Self Check: Lesson 4
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What technology restored a demand for slaves in the US South in the early 1800s?
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Cotton gin |
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Spinning Jenny |
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Correct The cotton gin made cotton production much more profitable. Large amounts of labor were required to harvest raw cotton.
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Which of the following best describes Southern society in the early to mid-1800s?
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A society where everyone had equal standing |
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The first part of the US to ban slavery |
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A rapidly changing society |
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A socially stratified society |
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Correct Southern society was stratified in that plantation owners operated at the top of society, with slaves at the very bottom.
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What person became known as a major figure in the Underground Railroad?
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Zachary Taylor |
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Frederick Douglas |
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William Garrison |
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Harriet Tubman |
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Correct Harriet Tubman led multiple groups of escaped slaves to free territory.
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What was a cause of the Mexican-American War?
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Mexico’s failed attempt to buy Texas |
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Polk’s desire to control the Mississippi River |
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President Polk’s desire for the US to control ports in California |
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Mexico’s desire to control the Mississippi River |
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Correct Polk attempted to buy territory (including California) from Mexico. He was refused, so he ordered US military forces into a disputed area hoping to provoke a war.
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The Oregon territory was contested between the United States and what other country?
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Britain |
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Canada |
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