Manifest Destiny

Question 1

How did the invention of mechanical farming equipment affect the American economy in the mid-1800s?

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It increased economic productivity.

Question 2

How did abolitionists want to change US society in the early 1800s?

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They wanted to end the practice of slavery.

Question 3

An accomplishment of Andrew Jackson’s presidency was

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establishing the spoils system.

Question 4

What immediate need led to an invention in 1838 by John Deere?

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a way to break through the thick soil of the plains

Question 5

Which of the following did President Andrew Jackson support?

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expanding voting rights

Question 6

A long-term effect of the National Bank crisis was that the economy was

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weakened by high inflation.

Question 7

Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in

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prisons and hospitals.

Question 8

What transportation improvement made travel on land routes easier in the 1800s?

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paved roads

Question 9

Which of the following best explains the outcome of the 1828 presidential election?

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John Quincy Adams was unpopular, and Andrew Jackson ran a strong campaign.

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