TEKS SS 8.6B-8.6C

In the 1840s, Seneca Falls, New York Became the scene of an important convention for _______________.

• Women's Rights

• labor union organization

• temperance

• Prison Reform

What is Annexation of Texas?

• Purchased from Spain in 1819 for $5 million

• Occurrence of statehood in 1845 following independence from Mexico

• 1803 purchase of land from France that doubled the size of the United States

• Land purchase from Mexico in 1853 to build a railroad connecting the South to the Pacific Coast

Which set of events is listed in chronological order?

• Boston Tea Party, signing of the Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Boston Massacre

• Boston Massacre, signing of the Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party

• Boston Tea Party, signing of the Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, signing of the Declaration of Independence

Which set of wars is listed in chronological order?

• War of 1812, U.S.-Mexican War, French and Indian War, Civil War

• U.S.-Mexican War, War of 1812, French and Indian War, Civil War

• Civil War, War of 1812, U.S.-Mexican War, Civil War

• French and Indian War, War of 1812 U.S.-Mexican War, Civil War

One way in which the temperance movement and the woman’s suffrage movement were similar is that both sought to —

• reform society through a constitutional amendment

• achieve greater rights for women

• end the drinking of intoxicating beverage

• impose a set of shared religious beliefs on others

“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men — the balance-wheel of the social machinery.” Which reformer dedicated his/her efforts to implementing this strategy for improving society?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Horace Mann

How did President George Washington’s Farewell Address influence the foreign policy of the United States?

• It signaled that American Presidents should reduce the importation of European goods.

• It cautioned American Presidents to halt the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European powers.

• It advised later American Presidents to follow a policy of neutrality in dealing with European nations

• It suggested that American leaders place restrictions on the number of immigrants entering the United States

Why was the Monroe Doctrine (1823) of such importance to the United States?

• It announced that the United States was ready to enter into military alliances with European powers

• It expanded the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.

• It gained rights for American merchants to harbor their ships in ports around the world.

• It demonstrated that Americans would not engage in actions affecting areas beyond their own borders.

What attracted so many Americans to California in the late 1840s?

• the availability of inexpensive farmland

• the discovery of gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada

• employment building a transcontinental railroad

• increasing trade with China and Japan

The annexation of Texas, the Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase were all important steps in efforts by the United States to —

• remove all threats of foreign invasion

• bring an end to slavery in new territories

• achieve the goal of Manifest Destiny

• develop overseas colonies