Question 1

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

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Formerly part of Mexico

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Dependent on heavy industry

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Bordered by the Pacific

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Slaveholding state

Question 2

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —

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port cities

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military outposts

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industrial centers

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farming communities

Question 3

Which factor encouraged more immigrants to settle in northern states than southern states during the mid-nineteenth century?

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Southern states had smaller industrial sectors.

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Governments in northern states were less corrupt.

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Northern states had lower population densities.

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Citizenship requirements in southern states were not as strict.

Question 4

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?

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Former Mexican territory

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Settled by Mormons

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Dependent on slavery

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Large coal deposits

Question 5

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

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Natural harbors provided access to markets.

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Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

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Extreme climates limited productive activity.

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Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

Question 6

Which of these characteristics also describes these two states?

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Former Spanish colonies

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Former slave states

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Founded as work colonies for debtors

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Were havens for religious dissenters

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