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The Antebellum Period
Test Description: Practice Test for Unit #2 in US History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The belief that the interests of the nation as a whole are more important than interests of a region or of other countries is called
A
industrialism
B
sectionalism
C
nationalism
D
democratization
2) When the Cherokee were forced to march west, the conditions were so terrible that the march became known as the
A
Trail of Tears
B
Indian Removal Act
C
Cherokee Removal Act
D
Path of Sorrows
3) Which of the following were key differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?
A
The South was more urban, industrial, and nationalist than the North.
B
The South was primarily agricultural and had developed a stronger transportation network to transport goods to markets
C
While slavery was legal in both North and South, the Southern economy depended on slave labor and the Northern economy didn't
D
The North was more urban, industrial, and nationalist than the South.
4) The idea that western expansion was America’s God-given right is called
A
the Pony Express
B
Manifest annexation
C
Mormonism
D
Manifest destiny
5) Why was the Indian Removal Act passed?
A
to North American Native Americans to South America
B
to acquire lands in the Northeast for white settlement
C
to acquire lands in the Southeast for white settlement
D
to inflict pain and suffering on Native American groups
6) John Brown was a _________________ abolitionist who believed slavery should be ended by force rather than through the federal court system.
A
Gradual emancipationist
B
Immediate emancipationist
C
Militant
D
Christian
7) What led to the Missouri Compromise?
A
the need to add Maine as a slave state
B
the fact that slavery was illegal in Missouri
C
the effort to abolish slavery in the South
D
the desire to maintain a balance in the Senate
8) The addition of this territory nearly doubled the size of the United States and cost the United States as little as 42 cents/acre.
A
Florida
B
Gadsden Purchase
C
Louisiana Purchase
D
Texas
9) Which of the following is an example of nationalism?
A
the Compromise of 1850
B
the Dred Scott decision
C
the Missouri Compromise
D
Indian Removal Act
10) The first Industrial Revolution began in...
A
the steel industry
B
the British textile industry
C
the automobile industry
D
the oil industry
11) The belief that regional interests are more important that nationalism interests.
A
sectionalism
B
industrialism
C
nationalism
D
democratization
12) This document warned Europe not to colonize the Americas
A
the Adams-Onis Treaty
B
Missouri Compromise
C
the Monroe Doctrine
D
Compromise of 1850
13) This person invented the cotton gin...
A
John Adams
B
Thomas Edison
C
Eli Whitney
D
Abraham Lincoln
14) A fort were the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution took place
A
Galveston
B
Dallas
C
Alamo
D
Houston
15) A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production
A
Communism
B
The Gilded Age
C
Industrialization
D
Democratization
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