#11 Use the chart to answer the question. Based on the chart, how did westward expansion affect slavery in the United States between 1820 and 1850? (1 point) Responses The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union. The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union. The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture. The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture. The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free. The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free. The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed. The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed. Question 12 #12 Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event? (1 point) Responses It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It created a temporary southern border. It created a temporary southern border. It led to the development of canal systems to move goods. It led to the development of canal systems to move goods. Question 13 #13 How did John Calhoun react to the Tariff of 1828? (1 point) Responses He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff. He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff. He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States. He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States. He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff. He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff. He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. Question 14 #14 I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night. -Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849 Use the except to answer the following question. How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience? (1 point) Responses He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War. He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War. Question 15 #15 The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States. The effect of the Canal was both immediate and dramatic, and settlers poured west. The explosion of trade prophesied by Governor Clinton began, spurred by freight rates from Buffalo to New York of $10 per ton by Canal, compared with $100 per ton by road. In 1829, there were 3,640 bushels of wheat transported down the Canal from Buffalo. By 1837 this figure had increased to 500,000 bushels; four years later it reached one million. In nine years, Canal tolls more than recouped the entire cost of construction. Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined. —New York Canals Use the passage to answer the question. How did the economic success of the Erie Canal impact westward expansion? (1 point) Responses There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West. There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West. There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East. There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East. The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West. The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West. There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system. There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system. Question 16 #16 Use the above map to answer the following question. How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X? (1 point) Responses By purchasing the land from Spain By purchasing the land from Spain By winning a war against Great Britain By winning a war against Great Britain By purchasing the land from France By purchasing the land from France By winning a war against Mexico By winning a war against Mexico Question 17 #17 Use the chart to answer the question. Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco? (1 point) Responses San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush. San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush. The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco. The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco. Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home. Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home. The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

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Response: The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

Question 12

Response: It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

Question 13

Response: He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.

Question 14

Response: He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.

Question 15

Response: There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.

Question 16

Response: By winning a war against Mexico.

Question 17

Response: The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

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#11 Use the chart to answer the question. Based on the chart, how did westward expansion affect slavery in the United States between 1820 and 1850? (1 point) Responses The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union. The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union. The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture. The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture. The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free. The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free. The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed. The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed. Question 12 #12 Why was the Mexican Cession a significant event? (1 point) Responses It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It united different cultural groups living in western areas. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. It created a temporary southern border. It created a temporary southern border. It led to the development of canal systems to move goods. It led to the development of canal systems to move goods. Question 13 #13 How did John Calhoun react to the Tariff of 1828? (1 point) Responses He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff. He used his power as vice president to influence President Jackson to oppose the tariff. He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States. He led a charge to impose stricter regulations on the Second Bank of the United States. He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff. He devised a Force Bill allowing the president the right to use the army to enforce the tariff. He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. Question 14 #14 I have paid no poll tax in six years. I was put into a jail once on this account, for one night. -Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849 Use the except to answer the following question. How did Thoreau justify this act of civil disobedience? (1 point) Responses He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disagreed with increasing taxes for the lower classes. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He disapproved of the increasing taxes to fund mainly urban areas. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War. He refused to provide tax money to a government that supported the Civil War. Question 15 #15 The completion of the Erie Canal spurred the first great westward movement of American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent commercial city in the United States. The effect of the Canal was both immediate and dramatic, and settlers poured west. The explosion of trade prophesied by Governor Clinton began, spurred by freight rates from Buffalo to New York of $10 per ton by Canal, compared with $100 per ton by road. In 1829, there were 3,640 bushels of wheat transported down the Canal from Buffalo. By 1837 this figure had increased to 500,000 bushels; four years later it reached one million. In nine years, Canal tolls more than recouped the entire cost of construction. Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans combined. —New York Canals Use the passage to answer the question. How did the economic success of the Erie Canal impact westward expansion? (1 point) Responses There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West. There was an increased demand for laborers to help build similar canals to the West. There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East. There was less competition in the West because it was sparsely populated compared to the East. The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West. The canal system eliminated many of the jobs in the East, forcing people to the West. There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system. There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system. Question 16 #16 Use the above map to answer the following question. How did the United States acquire the territory marked with the X? (1 point) Responses By purchasing the land from Spain By purchasing the land from Spain By winning a war against Great Britain By winning a war against Great Britain By purchasing the land from France By purchasing the land from France By winning a war against Mexico By winning a war against Mexico Question 17 #17 Use the chart to answer the question. Using the information on the chart, what can you infer about the Gold Rush’s impact on the city of San Francisco? (1 point) Responses San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush. San Francisco’s population grew by a greater percentage after 1860 than during the Gold Rush. The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco. The Gold Rush was a short-lived trend that had little lasting impact on San Francisco. Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home. Once the forty-niners tried their luck in San Francisco they left the city and moved back home. The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

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Question 11

Response: The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

Question 12

Response: It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery.

Question 13

Response: He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional.

Question 14

Response: He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War.

Question 15

Response: There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system.

Question 16

Response: By winning a war against Mexico.

Question 17

Response: The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

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### Question 11 **Response:** The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union. ### Question 12 **Response:** It intensified the debate over the expansion of slavery. ### Question 13 **Response:** He claimed that states had the right to cancel any federal law deemed unconstitutional. ### Question 14 **Response:** He objected to tax money being used to pay for the U.S.-Mexican War. ### Question 15 **Response:** There were more economic opportunities in the West due to the success of the canal system. ### Question 16 **Response:** By winning a war against Mexico. ### Question 17 **Response:** The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.