1.which was a result of improvements in transportation, such as canals and roads, in the early 1800s? a. increased trade b. rising prices c. reduced immigration d. economic depression

2.how did railroads have an advantage over canals and roads in the early 1800s?

a.
they were not hampered by timetables or regulations.

b.
they were less expensive to build and operate.

c.
they could haul heavy goods and people more quickly.

d.
they had a better safety record than canal boats.

3.which title best describes the list of circumstances given below?

• new inventions made it faster to produce goods by machine than by human labor.
• many people moved to areas where factories and textile mills were built.
• many workers came together in one building to manufacture goods.
• the way people lived and worked changed dramatically.

a.
renaissance

b.
gilded age

c.
progressive era

d.
industrial revolution

4.who was the first common man to be elected president of the united states?

a.
andrew jackson

b.
george washington

c.
john quincy adams

d.
john adams

5.which are accurate statements about the mormon faith and its founders?

choose all answers that are correct.

a.
joseph smith founded the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.

b.
mormons refused to live in any state where polygamy was practiced.

c.
brigham young became rich by leading mormons to the california gold fields.

d.
mormons were persecuted for their religion in illinois and their leader was murdered.

6.in which way did the cherokees try to avoid being forced off their ancestral territory by whites?

a.
they killed every white settler they could find.

b.
they appealed to england and france for assistance.

c.
they took their case to the supreme court and won.

d.
they formed a human chain and refused to leave the land.

7.in which order did this sequence of events from texas history occur?

1. texas became the 28th state in the united states.
2. people from the united states settled in texas under stephen austin.
3. texans defeated santa anna and form the republic of texas.
4. texas rebels attacked san antonio but were defeated at the alamo.

a.
4, 3, 1, 2

b.
2, 4, 3, 1

c.
3, 1, 2, 4

d.
1, 2, 4,

8.which explains why congress passed the indian removal act in 1830?

a.
congress overruled president andrew jackson's attempt to protect the indian tribes.

b.
the indian tribes refused to adopt white ways of life or care for their children.

c.
the supreme court ordered congress to remove indian tribes from the east.

d.
whites wanted to take control of the indian tribes' valuable land in the east.

9.which correctly describes a reason the united states declared war on mexico in 1846?

a.
the hope of freeing texas from mexican rule

b.
the concept of manifest destiny through expansion

c.
the desire to annex the oregon territory

d.
the issue of mexico's slave-based economy

10.which event brought thousands of people to california in 1849?

a.
suffrage convention

b.
centennial exposition

c.
job fair

d.
gold rush