Early Frontiers — Unit test Answers

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How did immigration to the United States from Europe change between 1840 and 1850?

A
It decreased by half.
B
It decreased by a third.
C
It more than tripled.
D
It increased tenfold.
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After 1818, the Oregon Country was controlled

A
solely by the United States.
B
solely by Great Britain.
C
jointly by United States and Great Britain.
D
jointly by the United States and Spain.
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President Polk promised to gain full control over the territory in the Pacific Northwest known as the

A
Oregon Country.
B
Republic of Texas.
C
Republic of Mexico.
D
Disputed Territory.
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Property rights laws in the 1800s stated that women who

A
were married could own property.
B
were married could not earn wages.
C
worked had to give their pay to their husbands.
D
were single could not work in factories.
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From the 1830s on, White settlers hoping to settle on America’s western coast

A
avoided the Cumberland Gap.
B
made their way along the Oregon Trail.
C
followed the trail blazed by Zebulon Pike.
D
traveled along the Mississippi River.
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Which of the following happened during the Second Great Awakening?

A
New universities were founded to educate Protestant ministers.
B
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield preached lively sermons.
C
The African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded.
D
Divisions among members led to the creation of new churches.
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Pioneers who journeyed to the West moved quickly through mountain passes to avoid traveling

A
through rainstorms, which made trails slick and wet.
B
in the dark, which made it difficult to follow the trail.
C
in large groups, which could attract attacks by wild animals.
D
through the first snows of winter, which could trap a party.
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In 1845, the United States inherited a dispute related to the border between

A
Mexico and Texas.
B
Mexico and Florida.
C
Canada and Idaho.
D
Canada and Oregon.
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Which two men explored the Louisiana Territory in the early 1800s?

A
William Clark and Thomas Walker
B
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
C
Daniel Boone and Thomas Walker
D
Daniel Boone and Meriwether Lewis
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When the middle class began to emerge in the 1800s, most married women

A
became teachers in public schools.
B
worked in mills and factories.
C
stayed home to care for their families.
D
went to college to get a degree.
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Which group worked to improve labor conditions in the early 1800s?

A
the Shakers
B
the Perfectionists
C
the abolitionists
D
the Lowell Mill girls
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What was one of the main messages of the Second Great Awakening?

A
People should help mentally ill patients.
B
People should form labor unions.
C
People should convert to Catholicism.
D
People should resist sinful behavior.
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How did Indigenous people view the westward movement of White settlers ?

A
They saw it as an invasion on their land.
B
They viewed it as “Westward Expansion.”
C
They profited by selling their land.
D
They didn’t care and ignored it.
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The mechanization of the spinning process in the late 1700s led to

A
the steam locomotive.
B
a high demand for cotton.
C
the mechanical reaper.
D
an economic decline.

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