What widespread beliefs hindered Emma Willard's efforts to provide schools for girls?

Education is harmful to girls and is unnecessary for them.

What resulted from the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848?

Thousands came seeking their fortunes.

Which of the following themes were most commonly explored in American art & literature of the early nineteenth century?

nature, democracy, and the common man

What was the goal of the temperance movement?

to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption

Which statement best explains the concept of manifest destiny?

idea that it was God's plan for the nation to expand across the continent

What did President James Polk hope to gain as a result of provoking a war with Mexico?

additional territory including California and New Mexico

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?

to state the case for women's rights

President James K. Polk fulfilled a significant campaign promise during his presidency. What was that promise?

expanding the size of the United States

How did mountain men and fur traders help open up the Pacific Northwest to settlement?

They blazed trails through the Rockies and other difficult terrain.

What actions by the Mexican government increased tensions between it and American colonists living in Texas?

abolishing slavery in Mexico and restricting immigration from the U.S.

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1
What widespread beliefs hindered Emma Willard's efforts to provide schools for girls?
Educating girls is a waste of time, bc they cannot serve in the military.
Educating boys and girls together is wrong.
Education is harmful to girls and is unnecessary for them.
Schools are too far away from their homes, so girls cannot attend.
2
Who became a Mexican citizen and convinced the Mexican govt to allow him to sell land to American colonists in Texas?
Sam Houston
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Santa Anna
3
What resulted from the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848?
Thousands came seeking their fortunes.
Churches benefited from donations from the miners.
Sutter and his partner became rich by keeping the discovery secret.
The U.S. military mined the gold and stored it at Fort Knox.
4
What was an important element of the transcendental philosophy of the nineteenth century?
changing from an agricultural society to a manufacturing society
belief in a personal God
communion with nature
finding an ideal being
5
Which of the following themes were most commonly explored in American art & literature of the early nineteenth century?
communal and social aspects of life
war and peace
love, romance, and betrayal
nature, democracy, and the common man
6
Which nineteenth century author wrote novels that explored themes of the frontier wilderness versus civilization?
James Fenimore Cooper
Edgar Allen Poe
Washington Irving
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7
Who was not a nineteenth century American poet?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Margaret Fuller
John Greenleaf Whittier
Emily Dickinson
8
Which was not a result of the rush to find gold in California?
widespread disease
riches for most
scarce food supplies
diverse population
9
What were the foundations for many of the reform movements of the early 1800s?
Religion and optimism
Philosophy and nativism
Culture and transcendentalism
Politics and pessimism
10
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
to recruit more converts to Christianity
to improve people's spirits
to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption
to help people during difficult financial times
11
Which educator wanted to reform prisons and provide for the mentally ill?
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dorothea Dix
Harriet Tubman
12
Which statement best explains the concept of manifest destiny?
the trust that political solutions were usually possible
idea that it was God's plan for the nation to expand across the continent
the belief that fate controlled what would happen to the United States
the certainty that settlers would be safe if they traveled in groups
13
What did President James Polk hope to gain as a result of provoking a war with Mexico?
support from the Native Americans in the Southwest
clarification of the border between the United States and Mexico
additional territory including California and New Mexico
control of the Rio Grande
14
Which issue caused the annexation of Texas to become hotly debated among Americans?
freedom of religion
economic opportunity
immigration
slavery
15
What trail served as a major trade route from the Missouri River to the Rio Grande?
Arkansas Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Tucson Trail
Houston Trail
16
What group of settlers experienced a difficult journey but eventually arrived at the Salt Lake Basin?
Lutherans
Mormons
Methoidists
Unitarians
17
What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
to explain to New Yorkers why women should get the vote
to ask men to join the crusade for women's rights
to state the case for women's rights
to declare the emotional issues behind women's rights
18
President James K. Polk fulfilled a significant campaign promise during his presidency. What was that promise?
reducing the number of slave states
securing extended rights for women
achieving peace with Mexico
expanding the size of the United States
19
Which of the following are not key ideas of transcendentalism?
materialism
nonstructured religion
nonconformity
communion with nature
20
Which leader was not a part of the abolitionist movement?
Angelina Grimke
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Robert Owen
21
Which was expected of women in the early nineteenth century?
teaching their daughters reading and math
helping their husbands make economically sound decisions
working to own property
obeying their husbands
22
How did mountain men and fur traders help open up the Pacific Northwest to settlement?
They blazed trails through the Rockies and other difficult terrain.
They established missionaries along the major rivers of the region.
They formed commercial ventures that escorted settlers across mountains.
They sold their services as Indian fighters to settlers traveling west.
23
What actions by the Mexican government increased tensions between it and American colonists living in Texas?
declaring war on the United States and arresting Stephen Austin
killings hundreds of Texas militiamen and declaring Texas a Mexican state
allowing religious freedom and letting US colonists in Mexican army
abolishing slavery in Mexico and restricting immigration from the U.S.

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