Many English-speaking settlers migrated there from eastern states

B) The state had many factories that attracted immigrants from Europe

C) State laws banning racial discrimination attracted many African Americans

D) Gold seekers came from all over the world and became permanent residents

What is the significance of the siege at the Alamo?

A) The siege ended when Texan soldiers defeated Santa Anna, ending the
Mexican-American War.

B) The heroism of Mexican soldiers during the siege inspired many Mexicans to
join Santa Anna’s army

C) It was the attack which officially began the Mexican-American War.

D) It was the site where Texans were overrun and defeated by Mexican troops,
inspiring many Americans to volunteer for the Texan army

Which of the following did the United States acquire as a result of the Mexican-American War?

A) Oregon

B) North Dakota

C) New Mexico

D) Washington

Why did most Americans think the United States should extend to the Pacific Ocean?

A) They believed it was their right to possess this land because they would
bring great things to the land

B) They feared invasion by Mexico

C) They wanted to make sure Great Britain did not claim the land

D) They had already settled the lands of the Great Plains and needed more room

What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo have on the United States?

A) The United States recognized the Mexican border at the Nueces River

B) The United States paid Mexico $15 million for land in Arizona and New Mexico
to build a transcontinental railroad

C) Texas gained independence from Mexico and became a republic

D) Mexico ceded a large area of territory to the United States and was given $10
million.

Which of these principles would a Transcendentalist most likely support?

A) Civil Disobedience

B) Capitalism

C) Slavery

D) Catholicism

Who is the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A) Harriet Tubman

B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

C) Harriet Beecher Stowe

D) Susan B. Anthony

Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?

A) Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory

B) Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory

C) Slaves were citizens and could sue in court

D) All of the above are correct

The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the

A) steps in the growth of American industry

B) methods used to expand into Mexican held territory

C) methods used by abolitionists to stop the growth of slavery

D) causes of the United States entry into the Civil War

What was the cause of the increasingly tense relations between the Mexican government and the American residents in Texas after 1830?

A) differences in language and religion

B) increasing American immigration

C) attempts by the Mexican government to prohibit importation of slaves

D) all of the above are correct

The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it

A) reduced British control of North America

B) focused the United States on westward expansion

C) extended the United States control over Mexico

D) decreased tensions with Native American Indians

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A) The Native population rapidly died from disease, fighting with white
settlers, and were pushed off their land as white settlement increased

B) As slavery ended, slaves moved to Oregon and replaced Native labor

C) Natives left Oregon for the Gold Rush in California

D) Native population was relocated to the east coast of America

What was the rallying cry for the Texas army during their revolution?

A) American blood on American soil

B) Remember the Alamo

C) 54'40 or Fight

D) All of Oregon or none of it!

As the United States expanded westward, what was one of the issues that divided the country?

A) women's rights

B) public education

C) expansion of slavery

D) freedom of speech

Which of these statements describes the idea of Manifest Destiny that was used in the 19th century?

A) The United States should invade Europe and take control of that continent

B) It was necessary for the United States to sell some of its land in order to
raise money

C) It was fate that the United States continue to expand westward

D) The United States did not need to expand because it had enough land

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" was a slogan associated with which issue?

A) the U.S. annexation of Texas

B) the Oregon border

C) the Louisiana Purchase

D) the expansion of slavery

[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/js8bGnvExUazSVtOccKivL-1HqGoq20rJAToHwg7avp88s7N-JfN16LlKX02tBf7el2aFsF_PRzZzwrvK05lZmUpqV2M0aHrCjfRSJTAk8Q55fNgmOKe5A1FdDOroXnGvF_AaZ1_] In 1853, the United States paid Mexico $10 million for the southwestern part of New Mexico and the area in Arizona south of the Gila River in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. Why did the United States want this piece of land?

A) There were deep water ports with access to the Pacific Ocean

B) The area was heavily populated with many thriving cities

C) They thought there were vast deposits of gold in the area

D) They wanted to build a railroad route through the area

[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/b00nJ9tLjWb3xgjpMjY68Z1VbIJFOzP68imUBeavaFNSbj9UtnjksO9uLDfD969YjraF3FPQM61LIBY7Hb4rwoFamhTKpYCXlEA86Z3cl-a9GmCLrXxFhD_jCGiEgqr491Lw6sAv] The United States acquired the area on the map labeled number 2 at the conclusion of which war?

A) War of 1812

B) Spanish-American War

C) Revolutionary War

D) Mexican-American War

Expansionists justified the idea of Manifest Destiny and the acquisition of new territory because they were spreading what?

A) individualism

B) democracy

C) slavery

D) Catholicism

Which statement best describes the public educational system that existed in the United States before educational reform began in the 1830s?

A) Public education was not widely available

B) Public education was only available for poor students

C) All students had an equal opportunity to attend schools

D) Girls were the only students who could attend schools

The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau added to American literature. Both men were part of which of the following movements?

A) Utopianism

B) the Reformation

C) the Enlightenment

D) Transcendentalism

• Morally wrong • Cruel and inhumane • A violation of the principles of democracy What is described by the above beliefs?

A) Reasons abolitionists wanted to end slavery

B) Reasons to oppose a capitalist economy

The Second Great Awakening encouraged people to reform themselves and society.

True

False

The Liberator and The North Star were religious newspapers published by William
Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.

True

False

The Underground Railroad was a rail line that connected the Atlantic and Pacific
Ocean.

True

False

There was opposition to ending slavery only in the South.

True

False

The Seneca Falls Convention was held to discuss the rights of African Americans.

True

False

The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled on the Constitution.

True

False

In 1800, the United States was not the only nation to claim the West.

True

False

Manifest Destiny refers to the idea that the United States should stretch across
the entire continent.

True

False

Thousands of people traveled to Alaska during the gold rush in 1849.

True

False

During the gold rush, the Native American population in California fell from
about 150,000 to only about 30,000 by 1870.

True

False

People in the North agreed with the Fugitive Slave Act and thought it was good.

True

False

Which state led the way in public school reform?

A) Ohio

B) New York

C) Virginia

D) Massachusetts

Use the excerpts below to answer the following question:
“Let Southern oppressors tremble— . . .let all the enemies of the persecuted
blacks tremble. . . On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or
write, with moderation. No! No! Tell a man whose house in on fire to give a
moderate alarm. . . but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the
present.”

—William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator, January 1831

“As a Southerner I feel that it is my duty to stand up here to-night and bear
testimony against slavery. I have seen it—I have seen it. I know it has horrors
that can never be described. I was brought up under its wing: I witnessed for
many years its demoralizing influences, and its destructiveness to human
happiness.”

—Angela Grimke Weld, speech, 1838

“I appear this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these limbs,
this body from my master, and ran off with them.”

—Frederick Douglass, speech, 1842



With which of the following statements would Garrison, Weld, and Douglass agree?

A) Slavery dehumanizes African Americans

B) The economic benefits of slavery outweigh the negatives

C) All southerners support slavery

D) The best way to achieve abolition is for slaves to escape

Use the excerpt below to answer the following question: The Declaration of
Sentiments, 1848

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created
equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the
part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an
absolute tyranny over her. To prove her. To prove this, let facts be submitted
to a candid world.

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective
franchise.

He has compelled her submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.
. . .

He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.

He has taken from her all right of property, even to the wages she earns. . . 

After depriving her all rights as a married woman, if single and the owner of
property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only
when her property can be made profitable to it. . . .”



What is one example that the Declaration of Sentiments gives of women's
inequality?

A) Married women cannot keep their earnings

B) Married women do not pay taxes

C) Only married women have the right to vote

D) Single women pay higher taxes than single men

Use the excerpt below to answer the following question: The Declaration of
Sentiments, 1848

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created
equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the
part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an
absolute tyranny over her. To prove her. To prove this, let facts be submitted
to a candid world.

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective
franchise.

He has compelled her submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.
. . .

He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.

He has taken from her all right of property, even to the wages she earns. . . 

After depriving her all rights as a married woman, if single and the owner of
property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only
when her property can be made profitable to it. . . .”





On what document is the Declaration of Sentiments modeled?

A) the Declaration of the Rights of Man

B) the Declaration of Independence

C) the Bill of Rights

D) the U.S. Constitution

If you lived in the early 1800s, which of these people would you NOT meet?

A) a bride

B) a woman with three children

C) a female town mayor

D) a farm wife

During the 1800s, the belief that people could improve themselves and society

A) resulted in predestination becoming a more popular idea

B) made it harder for reformers to attract followers

C) caused the downfall of many Utopian communities

D) led to a wave of reform movements

Which person worked to change public education in America?

A) William Lloyd Garrison

B) Harriet Tubman

C) Horace Mann

D) Louisa May Alcott

The Second Great Awakening focused primarily on

A) The importance of predestination

B) That people had free will

C) The role of women

D) That slavery should end

If you believe in free will, you believe that

A) Everyone is created equal

B) People can make their lives and their society better

C) Women should have the right to vote

D) American artists should follow the styles of European artists

Which of the following might have been said by someone in the women's rights
movement?

A) "Women should have the same educational opportunities as men."

B) "Women don't need to be educated because they don't vote."

C) "Having an education won't help a women be a good mother."

D) "A woman who wants an education isn't a good wife."

Which was the primary reason that people took the Oregon trail?

A) to gain free farmland

B) to find gold

C) to start cotton plantations

D) all of the above were important reasons

The idea of Manifest Destiny was a cause of all of the following EXCEPT

A) the Mexican-American War

B) the annexation of Oregon

C) the abolitionist movement

D) the Westward movement

Which statement BEST explains why California developed a diverse population?

A) Many English-speaking settlers migrated there from eastern states

B) The state had many factories that attracted immigrants from Europe

C) State laws banning racial discrimination attracted many African Americans

D) Gold seekers came from all over the world and became permanent residents

What is the significance of the siege at the Alamo?

A) The siege ended when Texan soldiers defeated Santa Anna, ending the
Mexican-American War.

B) The heroism of Mexican soldiers during the siege inspired many Mexicans to
join Santa Anna’s army

C) It was the attack which officially began the Mexican-American War.

D) It was the site where Texans were overrun and defeated by Mexican troops,
inspiring many Americans to volunteer for the Texan army

Which of the following did the United States acquire as a result of the
Mexican-American War?

A) Oregon

B) North Dakota

C) New Mexico

D) Washington

Why did most Americans think the United States should extend to the Pacific
Ocean?

A) They believed it was their right to possess this land because they would
bring great things to the land

B) They feared invasion by Mexico

C) They wanted to make sure Great Britain did not claim the land

D) They had already settled the lands of the Great Plains and needed more room

What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo have on the United States?

A) The United States recognized the Mexican border at the Nueces River

B) The United States paid Mexico $15 million for land in Arizona and New Mexico
to build a transcontinental railroad

C) Texas gained independence from Mexico and became a republic

D) Mexico ceded a large area of territory to the United States and was given $10
million.

Which of these principles would a Transcendentalist most likely support?

A) Civil Disobedience

B) Capitalism

C) Slavery

D) Catholicism

Who is the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A) Harriet Tubman

B) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

C) Harriet Beecher Stowe

D) Susan B. Anthony

Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?

A) Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory

B) Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory

C) Slaves were citizens and could sue in court

D) All of the above are correct

The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes the

A) steps in the growth of American industry

B) methods used to expand into Mexican held territory

C) methods used by abolitionists to stop the growth of slavery

D) causes of the United States entry into the Civil War

What was the cause of the increasingly tense relations between the Mexican
government and the American residents in Texas after 1830?

A) differences in language and religion

B) increasing American immigration

C) attempts by the Mexican government to prohibit importation of slaves

D) all of the above are correct

The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States
because it

A) reduced British control of North America

B) focused the United States on westward expansion

C) extended the United States control over Mexico

D) decreased tensions with Native American Indians

Look that the chart below. What does this chart show? 

[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_dST9LuBBe7LYsjV7I4jZ9TLUWPfG4wcajkYZVrJFiSCpz2s31WTRDi0rPAlVSB6oDGqhDIN2aUHZW08c49T1cbHxDhO-fHNsgspul4RzGXWJGRmcX-shLsomBEGWdX36eb2JFpG]

A) The Native population rapidly died from disease, fighting with white
settlers, and were pushed off their land as white settlement increased

B) As slavery ended, slaves moved to Oregon and replaced Native labor

C) Natives left Oregon for the Gold Rush in California

D) Native population was relocated to the east coast of America

What was the rallying cry for the Texas army during their revolution?

A) American blood on American soil

B) Remember the Alamo

C) 54'40 or Fight

D) All of Oregon or none of it!

As the United States expanded westward, what was one of the issues that divided
the country?

A) women's rights

B) public education

C) expansion of slavery

D) freedom of speech

Which of these statements describes the idea of Manifest Destiny that was used
in the 19th century?

A) The United States should invade Europe and take control of that continent

B) It was necessary for the United States to sell some of its land in order to
raise money

C) It was fate that the United States continue to expand westward

D) The United States did not need to expand because it had enough land

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!" was a slogan associated with which issue?

A) the U.S. annexation of Texas

B) the Oregon border

C) the Louisiana Purchase

D) the expansion of slavery

[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/js8bGnvExUazSVtOccKivL-1HqGoq20rJAToHwg7avp88s7N-JfN16LlKX02tBf7el2aFsF_PRzZzwrvK05lZmUpqV2M0aHrCjfRSJTAk8Q55fNgmOKe5A1FdDOroXnGvF_AaZ1_]


In 1853, the United States paid Mexico $10 million for the southwestern part of
New Mexico and the area in Arizona south of the Gila River in a deal known as
the Gadsden Purchase. Why did the United States want this piece of land?

A) There were deep water ports with access to the Pacific Ocean

B) The area was heavily populated with many thriving cities

C) They thought there were vast deposits of gold in the area

D) They wanted to build a railroad route through the area

[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/b00nJ9tLjWb3xgjpMjY68Z1VbIJFOzP68imUBeavaFNSbj9UtnjksO9uLDfD969YjraF3FPQM61LIBY7Hb4rwoFamhTKpYCXlEA86Z3cl-a9GmCLrXxFhD_jCGiEgqr491Lw6sAv]

The United States acquired the area on the map labeled number 2 at the
conclusion of which war?

A) War of 1812

B) Spanish-American War

C) Revolutionary War

D) Mexican-American War

Expansionists justified the idea of Manifest Destiny and the acquisition of new
territory because they were spreading what?

A) individualism

B) democracy

C) slavery

D) Catholicism

Which statement best describes the public educational system that existed in the
United States before educational reform began in the 1830s?

A) Public education was not widely available

B) Public education was only available for poor students

C) All students had an equal opportunity to attend schools

D) Girls were the only students who could attend schools

The writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau added to American
literature. Both men were part of which of the following movements?

A) Utopianism

B) the Reformation

C) the Enlightenment

D) Transcendentalism

• Morally wrong

• Cruel and inhumane

• A violation of the principles of democracy

What is described by the above beliefs?

A) Reasons abolitionists wanted to end slavery

B) Reasons to oppose a capitalist economy

C) Reasons to support women's suffrage

D) Reasons to support independence from England

What was Harriet Tubman's role in the effort to abolish slavery?

A) She spoke frequently at abolitionist meetings

B) She led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad

C) She raised money to buy slaves and set them free

D) She wrote and published an anti-slavery newspaper

Which person advocated the reform of mental institutions?

A) Horace Mann

B) Susan B. Anthony

C) Dorothea Dix

D) William Lloyd Garrison

Which of the following groups worked to reduce the consumption of alcohol?

A) the American Philosophical Society

B) the American Anti-Slavery Society

C) the American Temperance Society

D) the National Women's Suffrage Association

The Fugitive Slave Acts

A) allowed slavery in the newly acquired western territories

B) forbid slavery north of Missouri

C) allowed for the capture and return of runaway salves within the territory of
the United States

D) closed abolitionist newspapers around the country

In which place would a slave be the safest after 1850?

A) Kentucky

B) Indiana

C) New York

D) Canada

What percentage of Southerners DID NOT own slaves?

A) 25%

B) 50%

C) 75%

D) 90%

If you believed in creating a perfect society where people shared property and
everyone was treated equally where would you go?

A) a prohibition society

B) a utopian society

C) an abolitionist society

D) a manifest society

Which person became very wealthy during the gold rush even though they never
mined gold?

A) James Polk

B) Levi Strauss

C) James Marshall

D) John Sutter

Who was known as Mr. Manifest Destiny?

A) James Polk

B) Levi Strauss

C) James Marshall

D) John Sutter