Question 1

Match the term with the definition.
-Utopian community organized by John Humphrey Noyes in New York in 1848. Noyes's opposition to private property led him to denounce marriage as the root of the problem. The community embraced sexual and economic communalism, to the dismay of its mainstream neighbors.

Accepted Answer

The Oneida community organized by John Humphrey Noyes in New York in 1848 embraced sexual and economic communalism, denouncing private property and marriage as the root of the problem. This community is known as a utopian community.

Question 2

Match the term with the definition.
-Term coined in 1845 by journalist John L. O'Sullivan to justify American expansion. The concept framed the American conquest of the West as part of a divine plan.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny is a term coined in 1845 by journalist John L. O'Sullivan to justify American expansion. The concept framed the American conquest of the West as part of a divine plan.

Question 3

Match the term with the definition.
-February 1848 agreement that ended the Mexican-American War. Mexico gave up all claims to Texas north of the Rio Grande and ceded New Mexico and California to the United States. The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million and to assume American claims against Mexico.

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the agreement that ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in Mexico ceding California and New Mexico to the United States, as well as recognizing the annexation of Texas. The United States also agreed to pay Mexico $15 million.

Question 4

Match the term with the definition.
-1848 declaration at the first national woman's rights convention in the United States, held in New York. The document adopted the style of the Declaration of Independence and demanded equal rights for women, including the franchise.

Accepted Answer

The description matches the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, which was a historic document produced at the first national woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.

Question 5

Match the term with the definition.
-Tools usually powered by horses or oxen that enabled farmers to harvest twelve acres of wheat a day, compared to the two or three acres a day possible with manual harvesting methods.

Accepted Answer

Mechanical reapers were tools powered by horses or oxen that enabled farmers to harvest twelve acres of wheat a day.

Question 6

Match the term with the definition.
-Route to the Northwest Territory traveled by American settlers starting in the late 1830s. Disease and accidents caused many more deaths along the route than did the Indian attacks, which migrants feared.

Accepted Answer

The Oregon Trail was the route traveled by American settlers to the Northwest Territory starting in the late 1830s. Disease and accidents caused many more deaths along the route than did Indian attacks, which migrants feared.

Question 7

Match the term with the definition.
-Independent republic established by a rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule. The victory at San Jacinto in April 1836 helped ensure the region's independence and recognition by the United States.

Accepted Answer

The Lone Star Republic was the independent republic established by the rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule, and was recognized by the United States after the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Question 8

Match the term with the definition.
-An organization dedicated to sending freed slaves and other black Americans to Liberia in West Africa. Although some African Americans cooperated with the movement, others campaigned against segregation and discrimination.

Accepted Answer

The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to sending freed slaves and other black Americans to Liberia in West Africa.

Answer: E
 Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the God-given right of the United States to expand its territory and spread its democratic values across the continent, often at the expense of Native Americans and other nations.

Answer: L
 The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the North or in Canada.

Quiz 12: The New West and the Free North

Match the term with the definition. -Term coined in 1845 by journalist John L. O'Sullivan to justify American expansion. The concept framed the American conquest of the West as part of a divine plan.

Match the term with the definition. -1848 declaration at the first national woman's rights convention in the United States, held in New York. The document adopted the style of the Declaration of Independence and demanded equal rights for women, including the franchise.

Match the term with the definition. -Tools usually powered by horses or oxen that enabled farmers to harvest twelve acres of wheat a day, compared to the two or three acres a day possible with manual harvesting methods.

Match the term with the definition. -Route to the Northwest Territory traveled by American settlers starting in the late 1830s. Disease and accidents caused many more deaths along the route than did the Indian attacks, which migrants feared.

Match the term with the definition. -Independent republic established by a rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule. The victory at San Jacinto in April 1836 helped ensure the region's independence and recognition by the United States.

Match the term with the definition. -An organization dedicated to sending freed slaves and other black Americans to Liberia in West Africa. Although some African Americans cooperated with the movement, others campaigned against segregation and discrimination.