Standard 2 Review

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What were the economic and social characteristics of the North prior to the Civil War?

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Industrial economy with a focus on manufacturing

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The cotton gin impacted the United States by:

Back

Increasing the demand for slave labor

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Where were the abolitionist and women’s rights movements most prominent? Which political party did most Southerners belong to before the Civil War?

Back

The North; Democratic Party

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The northern economy was more industrialized because: It had a larger population, It had more natural resources, It had a more developed transportation network, It had a more favorable climate for agriculture.

Back

It had a more developed transportation network.

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The Louisiana Purchase was bought from which country?

Back

France

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The Monroe Doctrine is best defined as:

Back

A policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas

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What was “Manifest Destiny”?

Back

A belief in the expansion of the US across the American continents

Front

What was Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery prior to the Civil War?

Back

He opposed the expansion of slavery.

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What were the causes of the Mexican(-American) War?

Back

Territorial disputes between the U.S. and Mexico, Economic competition over resources, Cultural differences between the two nations.

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What were the causes of the Indian Removal Act?

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Economic expansion and land hunger