Question 1

What did the Female Labor Reform Association campaign for?

Accepted Answer

A)  more jobs for women and children 
B)  more managerial positions for women 
C)  higher pay 
D)  shorter working hours 
E)  an end to all forms of sexual harassment

Question 2

Due to their poverty,where did most Irish immigrants settle in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the South 
B)  the Midwest 
C)  the Far West 
D)  the Northeast 
E)  the Gulf Coast region

Question 3

According to historian Norman Graebner,the United States did not annex all of Mexico because they already had ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. citizenship for thousands of Mexicans living in the territory 
B)  the grazing lands of the southwest 
C)  the fertile farming lands of new Mexico 
D)  the harbors of California 
E)  the deserts of Arizona

Question 4

What finally led Mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the United States and prepare for armed conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republic of Texas began claiming land south of the Rio Grande. 
B)  The United States annexed Texas and claimed the land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. 
C)  The U.S. military began fighting for control over California harbors. 
D)  The U.S. government refused to grant rights of citizenship to people of Mexican descent living in Texas. 
E)  President Polk criticized the Mexican government in a scathing public address.

Question 5

What caused the Mexican-American War to last much longer than expected?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Americans lacked the resources to attack in earnest. 
B)  The Americans lost a string of important battles. 
C)  Severe weather slowed the American advance. 
D)  The Mexicans were better prepared to battle in the Mexican terrain. 
E)  The Mexicans stubbornly refused to make peace despite military defeats.

Question 6

Which of the following best sums up the ideals of John O'Sullivan's concept of Manifest Destiny?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America was American property. 
B)  Britain and Mexico were the natural enemies of the U.S. 
C)  Industrialization and expansion are inextricably linked. 
D)  The U.S. was destined to expand into North America. 
E)  The U.S. was doomed if it could not expand.

Question 7

How did the Mexican-American War affect sectional tensions in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tensions were appeased because of the expansion of slavery. 
B)  New ties between the Old and New Northwest increased national harmony. 
C)  Linked by railroads, the entire country entered a period of unprecedented harmony. 
D)  It eased North-South tensions because of the acquisition of new territory. 
E)  It exacerbated North-South conflicts because of the slavery issue.

Question 8

What did state and local governments do to help the early railroads?

Accepted Answer

A)  They gave them money and land. 
B)  They gave them the right to seize private property. 
C)  They gave them free labor to lay tracks. 
D)  They gave them legal immunity. 
E)  They backed railroad bonds.

Question 9

After the Mexican-American War,the Young America movement shifted its focus to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic growth and industrialization 
B)  adding Canada and Alaska to the United States 
C)  the abolition of slavery 
D)  making the United States a world power 
E)  spreading the gospel to foreign lands

Question 10

Which of the following characterizes the experience of German immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  They suffered less prejudice than the Irish. 
B)  They suffered more prejudice than the Irish. 
C)  They could not be assimilated easily into American society. 
D)  They possessed few agricultural or other skills. 
E)  They were few in number.

Question 11

One of the important ideas behind the concept of Manifest Destiny was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  converting recent immigrants to Protestantism 
B)  the establishment of the factory system 
C)  the inclusion of women in the workforce 
D)  territorial expansion 
E)  the abolition of slavery

Question 12

Where did most of the immigrants to the United States come from in the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Middle East 
B)  Europe 
C)  Africa 
D)  Latin America 
E)  China

Question 13

Which of the following novels was so original in form and conception that it was considered the ideal Young American novel?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Scarlet Letter 
B)  Moby-Dick 
C)  Uncle Tom's Cabin 
D)  Pride and Prejudice 
E)  Jane Eyre

Exam 13: an Age of Expansionism