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?

The Colt revolver and interchangeable parts for manufacturing Signup and view all the answers

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

Extension of slavery into the territories Signup and view all the answers

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

Francis Cabot Lowell Signup and view all the answers

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

To reform American life 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?

The new concept of domesticity governing women’s roles as wife and mother 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?

James Fenimore Cooper Signup and view all the answers

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

Skilled and unskilled workers – men and women, whites, and free African Americans Signup and view all the answers

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

Religious literature Signup and view all the answers

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

George Caleb Bingham Signup and view all the answers

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

Natural increase 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?

Native Americans were considered foreign nations during that time Signup and view all the answers

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

It offered help to the newly independent nations of South America 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?

Africans were banned from immigrating after 1808 by the Constitution 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?

The Louisiana Territory was sparsely populated at that time 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?

Native Americans were counted separately as foreign nations Signup and view all the answers

Which development made the putting-out system possible?

Division of labor Signup and view all the answers

What did Jackson's Specie Circular result in?

State banks issuing more and more banknotes not backed by gold or silver Signup and view all the answers

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

Andrew Jackson 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'?

Andrew Jackson Signup and view all the answers

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

The rapid decline in the Methodist and Baptist churches Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the effects of the transportation revolution?

The price of food fell in the Northeast Signup and view all the answers

What was NOT a result of the transportation revolution?

Less value was placed on women's work that did not generate income Signup and view all the answers

Which event did NOT result from the Second Great Awakening?

A rapid decline in membership in the Methodist and Baptist churches Signup and view all the answers

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

Increased reliance on horse-drawn carriages Signup and view all the answers

What did President Jackson's Specie Circular cause?

State banks issuing unbacked banknotes Signup and view all the answers

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

Abolition Signup and view all the answers

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

Individuals right to sell land to European Americans Signup and view all the answers

What did NOT split the abolitionist movement?

Southern abolitionists versus Northern abolitionists Signup and view all the answers

John James Audobon painted detailed and realistic pictures of what?

Birds in their natural habitat Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

To warn European nations to stay out of the Americas Signup and view all the answers

Why was the Missouri Compromise significant?

It set a boundary line for the expansion of slavery Signup and view all the answers

What occurred as a result of the election of 1824?

Presidency dominance by New Englanders Signup and view all the answers