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What new technology made cotton “king” in the South in the 1800s?

the cotton gin

mass production

steamboats

the assembly line

Which best describes John C. Calhoun?

a Massachusetts senator who was antislavery but supported compromise

one of the great orators in history who ran for president four times

a two-time vice president who supported slavery and states’ rights

a president who declared nullification was a form of treason

What was one result of the Second Great Awakening?

The abolition movement was denounced as sinful.

Religion remained separate from social issues.

The Quakers were condemned for their views.

Reform movements developed and took hold.

Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad?

It was a north-south route along an early railroad line in the 1800s.

It was a secret escape network for enslaved people seeking freedom.

It was a group of abolitionists who were hiding out from the government.

It was a piece of the transcontinental railroad that was built in Kansas.

After the Texans revolted and captured San Antonio in the 1830s,

Santa Anna was quickly defeated at the Alamo.

Texas became part of independent Mexico.

Sam Houston was defeated at San Jacinto.

Santa Anna brought troops to take back the city.

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