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1. Why did the cotton gin lead to more slavery?
A
more cotton could be produced, leading to more money
B
less cotton could be produced
C
only slaves knew how to use the machines
2. How did new states have to come in as "pairs" in the Missouri Compromise?
A
one was for Democrat, one was Republican
B
one was East, one was West
C
one was free, one was slave
3. How did the steamboat and locomotive work?
A
coal heated up water creating steam to move the engine
B
connected to the electricity grid
C
powered by horses and system of ropes and pulleys
4. How did telegraphs actually work?
A
operator picked up a device and listened to someone talk
B
coded messages were sent as vibrations through wires
C
operators used handheld radio waves
5. How did Andrew Jackson show he supported the poorer, white farmers?
A
came up with the 2nd Great Awakening
B
built the National Road
C
got rid of the National Bank
6. How did the American government say it was allowed to move the Natives?
A
Cherokee Chief John Ross let them do it
B
they passed the "Indian Removal Act"
C
the soil was bad and dangerous
7. How did 1/4 of Natives die on the Trail of Tears?
A
starvation, disease, the cold
B
drowned in the Mississippi River
C
shot by the soldiers
8. Why was there an economic depression in 1837 when Martin Van Buren was President?
A
no more railroads were being made
B
people tried to get their money out of banks, and the banks ran out
C
no more factories were being built
9. Why were many women pushing for alcohol reform (called temperance)?
A
they thought there were germs in alcohol
B
they were supporting President Andrew Jackson's ideas
C
their husbands drank too much and were physically abusive
10. How were prisons different than what existed before?
A
Inmates could get out early if they passed an exam
B
Inmates were paired up with older criminals in bunks
C
Inmates were put in separate cells to "rehab"
11. Why were young women sent to clothing factories in the Lowell system?
A
if they worked long enough, they'd get free health care
B
to make money to go to college
C
to make money for their poor families
12. Why was the Amistad slave rebellion successful compared to the others?
A
President Martin Van Buren made a deal to free them
B
they broke out of the jail
C
it took place on a ship, and the slave trade was banned