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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
democratization
C
sectionalism
D
nationalism
2) When the Cherokee were forced to march west, the conditions were so terrible that the march became known as the
A
Cherokee Removal Act
B
Indian Removal Act
C
Path of Sorrows
D
Trail of Tears
3) Which of the following were key differences between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?
A
While slavery was legal in both North and South, the Southern economy depended on slave labor and the Northern economy didn't
B
The South was primarily agricultural and had developed a stronger transportation network to transport goods to markets
C
The South was more urban, industrial, and nationalist than the North.
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
Mormonism
C
Manifest annexation
D
Manifest destiny
5) Why was the Indian Removal Act passed?
A
to North American Native Americans to South America
B
to inflict pain and suffering on Native American groups
C
to acquire lands in the Northeast for white settlement
D
to acquire lands in the Southeast for white settlement
6) John Brown was a _________________ abolitionist who believed slavery should be ended by force rather than through the federal court system.
A
Immediate emancipationist
B
Gradual emancipationist
C
Christian
D
Militant
7) What led to the Missouri Compromise?
A
the desire to maintain a balance in the Senate
B
the need to add Maine as a slave state
C
the fact that slavery was illegal in Missouri
D
the effort to abolish slavery in the South
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
Texas
B
Louisiana Purchase
C
Gadsden Purchase
D
Florida
9) Which of the following is an example of nationalism?
A
Indian Removal Act
B
the Missouri Compromise
C
the Dred Scott decision
D
the Compromise of 1850
10) The first Industrial Revolution began in...
A
the British textile industry
B
the oil industry
C
the automobile industry
D
the steel industry
11) The belief that regional interests are more important that nationalism interests.
A
nationalism
B
sectionalism
C
industrialism
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
Abraham Lincoln
B
Eli Whitney
C
John Adams
D
Thomas Edison
14) A fort were the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution took place
A
Houston
B
Dallas
C
Galveston
D
Alamo
15) A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production
A
Industrialization
B
The Gilded Age
C
Communism
D
Democratization
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