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What is an example of how the abolitionist movement began to grow in the 1830s? Select three responses.

A
Most Southern politicians argued to end slavery.
B
Anti-slavery publications were produced.
C
The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded.
D
Petitions demanded that Congress end slavery.
E
Southern states reduced the use of slave labor.
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What describes the economy of the North in the antebellum era?

A
It relied heavily on tobacco and cotton production.
B
It lacked roads, canals, and railroads.
C
It was primarily industrial.
D
It focused on growing crops.
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The march of Cherokee resistors to the West is known as

A
Jackson’s Response.
B
the Trail of Tears.
C
Black Hawk’s War.
D
the Great Resistance.
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Who crafted the Missouri Compromise, which was passed in 1820?

A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Henry Clay
C
James Tallmadge
D
Stephen Austin
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The South’s reaction to the federal tariffs of the early 1800s stemmed from a belief that tariffs

A
raised the price of manufactured goods and hurt trade with Britain.
B
resulted in compromise with the North and higher prices for cotton.
C
resulted in fines for large plantations and slave owners.
D
raised the demand for cotton and increased trade with Britain.
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White Southerners who defended slavery were called

A
apologists.
B
abolitionists.
C
slaveholders.
D
spectators.
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Which of the following describes states’ rights?

A
the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government
B
a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation
C
the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with
D
a system that divides power between national and state governments
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Which of the following shows the correct order of events in the conflict over the Ohio Territory?

A
Indigenous nations were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.The United States signed the Treaty of Greenville.Tecumseh formed an Indigenous confederation.Tecumseh tried to rally support during the War of 1812.
B
Indigenous nations were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.Tecumseh formed an Indigenous confederation.Andrew Jackson and his army faced off against the Creek.The Creek were defeated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
C
Enslaved people who escaped came to live with the Seminole.The Seminole fought and lost the First Seminole War.Indigenous nations were defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.The United States signed the Treaty of Greenville.
D
Tecumseh formed an Indigenous confederation.Tecumseh tried to rally support during the War of 1812.Little Turtle defeated US troops in a border war.American settlers began to arrive in the Ohio River Valley.
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Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were both

A
military commanders in the Mexican-American War.
B
successful candidates for the US presidency.
C
veterans of the War of 1812 who became vice presidents.
D
Democrats who faced off against Whig candidates.
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What was one effect of Santa Anna’s rise to power in the 1830s?

A
Santa Anna outlawed slavery in all of Mexico’s territories.
B
Independent Mexican states gained more power and control.
C
Texas was taken over by Mexico and became part of that country.
D
Texas revolted and declared independence from Mexico.
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What describes the social structure of the South in the antebellum era? Select three responses.

A
mass immigration
B
small towns
C
no organized religion
D
little or no organized education
E
slow population growth
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Why was Dred Scott important?

A
He was a slave who argued he was free.
B
His court case granted legal rights to slaves.
C
His court case ended the slavery argument.
D
He was an accomplished abolitionist lawyer.
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In the mid-1800s, one result of Manifest Destiny was that

A
the northern boundary of the United States was set at 54°40’.
B
the United States and Great Britain went to war in 1846.
C
the nation elected a president who was a member of the Whig Party.
D
the traditional Indigenous way of life was threatened.
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In exchange for manufactured goods, Indigenous people in the West often traded

A
cattle.
B
sheep.
C
furs.
D
guns.
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What was one effect of settlers bringing herds of sheep and cattle to the West in the mid-1800s?

A
Native grasses were destroyed.
B
Indigenous people benefited.
C
Water supplies were polluted.
D
Diseases were spread.
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What is a plantation?

A
a small family-owned farm, numerous in the northern US states during the 1800s
B
an investment company that protected its investors
C
a large family-owned agricultural estate, usually located in the southern US states
D
a factory with machines that spun cotton fiber into cloth
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Which of the following challenges did pioneers typically face on the Santa Fe Trail in the mid-1800s?

A
desert sand that slowed wagons to a crawl
B
harsh winter snows that trapped travelers
C
heavy rainstorms that washed away roads
D
high, rugged mountains that were hard to cross
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What is an example of how states’ rights were a cause of sectionalism?

A
States wanted to pass laws without federal interference.
B
States wanted to print their own money.
C
The federal government wanted to nullify all state laws.
D
The federal government wanted to control the economy in Southern states.
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After the Texans revolted and captured San Antonio in the 1830s,

A
Texas became part of independent Mexico.
B
Sam Houston was defeated at San Jacinto.
C
Santa Anna brought troops to take back the city.
D
Santa Anna was quickly defeated at the Alamo.
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Which of the following best describes the states’ rights debate of the early and mid-1800s?

A
a conflict between the idea of federalism and the US Constitution
B
a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism
C
a conflict between the rights of one state and the rights of another
D
a conflict between the ideas of sectionalism and nullification

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