Unit 5 Test Flashcards
What were the foundations for many of the reform movements of the early 1800s?
politics and pessimism
religion and optimism
philosophy and nativism
culture and transcendentalism
religion and optimism
Which leader was not a part of the abolitionist movement?
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Robert Owen
Angelina Grimké
Robert Owen
Which educator wanted to reform prisons and provide for the mentally ill?
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dorothea Dix
Harriet Tubman
Dorothea Dix
What was a major obstacle to Emma Willard’s efforts to reform education?
Public financing was not available because of the Panic of 1837.
Church groups actively worked against her efforts.
Many people felt that education was harmful or unimportant for girls.
Her senators refused to take action in Congress.
Many people felt that education was harmful or unimportant for girls.
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
to improve people’s spirits
to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption
to help people during difficult financial times
to recruit more converts to Christianity
to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption
What was an important element of the transcendental philosophy of the nineteenth century?
communion with nature
belief in a personal God
finding an ideal being
changing from an agricultural society to a manufacturing society
communion with nature
Which was expected of women in the early nineteenth century?
working to own property
obeying their husbands
teaching their daughters reading and math
helping their husbands make economically sound decisions
obeying their husbands
What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
to declare the emotional issues behind women’s rights
to ask men to join the crusade for women’s rights
to state the case for women’s rights
to explain to New Yorkers why women should get the vote
to state the case for women’s rights
Which is true of the reaction to the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?
Almost all women applauded the proposals for women’s rights.
Most men were relieved to have someone speak out for women.
Some women disagreed with the idea of women’s rights.
Black women spoke out more than others for the cause of women’s rights.
Some women disagreed with the idea of women’s rights.
Which nineteenth century artist is known for his paintings of Native Americans and their culture?
George Caleb Bingham
Thomas Cole
George Catlin
John Audubon
George Catlin
Who was not a nineteenth century American poet?
Emily Dickinson
John Greenleaf Whittier
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller
Which nineteenth century author wrote novels that explored themes of the frontier wilderness versus civilization?
Washington Irving
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
James Fenimore Cooper
Edgar Allen Poe
James Fenimore Cooper
How did American art of the early nineteenth century reflect American values of the period?
Artists conveyed the power and beauty of the American landscape.
Art illustrated and stressed the importance of new technologies.
Art reflected the promise of improved Native American relations.
Artists captured the need for eliminating slavery.
Artists conveyed the power and beauty of the American landscape.
What word would Ralph Waldo Emerson use to describe a person who “believes in miracle, in the perpetual openness of the human mind to new influx of light and power”?
philosopher
poet
transcendentalist
naturalist
transcendentalist
Which of Emerson’s transcendental ideals did Henry David Thoreau put into practice?
prayer and political participation
simple communication and hard work
natural selection and friendship
self-reliance and communion with nature
self-reliance and communion with nature
Which statement best explains the concept of manifest destiny?
the idea that it was God’s plan for the nation to expand across the continent
the belief that fate controlled what would happen to the United States
the trust that political solutions were usually possible
the certainty that settlers would be safe if they traveled in groups
the idea that it was God’s plan for the nation to expand across the continent
What did Mike Fink, Jedediah Smith, and other mountain men and fur traders do that helped open up the Pacific Northwest to settlement?
They formed companies that transported settlers safely west.
They fought Indians to prevent attacks on wagon trains.
They blazed trails through difficult terrain, such as the Rocky Mountains.
They encouraged religious groups to explore forming new western congregations.
They blazed trails through difficult terrain, such as the Rocky Mountains.
What trail served as a major trade route from the Missouri River to the Rio Grande?
Arkansas Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Houston Trail
Tucson Trail
Santa Fe Trail
What group of settlers experienced a difficult journey along barren lands through the South Pass to arrive at the Salt Lake Basin?
Lutherans
Unitarians
Methodists
Mormons
Mormons
What did President James Polk do in hopes of gaining additional territory, including California and New Mexico?
appoint Stephen Austin to serve as ambassador to Mexico
call for a treaty with Mexico
ask Congress for a formal declaration of war on Mexico
agree to accept the Nueces River as the southern border of Texas
ask Congress for a formal declaration of war on Mexico
What action did President Polk take that resulted in the war between the United States and Mexico?
He sent General Zachary Taylor to claim an area of disputed land for the United States.
He ordered troops to invade Mexico and capture Vera Cruz and Mexico City.
He refused to return Mexican land that had been turned over by Santa Anna.
He tricked General Santa Anna into bringing troops across the U.S. border.
He sent General Zachary Taylor to claim an area of disputed land for the United States.
What were the terms of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War?
The United States received California, New Mexico, and other land in exchange for $15 million.
The United States demanded a permanent military presence in Mexico.
Mexico and the United States agreed to form joint patrols along the Rio Grande.
The United States agreed to cede territory along the 49th parallel to Mexico.
The United States received California, New Mexico, and other land in exchange for $15 million.
What resulted from the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California in 1848?
Thousands came seeking their fortunes.
Sutter and his partner became rich by keeping the discovery secret.
Churches benefited from donations from the miners.
The U.S. military mined the gold and stored it at Fort Knox.
Thousands came seeking their fortunes.
Which was not a result of the rush to find gold in California?
scarce food supplies
widespread disease
diverse population
riches for most
riches for most
President James K. Polk campaigned on a platform of westward expansion.
To what extent did he live up to that promise during his presidency?
The United States grew by about a third.
The United States remained about the same.
The United States lost territory.
The United States added a small amount of territory.
The United States grew by about a third.
Who became a Mexican citizen, learned Spanish, and convinced the Mexican government to appoint him as an empresario so he could sell land to American colonists in Texas?
Moses Austin
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Stephen Austin
Stephen Austin
What actions by the Mexican government increased tensions between it and American colonists living in Texas?
abolishing slavery in Mexico and restricting immigration from the United States
allowing religious freedom and conscription of American colonists into the Mexican army
declaring war on the United States and arresting Stephen Austin
killings hundreds of Texas militiamen at Goliad and declaring Texas a Mexican state
abolishing slavery in Mexico and restricting immigration from the United States
Which issue caused the annexation of Texas to become hotly debated among Americans?
freedom of religion
slavery
economic opportunity
immigration
slavery
