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- The Brooks-Sumner beating in U.S. Congress was an example of growing
- Which of the following is NOT a way France aided the United States during the American Revolutionary War?a. Their navy preoccupied Great Britain in other parts of the world.b. They refused to trade with Great Britain which limited Britain's supplies.c. They sent experienced leaders to help train soldiers in the American coloniesd. They provided materials to help the American colonists sustain the war effort.
- The rapid development of steam-powered industrial production in European countries and the U.S. contributed to the increase in these regions' share of global manufacturing during the first Industrial Revolution. While Middle Eastern and Asian countries continued to produce manufactured goods, these regions' share in global manufacturing declined.
- In industrialized states, many workers organized themselves, often in labor unions, to improve working conditions, limit hours, and gain higher wages. Workers' movements and political parties emerged in different areas, promoting alternative visions of society.
- Which of the following events significantly changed Napoleon Bonaparte's mind to send troops to the Louisiana Territory?a. The French Revolution had startedb. France suffered an economic depression from 1800 to 1804c. The French could not suppress the slave revolt in Haitid. France lost the Battle at Waterloo to Great Britain
- Which of the following was NOT a reason France withdrew their troops from the Western hemisphere?a. Napoleon was advised by is minister of finance that the Louisiana Territory was not worth much.b. Napoleon needed to focus France's attention on an impending war with Great Britain.c. Many of Napoleon's troops died from contracting Yellow Fever.d. The United States made a substantial offer to purchase the Louisiana Territory that France could not refuse.
- New social classes, including the middle class and the industrial working class, developed.
- Which of the following descriptions BEST reflects the borders of the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase.a. The land spanned from the Sabine River to the Mississippi Riverb. The land spanned the entire Great Basin, including modern day Colorado, Utah, and Minnesotac. The land included the Louisiana Territory, including the port of New Orleans and access to the Mississippi River.d. The land spanned the Great Plains from the Mississippi River to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
- What treaty granted the LouisianaTerritory to France from Spain?a. Treaty of Paris 1763b. Treaty of Paris 1783c. Treaty of San Idelfonso 1800d. Treaty of Ghent 1812
- Why did President jefferson want to purchase the port of New Orleans?a. He did not want a foreign power on America's borderb. He wanted to to go Mardi Grasc He wanted to expand American territory for farmingd. He wanted trade access to the Mississippi River
- Discontent with established power structures encouraged the development of various ideologies, including those espoused by Karl Marx, and the ideas of socialism and communism.
- Which of the following was NOT a reason the French decided to assist the American colonies in the America Revolutionary War?a. The United States beat the British in the Battle at Saratoga which encouraged the France in Amenica ability to win the conflict.b. France hoped to regain territory that was lost during the Treaty of Pans in 1763. c. The American colonies and France had always enjoyed a friendly relationship.d. France wanted to avenge their loss during the French and Indian War.
- The American public was supportive of the President's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory.True or False?
- How much did the United States ultimately pay for the Loulsiana Territory?a. $2 Millionb. $10 Millionc. $15 Milliond. $20 Million
- How much land did the United States acquire through the Louisiana Purchase?a. The United States acquired approximately 828 square miles of land through the purchase.b. The United States acquired approximately 828,000 square miles of land through thepurchase.c. The United States acquired 525,000 square miles of land through the purchase.d. The United States purchased the land for approximately 4 cents per acre.
- While women and often children in working-class families typically held wage-earning jobs to supplement their families' income, middle-class women who did not have the same economic demands to satisfy were increasingly limited to roles in the household or roles focused on child development.
- The rapid urbanization that accompanied global capitalism at times led to a variety of challenges, including pollution, poverty, increased crime, public health crises, housing shortages, and insufficient infrastructure to accommodate urban growth.
- Western European countries began abandoning mercantilism and adopting free trade policies, partly in response to the growing acceptance of Adam Smith's theories of laissez-faire capitalism and free markets.
- The development of machines, including steam engines and the internal combustion engine, made it possible to take advantage of both existing and vast newly discovered resources of energy stored in fossil fuels, specifically coal and oil. The fossil fuels revolution greatly increased the energy available to human societies.
- Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph made exploration, development, and communication possible in interior regions globally, which led to increased trade and migration.