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Duplicate of American Cultures College Prep Mid Term
Duplicate of American Cultures College Prep Mid Term
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A #quiz to review for our mid-term.
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1
Industrialization did not lead to which of the following?
Movement to rural areas
Better transportation
Mass Production
Sectionalism
2
Which person was known as "The War President" and was president during the Mex-Am War?
Zachary Taylor
John Quincy Adams
James K. Polk
John Tyler
3
Who destroyed the Bank, removed Nat. Ams. from their land, & started the spoils system?
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Clay
4
Who raided Harper's Ferry and increased tensions between the North and South?
Dred Scott
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dorothea Dix
5
What is the northern economy based on industry & the southern economy based on farming show?
socialism
nationalism
sectionalism
imperialism
6
Federalists did not support/believe in which of the following?
State government's should be stronger
Economy should be based on shipping and manufacturing
Feared mob rule
Well-educated elite should lead the government
7
Which invention caused the demand for slaves to increase?
the cotton gin
the railroad
the telegraph
vulcanized rubber
8
Which nation did the US have a boundary dispute with called "Fifty Four Forty or Fight"?
Mexico
Great Britain
Spain
France
9
What issue unified and caused the Republican to form?
imperialism
foreign affars
tariffs
expansion of slavery
10
Which event created a diverse population in California?
the war with Mexico
the gold rush
the Treaty of Fort Laramie
the invention of the steel plow
11
Which movement promoted ending the institution of slavery?
temoerance
prohibition
nativism
abolition
12
Which of the following was NOT a problem workers faced in the 1800s?
lack of housing
low pay
unhealthy/unsafe working conditions
long hours
13
What book divided the nation over slavery and made slavery a moral issue?
The Great Gatsby
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Catcher in the Rye
Uncle Tom's Cabin
14
What was the main purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Abolition
Women's Rights
Education
Temperance
15
Pride in your country or placing national interests above regional concerns is called?
sectionalism
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
16
What religious movement believed a person's salvation depended on his/her own efforts?
Abolition
Second Great Awakening
Temperance
Education reform
17
Under popular sovereignty, who would determine whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?
the House of Representatives
the President
the people of the territory
the Senate
18
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Maryland
Alabama
Texas
19
What inventions revolutionized the farming industry?
the steel plow & the mechanical reaper
the sewing machine & vulcanized rubber
the telegraph & the railroad
the steamboat & the canal
20
His win in the Election of 1860 caused South Carolina to secede from the union?
Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
21
What did the Monroe Doctrine warn European powers to avoid?
the Oregon territory
Canada
the Western hemisphere
Texas
22
What was the result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
violence and bloodshed over slavery
the end of the political career of Abraham Lincoln
a reaffirmation of the Missouri Compromise
years of peace on the issue of slavery
23
What was the name given to people who rushed to California in search of gold?
Clippers
Forty Niners
Dodgers
Lakers
24
Why did the US go to war with Great Britain in 1812?
Britain formed an alliance with Mexico.
Britain needed more cotton for their factories
Britain was trying to buy the Louisiana Territory.
Britain was hurting US foreign trade & impressing US sailors
25
What was the main appeal Texas had for American settlers?
cheap land
religious freedom
polygamy
government protection from Native Americans
26
Which of the following land deals doubled the size of the US?
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Territory
Gadsden Purchase
Florida
27
What was the nickname for Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Happy Kansas
Sickly Kansas
Deadly Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
28
What court case pleased Southerners, ruled slaves didn't have rights, & slavery could expand.
Worcester v. Georgia
Dred Scott
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
29
What was the focus of the temperance movement?
the importance of the church
the truth found in nature
the equality of men and women
the negative effects of drinking alcohol
30
Who was one of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad?
Horce Greeley
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
31
Which of the following issues divided the nation in the 1790s?
Should African Americans have citizenship
Should the US annex Puerto Rico
Should Women have = rights
Should the federal gov't or state gov'ts be stronger
32
Even though the tariff hurt the South, it was designed to help whom?
the Britsh
American business and industry
settlers using the Oregon Trail
the small farmer
33
Which group was affected by The "Trail of Tears"?
Cherokee
Mexicans
African Slaves
Shoshone
34
What maintained the balance of slave states and free states?
Underground Railroad
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
35
What issue united the Republican party despite having differences over other issues?
fear of federal power
support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
opposition to slavery expanding
fear of "Papal Power"
36
Name of the religious group that settled in Utah to escape religious persecution?
Methodists
Shakers
Quakers
Mormons
