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A map shows the locations of mill towns east of the Mississippi river. There are two mill towns marked in Massachusetts, and one marked in each of the following states: New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Question
Use the map to answer the question.
Based on the information on the map, what can you infer about industry in the United States?
(1 point)
Responses
Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
Agriculture was the major industry in the South.
Agriculture was the major industry in the South.
Mills in the Northeast had to be close to ports to make it easier to transport factory-made goods.
Mills in the Northeast had to be close to ports to make it easier to transport factory-made goods.
Population levels in the Midwest made it difficult to support the amount of labor required to industrialize.
Population levels in the Midwest made it difficult to support the amount of labor required to industrialize.
Which of the following was a result of the reform efforts spurred on by the Second Great Awakening of the 1820s?
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Responses
Limits were placed on the number of immigrants allowed into the United States.
Limits were placed on the number of immigrants allowed into the United States.
Women gained the right to vote.
Women gained the right to vote.
People with mental illness were removed from society and placed in prisons.
People with mental illness were removed from society and placed in prisons.
The temperance movement got several states to ban the sale of alcohol
The temperance movement got several states to ban the sale of alcohol.
A painting shows two men in jackets carrying walking sticks. They stand in a forest on top of a large rock above a gorge with a stream at the bottom. Forested hills rise above a valley in the background.
Question
Use the image to answer the question.
Which quality of the Hudson River School art is displayed in this painting?
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Responses
a portrayal of man’s relationship with nature
a portrayal of man’s relationship with nature
a portrayal of vivid landscapes in the Northeast
a portrayal of vivid landscapes in the Northeast
a portrayal of industrialization’s effect on nature
a portrayal of industrialization’s effect on nature
a portrayal of the European influence on American artists
a portrayal of man’s relationship with nature
A timeline shows the effects of the cotton gin on the United States.
In 1607, planters began growing cotton in the South.
In 1793, the U.S. slave population reached about 700,000, and Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
After 1793, demand for cotton increased in New England mills, and more plantations appeared in Southern states.
In 1860, the U.S. slave population reached about 4 million. In 1861, the Civil War began.
Question
Use the timeline to answer the question.
Based on the timeline, what can be directly tied to the invention of the cotton gin?
(1 point)
Responses
the Civil War
the Civil War
economic hardships in the South
economic hardships in the South
the spread of slavery
the spread of slavery
industrialization in New England
the spread of slavery
What complaint did southerners make about William Lloyd Garrison in connection with Nat Turner?
(1 point)
Responses
He supplied the weapons Turner used in his revolt.
He supplied the weapons Turner used in his revolt.
His leadership of the Underground Railroad gave Turner a way of escape north.
His leadership of the Underground Railroad gave Turner a way of escape north.
He promoted slave revolts like Turner’s with his abolitionist writings.
He promoted slave revolts like Turner’s with his abolitionist writings.
He encouraged Turner’s revolt with his antislavery speeches in Congress.
He promoted slave revolts like Turner’s with his abolitionist writings.
What did the new themes in American art and literature signify?
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Responses
continued reliance on European influence
continued reliance on European influence
development of a uniquely American perspective
development of a uniquely American perspective
a renewed interest in religion
a renewed interest in religion
a belief that technological advancements would solve humanity’s problems