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The Missouri Compromise — Unit test Answers

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What was one significant result of the changes in manufacturing and transportation that took place in the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
Many factory laborers left cities to work in far away rural areas due to improvements in transportation.
B
Improved transportation led to the development of many new factories in the South and the West.
C
People in cities often made more money as they took on skilled positions in manufacturing and transportation.
D
Cities became overcrowded as more and more people traveled to the North, looking for factory work.
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What new technology made cotton “king” in the South in the 1800s?

A
the assembly line
B
the cotton gin
C
mass production
D
steamboats
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In the 1800s, most enslaved people on plantations lived in

A
large tents.
B
dormitory buildings.
C
simple cabins.
D
plantation houses.
4

In addition to making speeches and printing newspapers, many abolitionists

A
wrote petitions asking Congress to outlaw slavery.
B
organized armed rebellions in Southern states.
C
bought enslaved people in order to set them free.
D
taught young African American children in schools.
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Which statement best describes the slave codes of the 1800s?

A
They were laws that controlled the lives of enslaved people.
B
They were descriptions of the jobs held by enslaved workers.
C
They were rules for plantation owners who wanted to enslave people.
D
They were lists of the trades that enslaved people were allowed to learn.
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What was one problem with overland travel in the late 1700s and early 1800s?

A
It was impossible to ship goods over long distances.
B
It was slow and expensive to ship goods over land.
C
It was cheap to ship goods over land, but it took time.
D
It was expensive to ship goods over land, but it was fast.
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How did Frederick Douglass push for an end to slavery?

A
He led enslaved people to freedom in the North.
B
He advocated for abolition by giving speeches.
C
He was an apologist who supported abolition.
D
He published abolitionist poetry.
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Founded in 1833, the American Anti-Slavery Society

A
received overwhelmingly positive support.
B
adopted resolutions and sent petitions to Congress.
C
was opposed by activist William Lloyd Garrison.
D
held meetings in private out of fear of reprisals.
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The provisions of the Missouri Compromise stated in part that

A
Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.
B
Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
C
slavery was permitted across the United States.
D
slavery was permitted in all of the Louisiana Territory.
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Due to his efforts on behalf of Missouri, Henry Clay became known as

A
the “Great Debater.”
B
the “Leader of Congress.”
C
the “Great Compromiser.”
D
the “Slavery Supporter.”
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Abolitionists of the early 1800s were influenced by the

A
First Great Awakening.
B
Second Great Awakening.
C
rise of cotton.
D
decline of cotton.
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How did the Missouri Compromise balance power in Congress?

A
Slavery was outlawed in all new states, so there was no longer an argument over the issue in Congress.
B
Missouri and Maine entered the Union as a slave state and free state, respectively, maintaining the equal number.
C
Missouri and Maine entered the Union as slave states and kept representation equal in the Senate.
D
Missouri and Maine entered the Union as free states and kept representation equal in the House.
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The cotton gin sped up the production of cotton by

A
planting cotton seeds in neat rows for cultivation.
B
picking cotton without damaging the cotton plants.
C
separating the seeds from the cotton plant quickly.
D
packing cotton fiber into bales for shipment to mills.
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How did the invention of the cotton gin in 1793 affect the labor of enslaved people in the South?

A
Although the cotton gin affected the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers needed remained constant.
B
Although the cotton gin did not alter the tasks performed by enslaved workers, the number of workers sharply increased.
C
Because the cotton gin was so efficient, plantation owners needed fewer enslaved workers to produce cotton.
D
Because the cotton gin processed cotton so quickly, farmers needed increasing numbers of enslaved workers.
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Which best describes a difference between enslaved people in cities and those on plantations in the 1800s?

A
Enslaved people in cities were not considered to be property, while enslaved people on plantations were thought of as property.
B
Enslaved people in cities often kept some of their wages, while enslaved people on plantations never received any wages.
C
Enslaved people on plantations could learn a trade or a skill, while enslaved people in cities were thought of as unskilled labor.
D
Enslaved people on plantations did less manual labor, while enslaved people in cities spent more hours doing backbreaking work.
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Which statement is the most accurate comparison of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass?

A
Both men edited abolitionist newspapers, and both wrote autobiographies about being enslaved.
B
Both men edited abolitionist newspapers, but Garrison also wrote an autobiography about being enslaved.
C
Both men edited abolitionist newspapers, but Douglass also wrote an autobiography about being enslaved.
D
Garrison wrote an autobiography about being enslaved, and Douglass edited an abolitionist newspaper.
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Why did the House of Representatives pass the Tallmadge Amendment in 1819?

A
The amendment had already passed in the Senate.
B
The amendment was backed by the North and the South.
C
The North controlled the House of Representatives.
D
The South controlled the House of Representatives.
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The religious music of enslaved African Americans became the basis for modern

A
blues music.
B
rap music.
C
country music.
D
folk music.
19

Nativists in the 1840s believed that immigrants

A
had much in common with them.
B
deserved better working conditions.
C
could not fit into American society.
D
should be better integrated into society.
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By 1860, the number of miles of railroad tracks throughout the United States had risen to

A
3,000.
B
30,000.
C
300,000.
D
3 million.

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