Question 1

Why was it difficult for Americans to form a unified vision of democracy?

Accepted Answer

tension between the idea of li

Question 2

Although in general the explorations of Wilkes were considered an achievement, some people were concerned that

Accepted Answer

A) Americans would judge indigenous people by western standards. 
B) future explorations of this magnitude would result in more global conflict. 
C) Americans would begin to question their religious beliefs. 
D) Americans would realize how small a part they played in a world wide society. 
A) Americans would judge indigenous people by western standards. 
B) future explorations of this magnitude would result in more global conflict. 
C) Americans would begin to question their religious beliefs. 
D) Americans would realize how small a part they played in a world wide society.

Question 3

How did the status of the family change as a result of the expansion of an industrialized nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Women were encouraged to work in factories. 
B) Men spent more time at home with their families. 
C) The concept of separate spheres emerged. 
D) Women's perceived morality encouraged public participation in politics. 
A) Women were encouraged to work in factories. 
B) Men spent more time at home with their families. 
C) The concept of separate spheres emerged. 
D) Women's perceived morality encouraged public participation in politics.

Question 4

How did the laws of coverture affect women?

Accepted Answer

A) The laws required women to give property and wages to their husbands. 
B) Married women were allowed to retain wages. 
C) Married women were allowed to retain personal property. 
D) They increased women's legal rights. 
A) The laws required women to give property and wages to their husbands. 
B) Married women were allowed to retain wages. 
C) Married women were allowed to retain personal property. 
D) They increased women's legal rights.

Question 5

What did Americans have to do in order to legally settle in Spanish territories in the Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A) Take an oath of allegiance to the Spanish government 
B) Promise to convert to Catholicism 
C) Limit their property ownership 
D) Agree to pay taxes to the Spanish government 
A) Take an oath of allegiance to the Spanish government 
B) Promise to convert to Catholicism 
C) Limit their property ownership 
D) Agree to pay taxes to the Spanish government

Question 6

What steps did the Mexicans take to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church in North America?

Accepted Answer

A) They sent the missionaries back to Spain. 
B) They replaced the missions with forts. 
C) They destroyed Catholic Churches. 
D) They secularized the missions. 
A) They sent the missionaries back to Spain. 
B) They replaced the missions with forts. 
C) They destroyed Catholic Churches. 
D) They secularized the missions.

Question 7

New attitudes regarding manhood were less accepted among ______ men.

Accepted Answer

A) Northern 
B) Southern 
C) religious 
D) younger 
A) Northern 
B) Southern 
C) religious 
D) younger

Question 8

How did immigrants between 1830 and 1850 affect American workers?

Accepted Answer

A) They caused wages to rise. 
B) They caused wages to drop. 
C) American workers accepted immigrants because they increased union power. 
D) Immigrants provided another market for American goods. 
A) They caused wages to rise. 
B) They caused wages to drop. 
C) American workers accepted immigrants because they increased union power. 
D) Immigrants provided another market for American goods.

Question 9

How was the tariff issue under Jackson settled?

Accepted Answer

A) South Carolina seceded. 
B) The tariff was lowered but South Carolina retained the right to secede. 
C) The tariff was lowered and South Carolina withdrew its nullification action. 
D) Calhoun was impeached for disobeying a federal law. 
A) South Carolina seceded. 
B) The tariff was lowered but South Carolina retained the right to secede. 
C) The tariff was lowered and South Carolina withdrew its nullification action. 
D) Calhoun was impeached for disobeying a federal law.

Question 10

What group of people in particular were anxious to expel the Cherokee from Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A) cotton growers 
B) white miners 
C) fishermen 
D) traders 
A) cotton growers 
B) white miners 
C) fishermen 
D) traders

Question 11

What was the goal of most abolitionists before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A) immediate emancipation of all enslaved people only 
B) immediate emancipation and the gradual recognition of slaves as political equals 
C) gradual and peaceful emancipation and the gradual recognition of slaves as political and social equals 
D) gradual and peaceful emancipation of all enslaved people only 
A) immediate emancipation of all enslaved people only 
B) immediate emancipation and the gradual recognition of slaves as political equals 
C) gradual and peaceful emancipation and the gradual recognition of slaves as political and social equals 
D) gradual and peaceful emancipation of all enslaved people only

Question 12

Why was the life of a slave harder for those located in the new southwest?

Accepted Answer

Most were owed by yo

Question 13

The Texas movement for independence was

Accepted Answer

A) supported by Tejanos but not Texians. 
B) supported by Texians but not Tejanos. 
C) opposed by both Tejanos and Texians. 
D) supported by both Tejanos and Texians. 
A) supported by Tejanos but not Texians. 
B) supported by Texians but not Tejanos. 
C) opposed by both Tejanos and Texians. 
D) supported by both Tejanos and Texians.

Question 14

Which of the following arguments of racial superiority did southerners use to justify the necessity for slavery?

Accepted Answer

A) Skull size was related to intellectual ability. 
B) The ability to read was related to intellect. 
C) Blacks were incapable of following complicated orders. 
D) Blacks were not as physically developed as whites. 
A) Skull size was related to intellectual ability. 
B) The ability to read was related to intellect. 
C) Blacks were incapable of following complicated orders. 
D) Blacks were not as physically developed as whites.

Question 15

How were American artisans affected by the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) They were encouraged to continue producing unique goods. 
B) They were underpriced by manufactured goods. 
C) Handwork continued to be an important part of the sewing industry. 
D) Artisans managed to retain their autonomy. 
A) They were encouraged to continue producing unique goods. 
B) They were underpriced by manufactured goods. 
C) Handwork continued to be an important part of the sewing industry. 
D) Artisans managed to retain their autonomy.

Question 16

What was the eventual outcome of the Second Seminole War?

Accepted Answer

A) Seminoles defeated American forces and continued to reside in Georgia. 
B) Seminoles were defeated and relocated to unsettled areas. 
C) Americans and Seminoles entered into a mutually beneficial peace treaty. 
D) Americans withdrew due to political pressure. 
A) Seminoles defeated American forces and continued to reside in Georgia. 
B) Seminoles were defeated and relocated to unsettled areas. 
C) Americans and Seminoles entered into a mutually beneficial peace treaty. 
D) Americans withdrew due to political pressure.

Question 17

According to Marx and Engels, which of the following was most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) decline of agricultural workers 
B) rise of the factory owners in political power 
C) increase in property ownership by the rich 
D) rise of the working class 
A) decline of agricultural workers 
B) rise of the factory owners in political power 
C) increase in property ownership by the rich 
D) rise of the working class

Question 18

What factors conspired to promote strict separation of gender roles?

Accepted Answer

The idea of separate spheres;

Question 19

Why did Mississippi pass a Married Woman's Property Act in 1823?

Accepted Answer

To keep sl

Question 20

What did American settlers in the southwest think about the Mexican and Indian residents?

Accepted Answer

A) They respected the Mexicans for their revolutionary spirit but not the Indians. 
B) They considered both groups obstacles to expansion. 
C) They respected Indians for trading but loathed the Mexicans. 
D) They respected both groups as part of America's diverse landscape. 
A) They respected the Mexicans for their revolutionary spirit but not the Indians. 
B) They considered both groups obstacles to expansion. 
C) They respected Indians for trading but loathed the Mexicans. 
D) They respected both groups as part of America's diverse landscape.

Exam 11: New Boundaries, New Roles- 1820-1856

Why was it difficult for Americans to form a unified vision of democracy?

Although in general the explorations of Wilkes were considered an achievement, some people were concerned that

How did the status of the family change as a result of the expansion of an industrialized nation?

How did the laws of coverture affect women?

What did Americans have to do in order to legally settle in Spanish territories in the Southwest?

What steps did the Mexicans take to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church in North America?

New attitudes regarding manhood were less accepted among ______ men.

How did immigrants between 1830 and 1850 affect American workers?

How was the tariff issue under Jackson settled?

What group of people in particular were anxious to expel the Cherokee from Georgia?

What was the goal of most abolitionists before the Civil War?

Why was the life of a slave harder for those located in the new southwest?

The Texas movement for independence was

Which of the following arguments of racial superiority did southerners use to justify the necessity for slavery?

How were American artisans affected by the Industrial Revolution?

What was the eventual outcome of the Second Seminole War?

According to Marx and Engels, which of the following was most likely to occur?

What factors conspired to promote strict separation of gender roles?

Why did Mississippi pass a Married Woman's Property Act in 1823?

What did American settlers in the southwest think about the Mexican and Indian residents?

North America Encounters the Atlantic World

Colonists on the Margins, 1565-1640

Forging Tighter Bonds, 1640 to the 1690s

Accelerating the Pace of Change, c. 1690-1730

Battling for Souls, Minds, and the Heart

Empire and Resistance, 1763-1776

A Revolutionary Nation, 1776-1789

A New Nation Facing a Revolutionary World 1789-1815

American Peoples on the Move, 1789-1824

Market Revolutions and the Rise of Democracy 1789-1832

Religion and Reform, 1820-1850

A House Dividing, 1844-1860

The Civil War

Reconstructing America, 1865-1877

Forging a Transcontinental Nation, 1877-1900

A New Industrial and Labor Order, 1877-1900

Cities, Immigrants, Culture, and Politics, 1877-1900

The US Expands Its Reach, 1892-1912

An Age of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A New ERA, 1920-1930

A New Deal for Americans, 1931-1939

Arsenal of Democracy- the World at War, 1931-1945

Prosperity and Liberty Under the Shadow

The Dynamic 1950s

The Optimism and Anguish of the 1960s

The Vietnam ERA, 1961-1975

Conservatism Resurgent, 1974-1989

After the Cold War, 1988-2000

Twenty-First Century Dangers and Promises

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