Rising Tensions — Unit test Answers

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Supervisors who were in charge of enslaved field workers and often treated them cruelly were called

A
plantation owners.
B
abolitionists.
C
overseers.
D
masters.
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What was one result of the Second Great Awakening?

A
Religion remained separate from social issues.
B
Reform movements developed and took hold.
C
The Quakers were condemned for their views.
D
The abolition movement was denounced as sinful.
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What was one effect of Santa Anna’s rise to power in the 1830s?

A
Santa Anna outlawed slavery in all of Mexico’s territories.
B
Independent Mexican states gained more power and control.
C
Texas was taken over by Mexico and became part of that country.
D
Texas revolted and declared independence from Mexico.
4

White Southerners who defended slavery were called

A
apologists.
B
abolitionists.
C
slaveholders.
D
spectators.
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The introduction of the cotton gin meant that enslaved workers on Southern plantations no longer had to

A
weave cotton cloth.
B
plant cotton.
C
harvest cotton.
D
pick cotton seeds.
6

The main reason the Free Soilers came to Kansas in the 1800s was

A
to ensure that the people of Kansas could be enslavers.
B
to ensure that Kansas voted to become a free state.
C
to help free Black people move into the territory.
D
to claim the free land they were promised in Kansas.
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What was one effect of settlers bringing herds of sheep and cattle to the West in the mid-1800s?

A
Native grasses were destroyed.
B
Indigenous people benefited.
C
Water supplies were polluted.
D
Diseases were spread.
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The South’s reaction to the federal tariffs of the early 1800s stemmed from a belief that tariffs

A
raised the price of manufactured goods and hurt trade with Britain.
B
resulted in compromise with the North and higher prices for cotton.
C
resulted in fines for large plantations and slave owners.
D
raised the demand for cotton and increased trade with Britain.
9

In exchange for manufactured goods, Indigenous people in the West often traded

A
cattle.
B
sheep.
C
furs.
D
guns.
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Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,

A
the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution.
B
parts used to manufacture goods were custom made.
C
most parts were made in American factories in the South.
D
harvesting and other agricultural work was all done by hand.
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In the 1800s, the Know-Nothing Party worked to accomplish which of the following?

A
religious freedom for Catholics
B
better working conditions on farms
C
restrictions on immigration
D
better working conditions in factories
12

How many states or parts of states did the US create from the Mexican Cession?

A
two
B
five
C
seven
D
ten
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Which of the following best describes the states’ rights debate of the early and mid-1800s?

A
a conflict between the idea of federalism and the US Constitution
B
a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism
C
a conflict between the rights of one state and the rights of another
D
a conflict between the ideas of sectionalism and nullification
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How did Sam Houston persuade the United States to annex Texas?

A
by claiming that Texas would rejoin Mexico to settle its debts
B
by threatening to ask France for help if the United States refused
C
by threatening to ask Britain for help if the United States refused
D
by starting a border dispute with Mexico to gain new territory
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After the Texans revolted and captured San Antonio in the 1830s,

A
Texas became part of independent Mexico.
B
Sam Houston was defeated at San Jacinto.
C
Santa Anna brought troops to take back the city.
D
Santa Anna was quickly defeated at the Alamo.
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What is a plantation?

A
a small family-owned farm, numerous in the northern US states during the 1800s
B
an investment company that protected its investors
C
a large family-owned agricultural estate, usually located in the southern US states
D
a factory with machines that spun cotton fiber into cloth
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In the mid-1800s, one result of Manifest Destiny was that

A
the northern boundary of the United States was set at 54°40’.
B
the United States and Great Britain went to war in 1846.
C
the nation elected a president who was a member of the Whig Party.
D
the traditional Indigenous way of life was threatened.
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Between 1820 and 1850, many immigrants came to the United States from Germany. What prompted them to leave their home country?

A
Germany was in the midst of a fierce war with France.
B
German immigrants were seeking work and political freedom.
C
Germans immigrated to escape religious persecution.
D
Over a million Germans had died from starvation and disease.
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How did technological innovations in textile mills affect the practice of using enslaved workers?

A
Faster and cheaper production of cloth raised demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers.
B
Increase of machinery in textile mills meant that large numbers of enslaved workers were needed to run the machines.
C
As the number of machines in textile mills increased, the number of enslaved workers declined.
D
New technologies enabled more cloth to be made from less cotton, decreasing the number of enslaved workers on plantations.
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Which of the following best explains why South Carolina wanted to secede from the Union?

A
South Carolinians disagreed with Northerners, who believed Dred Scott should have won his freedom.
B
South Carolinians believed that Abraham Lincoln was not qualified to be president.
C
South Carolinians disagreed with Northerners, who refused to let Jefferson Davis run for president.
D
South Carolinians saw Abraham Lincoln as a threat to the institution of slavery.

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