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Which person helped develop the use of interchangeable parts in 1798?

A
Lucy Larcom
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Samuel Slater
D
Eli Whitney
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What was one advantage of using steam-powered locomotives in the 1800s?

A
Locomotives were only used to transport cargo.
B
Locomotives were only used to transport passengers.
C
Locomotives relied on readily available horse power.
D
Locomotives could carry more goods than carriages.
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Which territory’s request to become a state sparked a battle over slavery in 1819?

A
Louisiana
B
Mississippi
C
Missouri
D
Texas
4

How did enslaved people escape to the North?

A
by taking part in insurrections
B
through military force
C
on the Underground Railroad
D
getting jobs in factories
5

What happened in the first few years after Mexico won its independence in 1821?

A
Americans were not allowed to settle in Texas.
B
Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas.
C
Spain prohibited slavery in all of its territories.
D
Mexico gave Texas to the United States.
6

Which of the following men thought the Republic of Texas should remain independent?

A
Sam Houston
B
John Tyler
C
Mirabeau Lamar
D
Stephen Austin
7

Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,

A
the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution.
B
components in manufactured goods were custom made.
C
most parts were made in American factories in the South.
D
all harvesting and other agricultural work was done by hand.
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How did the introduction of the cotton gin affect enslaved workers on Southern plantations?

A
Enslaved workers had less work to do.
B
Planters gave enslaved workers better working conditions.
C
Enslaved workers were able to purchase insurance.
D
Planters demanded enslaved laborers work faster.
9

Which abolitionist led a military expedition during the Civil War?

A
Frederick Douglass
B
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
C
Harriet Tubman
D
William Lloyd Garrison
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In the early and mid-1800s, much of the North’s economy depended on

A
unskilled labor supplied by immigrants.
B
goods manufactured by skilled craftsmen.
C
advances in agricultural technology.
D
the labor of enslaved people.
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At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there was conflict between the North and the South because of

A
opposition to Manifest Destiny.
B
differences in the size of states.
C
opposition to the Louisiana Purchase.
D
differences in regional economies.
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The development of mass production and cheap shipping meant that

A
the prices of manufactured goods increased rapidly.
B
factory goods could be purchased across the US.
C
people were less likely to buy factory-made goods.
D
no one could afford goods produced in factories.

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