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Question 1
1.

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

Question 2
2.

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

Question 3
3.

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

Question 4
4.

There was opposition to ending slavery only in the South.

Question 5
5.

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

Question 6
6.

The Declaration of Sentiments was modeled on the Constitution.

Question 7
7.

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

Question 8
8.

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

Question 9
9.

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

Question 10
10.

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

Question 11
11.

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

Question 12
12.

Which state led the way in public school reform?

Question 13
13.

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?

Question 14
14.

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?

Question 15
15.

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?

Question 16
16.

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

Question 17
17.

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

Question 18
18.

Which person worked to change public education in America?

Question 19
19.

The Second Great Awakening focused primarily on

Question 20
20.

If you believe in free will, you believe that

Question 21
21.

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

Question 22
22.

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

Question 23
23.

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

Question 24
24.

Which statement BEST explains why California developed a diverse population?

Question 25
25.

What is the significance of the siege at the Alamo?

Question 26
26.

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

Question 27
27.

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

Question 28
28.

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

Question 29
29.

Which of these principles would a Transcendentalist most likely support?

Question 30
30.

Who is the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Question 31
31.

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

Question 32
32.

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

Question 33
33.

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

Question 34
34.

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

Question 35
35.

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Question 36
36.

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

Question 37
37.

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

Question 38
38.

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

Question 39
39.

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

Question 40
40.

[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?

Question 41
41.

[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?

Question 42
42.

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

Question 43
43.

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

Question 44
44.

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

Question 45
45.

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

Question 46
46.

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

Question 47
47.

Which person advocated the reform of mental institutions?

Question 48
48.

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

Question 49
49.

The Fugitive Slave Acts

Question 50
50.

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

Question 51
51.

What percentage of Southerners DID NOT own slaves?

Question 52
52.

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

Question 53
53.

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

Question 54
54.

Who was known as Mr. Manifest Destiny?