Quiz on the 1800s in America

What is the main theme of the story of the 1800s in America?

• The rise of technology

• The story of a nation trying to figure out how to live under a unified government

• The exploration of the West

• The development of the education system

What was a significant economic activity in the North during the 1800s?

• Cash crops

• Industrial Revolution

• Gold mining

• Fishing

What industry was the number-one industry in the North?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Textile

• Technology

What type of agriculture was central to the Southern economy?

• Subsistence farming

• Cash crop agriculture

• Organic farming

• Urban farming

What did most Northerners want to reserve for white settlers?

• America's western lands

• Slavery

• Compromise

• Civil War

What was the disagreement between the North and the South primarily about?

• Slavery

• Compromise

• Civil War

• Reservation of territories

What color represents the Missouri Compromise Line in the provided map?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

In which year was the Missouri Compromise enacted?

• 1819

• 1820

• 1821

• 1822

The Missouri Compromise was an effort to maintain the balance of power in which government body?

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Executive Branch

The Missouri Compromise involved the admission of which two states?

• Maine and Texas

• Missouri and California

• Maine and Missouri

• Texas and California