Reasons for the Population Growth in the United States
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Members of the Whig Party disagreed over the issue of?

  • Continuation of the central bank
  • Protective tariffs
  • Extension of slavery into the territories (correct)
  • Social reforms

What was the significance of the Mexican War in relation to Texas?

  • It resulted in Texan independence.
  • It initiated Texan annexation by the United States.
  • It led to Texan victory in the battle.
  • It settled the boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico. (correct)

Who was the first woman scientist well-known in the United States?

  • Marie Curie
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Florence Nightingale
  • Margaret Sanger (correct)

Which invention is attributed to Samuel Colt?

<p>The Colt revolver and interchangeable parts for manufacturing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the major area of disagreement within the Whig Party?

<p>Extension of slavery into the territories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who established the first example of the factory system in the United States?

<p>Francis Cabot Lowell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Transcendentalists in using their literary output?

<p>To reform American life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the early 1800s, which societal change was characterized by women's roles being governed by the new concept of domesticity?

<p>The new concept of domesticity governing women’s roles as wife and mother (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which author's works helped establish a national identity for American literature by using the frontier as subject matter?

<p>James Fenimore Cooper (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During the early union efforts, the focus was primarily on organizing which group of workers?

<p>Skilled and unskilled workers – men and women, whites, and free African Americans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed significantly to the growth in printed material by the 1830s?

<p>Religious literature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artist painted romanticized versions of life on the western frontier?

<p>George Caleb Bingham (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor primarily contributed to the significant population growth of the United States between 1780 and 1830?

<p>Natural increase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was the inclusion of Native Americans in population figures a bad guess for the significant population growth of the United States between 1780 and 1830?

<p>Native Americans were considered foreign nations during that time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was it considered bold for the United States to issue the Monroe Doctrine?

<p>It offered help to the newly independent nations of South America (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is option B (Importation of Africans) considered a bad guess for the significant population growth of the United States between 1780 and 1830?

<p>Africans were banned from immigrating after 1808 by the Constitution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is option E (Acquisition of the Louisiana Territory) illogical as a reason for the significant population growth between 1780 and 1830?

<p>The Louisiana Territory was sparsely populated at that time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why would option D (Inclusion of Native Americans in population figures) be a bad guess for the population growth of the United States between 1780 and 1830?

<p>Native Americans were counted separately as foreign nations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which development made the putting-out system possible?

<p>Division of labor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Jackson's Specie Circular result in?

<p>State banks issuing more and more banknotes not backed by gold or silver (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who most likely spoke the quotation 'John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it'?

<p>Andrew Jackson (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which president is most associated with the sentiment expressed in the quote 'John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it'?

<p>Andrew Jackson (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which effect was NOT a result of the Second Great Awakening?

<p>The rapid decline in the Methodist and Baptist churches (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the effects of the transportation revolution?

<p>The price of food fell in the Northeast (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was NOT a result of the transportation revolution?

<p>Less value was placed on women's work that did not generate income (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event did NOT result from the Second Great Awakening?

<p>A rapid decline in membership in the Methodist and Baptist churches (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which development did NOT have an effect due to the transportation revolution?

<p>Increased reliance on horse-drawn carriages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did President Jackson's Specie Circular cause?

<p>State banks issuing unbacked banknotes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which movement did the campaign for local option laws relate to?

<p>Abolition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic was NOT adopted by the Cherokee nation from European American society?

<p>Individuals right to sell land to European Americans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did NOT split the abolitionist movement?

<p>Southern abolitionists versus Northern abolitionists (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

John James Audobon painted detailed and realistic pictures of what?

<p>Birds in their natural habitat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

<p>To warn European nations to stay out of the Americas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why was the Missouri Compromise significant?

<p>It set a boundary line for the expansion of slavery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What occurred as a result of the election of 1824?

<p>Presidency dominance by New Englanders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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