Which of the following accurately portrays what life was like for pioneers traveling west?
(1 point)
Responses
Entire families rarely traveled together because it was too dangerous for the children.
Entire families rarely traveled together because it was too dangerous for the children.
Travel across the land was preferred over river travel because of the need to bring wagons.
Travel across the land was preferred over river travel because of the need to bring wagons.
Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.
Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.
Pioneers traveled along well-maintained trails with little difficulty.
Pioneers carried all their possessions on long and dangerous trails.
Total Number of Enslaved Peoples Living in the United StatesYear Number of Slaves
1790 697,897
1800 893,041
1810 1,191,364
1820 1,539,038
1830 2,009,050
1840 2,487,455
1850 3,204,313
1860 3,953,760
Question
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Based on the chart, how did westward expansion affect slavery in the United States between 1820 and 1850?
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Responses
The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.
The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.
The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.
The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.
The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.
The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.
The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed.
The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.
An illustration shows a line of covered wagons traveling along a trail through the wilderness.
Question
Use the image to answer the question.
What was the biggest threat of traveling west in the manner shown in the illustration?
(1 point)
Responses
Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.
Disease spread quickly because the travelers lived so close together.
Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.
Individual wagons would oftentimes be separated from the group.
Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Settlers were unable to purchase or trade for goods along the way.
Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
Groups faced the possibility of ambush by hostile natives.
A map titled “Free and Slave States and Territories, 1845” shows the boundaries of states and territories and classifies them based on the legality of slavery there in 1845.
The following states and territories were free:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin Territory
Unorganized Territory
Oregon Country
Slavery was still legal in the following states and territories:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Florida Territory
an unnamed territory north of the Republic of Texas covering most of present-day Oklahoma.
Question
Use the map to answer the question.
What main reason Congress initially refused to annex Texas is supported by the information on this map? 2 that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would almost certainly mean war with Mexico.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a free state and anger Southerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would jeopardize the country’s other claims in California.
If the United States annexed Texas, it would enter as a slave state and anger Northerners.
If the United States annexed Texas, slave states would almost certainly outnumber free states.
Which of the following was one cause of the Mexican-American War?
(1 point)
Responses
The United States annexed Texas.
The United States annexed Texas.
Mormons moved into Mexican territory.
Mormons moved into Mexican territory.
President Polk purchased Texas.
President Polk purchased Texas.
Mexico offered to sell California.
The United States annexed Texas.
Population of San Francisco, 1848–1870Date Population
April 1848 850
July 1849 5,000
December 1849 25,000
1850 21,000
1852 36,151
1860 56,802
1870 149,473
Question
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Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco?
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Responses
San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home.
The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.