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| Who encouraged people to live simply and rely on themselves in the book Walden? | Henry David Thoreau |
| Who emphasized the power of nature and emotions over rational thought? | transcendentalists |
| Who became known as the great compromiser for his work on the Missouri Compromise and other efforts to avoid a fight over slavery? | Henry Clay |
| Movement to gain the right to vote. | suffrage |
| Fulton’s steamboat would most change the lives of people near a | navigable river |
| Which of the following opinions would a nativist be most likely to express? | “America should be controlled by white Protestants born in the United States. |
| Irish immigrants often met with more hostility than other immigrants because they | were members of the Roman Catholic church. |
| Why did American settlers in Texas come into conflict with Mexico in the 1830s? | Settlers wanted more representation in the Mexican legislature. |
| According to Manifest Destiny/ most Americans thought the United States should expand to the Pacific Ocean because | They believed it was their right to possess this land. |
| Led a slave revolt in 1831. | Nat Turner |
| Who did reform work based on the belief that public education is essential to democracy? | Horace Mann |
| A champion of pushing west with new settlements. | Daniel Boone |
| Movement to end slavery. | abolitionism |
| The 49ers moved to California seeking | gold |
| The “peculiar institution” describes | slavery |
| Creator of the Cherokee written alphabet. | Sequoyah |
| Movement to eliminate alcohol consumption. | temperance |
| In general/ how did the Industrial Revolution affect children in the United States? | They worked for long hours in factories for low wages. |
| To add on or take over land | annex |
| Movement of large numbers of people from the country to cities. | urbanization |
| Abolitionist publisher of The Liberator. | William Lloyd Garrison |
| On what document is the Declaration of Sentiments modeled? | the Declaration of Independence |
| Underground railroad conductor | Harriet Tubman |
| John Jacob Astor made his fortune by employing “mountain men” of the Oregon Territory to | trap. |
| In 1821/ Mexico was granted independence from | Spain |
| How was Texas admitted to the United States? | Congress passed a joint resolution accepting the annexation treaty. |
| United States President during the Mexican-American War. | James K. Polk |
| Method of Production that brings workers and machinery together. | Factory System |
| A movement that viewed religion as a key element in the improvement of individuals and society. | 2nd Great Awakening |
| Arrested for voting in 1872. | Susan B. Anthony |
| Small groups of frontier residents who punished those thought to have committed crimes were known as | vigilantes |
| President of Independent Republic of Texas. | Sam Houston |
| Missionary settlements in the southwest were established by people from | Spain |
| Encouraged the improvement of prisons and the treatment of mental illness. | Dorthea Dix |
| The primary purpose of slave codes was to | control every aspect of an enslaved person’s life. |
| The workers at Lowell/ Massachusetts were mostly | women. |
| Which was a reason that people moved to the frontier? | All the answers are true. |
| Before the railroads were built/ most settlers journeyed to the frontier by | trail |
| A huge outdoor religious meeting. | revival |
| Under the leadership of Brigham Young in 1846/ Mormons settled in the the state today known as | Utah |
| Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and helped organized Seneca Falls Convention. | Elizabeth Stanton |
| Military leader who fought for California’s independence from Mexico | John C. Fremont |
| Songs that blend biblical themes and slavery. | spirituals |
| Californios/ a group of residents who lost much of their influence and land when California joined the United States/ were from | Mexico |
| Which of the following was a result of the invention of the cotton gin? | Cotton production increased the need for more slaves. |
| Which of the following statements is closest to Thoreau’s ideas about Civil Disobedience? | “Trust thyself.” |
| The manufacturing of large numbers of identical products quickly and cheaply. | Mass Production |
| During the 1800s/ the belief that people could improve themselves and society | led to a wave of reform movements and the establishment of utopian communities. |
| Born a slave and became a confidante of Lincoln. | Frederick Douglass |
| Widespread replacement of hand tools by machines in a society. | Industrial Revolution |
| The Seneca Falls Convention demanded that women be allowed to vote/ a right eventually guaranteed by the | 19th Amendment |
