Question 1 (2 points)
which was not a reason that new england became the center of the american industrial revolution?

new england's access to the nearby state of pennsylvania's abundant supply of coal

new england's coastal trading ports on or near the atlantic ocean

new england's large numbers of swift-flowing rivers that could produce power

new england's climate which supported large plantations

question 2 (2 points)
americans were looking to improve their transportation systems in the early 1800s primarily so that they could:

reduce the amount of traffic on over-crowded highways

support growing immigration to the united states.

take advantage of a national market economy by getting their goods to market more easily.

defend the country from a potential attack by mexico.

question 3
a crisis erupted in the 1830s over nullification. nullification is stating that something is null and void (not valid) and is not accepted. to nullify is to refuse to recognize.

with the definition of nullification above, identify the cause of the political crisis in the 1830’s and the risk it created for the nation.

the crisis was over the power of the presidency- the congress believed that the president should not be allowed to keep the power of the veto. the risk to the country was the presidency turning into a dictatorship.

the crisis was a power struggle between the states rights and power of the federal government. the risk to the country was the possibility of states seceding from the union.

the crisis was over whether taxing was constitutional. the risk to the country was that the people were being taxed unfairly

the crisis involved states deciding to support other countries in their civil wars. the risk to the country was that states may begin fighting with each other over their alliances.

question 4
what was the impact of the indian removal act of 1830?

the cherokee were allowed to remain in georgia in accordance with a supreme court decision

native americans were removed from their lands in georgia and relocated by force to present day oklahoma, resulting in the trail of tears.

andrew jackson opposed the removal of the indians and lost re-election because of his refusal to remove them. the native americans were removed under president martin van buren

this law resulted in a reform movement to return land to the native americans, and the establishment of georgia as the first native american state.

question 5
which statement best explains the concept of manifest destiny?

the idea that it was god's plan for the nation to expand across the continent

the belief that fate controlled what would happen to the united states

the certainty that settlers would be safe if they traveled in groups

the trust that political solutions were usually possible

question 6
select the items that were included in the terms of the 1848 treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo (which ended the mexican-american war).

the united states gains the new states of missouri, nebraska, kansas, and iowa.

the united states paid mexico $15 million dollars for land obtained as a result of the end of the war

the united states demanded a permanent military presence in mexico.

the united states gains territory in present-day california, new mexico, arizona, utah, nevada, and parts of colorado and wyoming.

question 7
which of the following was not a problem in most u. s. cities in the nineteenth century?

unemployment

disease

crime

fire

question 8
what was the economic relationship between the north and the south in the early 1800s?

the north depended on taxes from the south to finance their new factories.

the south counted on the manufacturing revenues of the north for farm subsidies.

each region was economically independent of the other.

the south produced cotton and the north used it to manufacture textiles.

question 9
why was there a need for reform in the us during the mid-1800s?
cities were expanding rapidly and crime was increasing

workers were working long hours in dangerous factories

slavery was spreading into new states

all of the above

question 10
what was a barrier to industry developing in the south?

slavery provided free labor, which made producing cotton more profitable than manufacturing.

no one in the south knew how to build factories because the north would not share that knowledge.

they feared change and slavery was all they knew.

the soil in the south made it too hard to build large factories on.