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Only a chosen few were predestined for salvation Question 1 The new revivalism of the early 1880s rejected the traditional Calvinist idea of what? Only a chosen few were predestined for salvation

They were fleeing famine in Ireland Question 2 Large numbers of Irish immigrants began leaving their homeland in 1845 because why? They were fleeing famine in Ireland

Gaining the right to vote Question 3 Elizabeth Cady Stanton shocked others in the women’s movement by proposing that they focus on what? Gaining the right to vote

Wanted them to settle the western lands Question 4 Manifest Destiny was the idea that God had given the continent to Americans and what else? Wanted them to settle the western lands

Question 5 What belief was underlying prison reform? Rehabilitating prisoners rather than just locking them up

According to Mexican law, did new immigrants have to speak Spanish? Question 6 According to Mexican law, did new immigrants have to speak Spanish? No

Question 7 The Second Bank of the U.S. played an important role in what? Keeping the money supply of the U.S. stable

Question 8 Abolitionists argued that enslaved African Americans should be what? Freed immediately, without compensation to former slave holders

Romanticism did not emphasize what? Society over the individual Question 9 Romanticism did not emphasize what? Society over the individual

Mountain men played a vital role in western settlement because why? Question 10 Mountain men played a vital role in western settlement because why? They carved out several east-to-west trails that helped settlers move west

Fill the land with a number of settlers Question 11 Under the National Colonization Act, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large grants of land in exchange for a promise to do what? Fill the land with a number of settlers

In the North, how did citizens view the abolitionist movement? Question 12 In the North, how did citizens view the abolitionist movement? They held a wide range of views

Question 13 In 1844 presidential race, candidate promised what? Annex Texas and Oregon, and buy California from Mexico

Restricted slave recapture Question 14 Several states in the North passed “personal liberty laws” that did what? Restricted slave recapture

Question 15 Who told an audience that he was a thief and a robber because he stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master, and ran off with them? Frederick Douglas

Children were needed to help with planting and harvesting Question 16 Tax supported elementary schools in rural areas did not spread as quickly as in urban areas because why? Children were needed to help with planting and harvesting

Question 17 Why did the first pioneers become known as squatters? They settled land they did not own

After winning independence from Mexico, most Texans voted for what? Question 18 After winning independence from Mexico, most Texans voted for what? Annexation to the U.S.

Question 19 Andrew Jackson supported the spoils system because he believed what? It opened up government to more ordinary people

Which other country claimed part of Oregon? Question 20 Which other country claimed part of Oregon? Great Britain

Question 21 The Preemption Act of 1830 allowed squatters to do what? Buy land from the government for the minimum price of $1.25 per acre

Stop new slaves from being brought into the country Question 22 Supporters of gradualism believed that the first step in ending slavery was what? Stop new slaves from being brought into the country

Question 23 What was the goal of the American Colonization Society? Move African Americans to Africa

Question 24 How much money did the U.S. pay Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? $15 million

Question 25 The Bear Flag Republic came to an end when naval forces of the U.S. took possession of what? California

Question 26 What kind of movement was the Second Great Society? Religious revival movement

Question 27 What did people who formed utopian communities believe? Society corrupted human nature

Oregon to the 54 40 north latitude line Question 28 Supporters of James K. Polk cried “Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” which meant what? Oregon to the 54 40 north latitude line

How did the Donner Party try to survive? Resorting to cannibalism Question 29 How did the Donner Party try to survive? Resorting to cannibalism

Question 30 Seeking religious freedom, the Mormons traveled west settling in what is now where? Utah

Mexico could not persuade its own citizens to move to the frontier Question 31 Mexico invited Americans and other foreigners to settle in Texas because why? Mexico could not persuade its own citizens to move to the frontier

Why did the Mexican government imprison Stephen Austin? Question 32 Why did the Mexican government imprison Stephen Austin? Treason

He did not publicly take a stand on annexation Question 33 In 1844 presidential race, former president Martin Van Buren lost his party’s nomination because why? He did not publicly take a stand on annexation

Declared the region an independent republic Question 34 An uprising by settlers in northern CA resulted in a victory for the settlers who did what? Declared the region an independent republic

Polk saw Taylor as a potential rival in the 1848 election Question 35 Why did President Polk replace Zachary Taylor with Winfield Scott as commander of the forces in Mexico? Polk saw Taylor as a potential rival in the 1848 election

Question 36 What did Mexico accept as the southern border of Texas in the treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the U.S.? The Rio Grande

Question 37 What is the second in gradualism to end slavery? End slavery in north and upper south

Question 38 Why did President Polk want Mexico to fire the first shots of the Mexican-American War? He wanted Mexico to seem like the aggressor?

Question 39 What is the third step in gradualism to end slavery? End slavery in lower south with compensation

Question 40 Who patented the mechanical reaper? Cyrus McCormick

Question 41 Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas? Sam Houston

Question 42 What is Seneca Falls Convention considered by many to be? Unofficial start to the women’s rights movement