In the 1800s, a new movement called
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focused on imagination, nature, and emotion.
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romanticism
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In the late 1700s, American Indians in the Southeast were encouraged to
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adopt white culture.
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark helped open the American frontier to settlement by
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expanding American knowledge of the continent.
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How did President Andrew Jackson's policies affect American Indians?
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They called for the relocation of American Indians to western lands.
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Which is a true statement about the Trail of Tears?
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About 1 in 4 American Indians died during the journey.
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Who was sent to explore Louisiana Territory?
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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Expeditions by Zebulon Pike led to the eventual settlement of
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Texas.
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Who led the effort in the US for control over the Oregon Territory?
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James Polk
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When Americans embraced the idea of Manifest Destiny, they believed
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it was their duty to spread democracy.
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American Indian groups reacted to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 by
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going to court.
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The philosophy of transcendentalism was based on the idea that
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people are fundamentally good.
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A leading transcendentalist during the period of westward expansion was
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Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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How did technological innovations in textile mills affect the practice of slavery?
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Faster and cheaper production of cloth raised the demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers on Southern plantations.
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In what way was the South a paternalistic society during the days of slavery?
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Slaveholders believed they helped enslaved people by providing food, shelter, and clothing while relieving them of responsibility.
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An example of paternalism is the belief that
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Southern slaveholders took care of enslaved workers.
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In the early and mid-1800s, much of the Southern economy depended on
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labor provided by enslaved workers.
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By 1840, how much cotton did the United States produce per year because of changes in technology?
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about 1.3 million bales
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During the Industrial Revolution, how did innovations in technology affect the use of slave labor in the United States?
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Innovations in agricultural technology increased the production of cotton. As a result, Southern plantations needed greater numbers of enslaved workers.
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Which best explains how the invention of corporations contributed to the economy in the 1800s?
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Corporations allowed investors to invest without putting their personal property at risk, fueling the growth of new businesses.
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Why did many white Southerners hope to become slaveholders in the early 1800s?
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They saw slavery as a sign of privilege.
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Which best defines the Southern code during the slavery era?
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White Southerners believed women should not do certain chores and gentlemen should not do manual labor.
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White Southerners who defended slavery were called
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apologists.
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The first textile factory workers in the United States were predominantly
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young women.
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Before the introduction of new agricultural technology during the Industrial Revolution,
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work on Southern plantations was done by hand, which limited how much cotton could be grown.
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Which was the most important cash crop in the South in the 1800s?
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cotton
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To keep their family histories alive, enslaved persons
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passed their histories down to the next generation.
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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin based the story on
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her own contact with escaped slaves.
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Which identifies a way most enslaved workers resisted their owners?
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They caused work slowdowns.
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Read the following quote.
So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.
The quote was spoken by President Abraham Lincoln to
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Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Most enslaved people in the South maintained their family histories by
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passing them down to younger family members.
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Supervisors who were in charge of enslaved field workers were called
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overseers
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What unexpected effect did Christianity have on many enslaved people?
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Christianity gave them ideas about freedom.
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For most enslaved African Americans in the 1800s,
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clothing was handed out once a year and was given only to those who could continue to work.
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An enslaved person who learned a trade would most likely have worked for a
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saddle maker.
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Which best describes the influence of Christianity on enslaved African Americans?
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Christianity had a great deal of influence, and Bible stories about freedom often kept enslaved workers' hopes alive.
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Who published the abolitionist newspaper the North Star?
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Frederick Douglass
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Which statement best describes the impact of abolitionist publications?
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They helped spread the message of abolitionism and recruited many people to the antislavery cause.
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What was one result of the Second Great Awakening?
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Reform movements developed and took hold.
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Which best explains the goal of emancipation, as called for by abolitionist leaders in the 1800s?
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the freeing of all enslaved people
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Which statement best explains how the abolitionist movement exemplified the change it sought to bring about?
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People of different races had prominent roles in the movement.
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Read this quote by Frederick Douglass about the newspaper the Liberator.
The paper became my meat and my drink. My soul was set all on fire. Its sympathy for my brethren in bonds . . . sent a thrill of joy through my soul, such as I had never felt before!
Which of the following best describes how The Liberator affected Frederick Douglass?
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Reading the paper inspired Douglass and helped him feel that others understood the problem of slavery.
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Which explains one way William Lloyd Garrison spread his views on slavery?
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He founded an organization known as the American Anti-Slavery Society.
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As a result of the Second Great Awakening, many reformers began to view slavery as
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sinful and inhumane.
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What was one major teaching of the Second Great Awakening?
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People should live proper, moral, and respectful lives.
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The Second Great Awakening could best be described as