Mid Year Unit Exam
- 1.James Polk went to war with Mexico
- A.
To retaliate for the harsh Mexican treatment of Texans.
- B.
To distract Americans from other domestic issues.
- C.
To prevent a Mexican attempt to reacquire Texas.
- D.
To protect the southern border of the United States.
- E.
To force the secession of New Mexico and California.
- 2.Which of the following was NOT an essential feature of the factory system?
- A.
The work force being located in one place
- B.
The use of interchangeable parts
- C.
Each product being produced by one worker
- D.
A supervised work force
- E.
Payment of cash wages
- 3.John Tyler initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny
- A.
To build a base for his reelection in 1844.
- B.
To win the support of his fellow Whigs.
- C.
In hopes of identifying himself with James Monroe.
- D.
To bring together the Whig and Democratic parties.
- E.
With the aid of Henry Clay.
- 4.Which one of the following was an important premise of Manifest Destiny?
- A.
Population growth required new territories
- B.
God supported American expansion
- C.
The notion of free development
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 5.________, the hero of San Jacinto, became the first president of the Texas Republic.
- A.
Frank Dallas
- B.
Stephen F. Austin
- C.
William Becknell
- D.
W. B. Travis
- E.
Sam Houston
- 6.The arrival of large numbers of immigrants
- A.
Did not worsen living conditions in the cities.
- B.
Did not contribute measurably to city developments.
- C.
Forced the development of more sanitary waste systems.
- D.
Was a positive development for American cities.
- E.
Worsened the already serious problems of the cities.
- 7.The rallying cry "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" referred to which desired territory?
- A.
Texas
- B.
Arizona
- C.
California
- D.
Oregon
- E.
New Mexico
- 8.For the American economy, railroads
- A.
Had little effect.
- B.
Were a boom only for agricultural interests.
- C.
Took a few years to become an important component.
- D.
Had an enormous effect.
- E.
Affected only those segments related to transportation.
- 9.Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Young America movement?
- A.
A weak foreign policy
- B.
Territorial policy
- C.
Technological progress
- D.
A celebration of American virtue
- E.
Economic expansion and growth
- 10.Manifest Destiny was based, in part, on
- A.
The desire for new territory for slavery.
- B.
Simple greed.
- C.
The political needs of the Democratic Party.
- D.
The desire to drive Spain out of North America.
- E.
The belief that God was on the side of American expansionism.
- 11.The increasing employment of immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s
- A.
Tended to force wages up.
- B.
Had little effect on worker organization.
- C.
Had little effect on wages.
- D.
Made it difficult to organize industrial workers.
- E.
Encouraged immigrants to assimilate as soon as possible in hopes of getting better paying positions.
- 12.In ________, Herman Melville produced a novel, original in form and conception, to fulfill the demand of Young Americans for a New Literature.
- A.
Tristram Shandy
- B.
Moby Dick
- C.
Ulysses
- D.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- E.
The Scarlet Letter
- 13.The majority of immigrants became
- A.
Farmers.
- B.
Wage workers in factories.
- C.
Businessmen.
- D.
Sharecroppers.
- E.
Skilled craftsmen.
- 14.Characteristic of the change in labor in the 1830s and 1840s was
- A.
An increase in the proportion of women employed.
- B.
The decline in working conditions.
- C.
An overall improvement in working conditions.
- D.
That fewer family members had to work to support the family unit.
- E.
The decline in child labor.
- 15.The ________ immigrants to the United States settled in the Northeast and faced prejudice.
- A.
Italian
- B.
Chinese
- C.
Chinese
- D.
Irish
- E.
German
- 16.For former rural folk, the transition to industrial wage labor
- A.
Represented a step up on the social scale.
- B.
Allowed most of them to realize the American dream.
- C.
Was not made easily.
- D.
Was facilitated by their past work habits.
- E.
Raised few serious problems.
- 17.The major factor that pushed the Irish immigrant to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s was
- A.
The decline in the number of jobs in Ireland.
- B.
The oppression of the British government.
- C.
The overpopulation of Ireland.
- D.
The great potato famine.
- E.
The persecution of Catholics.
- 18.In 1830, California, Texas, and New Mexico were under the sovereignty of
- A.
France.
- B.
The United States.
- C.
Mexico.
- D.
Great Britain.
- E.
Spain.
- 19.One of the most important effects of the American industrial revolution was
- A.
Unionization.
- B.
A great wave of immigration.
- C.
A decline in the need for labor.
- D.
The automation of factories.
- E.
The growth of socialism.
- 20.California in the 1830s and 1840s was controlled by
- A.
The United States.
- B.
Mexico.
- C.
Spain.
- D.
Canada.
- E.
Great Britain.
- 21.The Mormon community, established in Utah,
- A.
Barely survived in the desert lands.
- B.
Was as disorderly as other frontier communities.
- C.
Failed as a permanent settlement.
- D.
Survived in hiding for years.
- E.
Was a model of a planned and efficient settlement.
- 22.Most German immigrants came to the United States to escape
- A.
Political oppression.
- B.
Hard times.
- C.
European wars.
- D.
Famine.
- E.
Religious persecution.
- 23.The leader of the Mormon trek to Utah was
- A.
Josiah Deseret.
- B.
Moses Austin.
- C.
John C. Fremont.
- D.
Brigham Young.
- E.
Joseph Smith.
- 24.Which of the following was NOT Mexican territory in 1825?
- A.
Arizona
- B.
California
- C.
Texas
- D.
Oregon
- E.
New Mexico
- 25.Opposition to Tyler's plan for the annexation of Texas came, primarily, from
- A.
Northern antislavery Whigs.
- B.
Southern agricultural interests.
- C.
New England merchants.
- D.
Mexican Catholics.
- E.
Great Britain.
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