History Questions
PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY HW THANK YOU SO MUCH 30 PONITS FOR BEST ANSWER!!!!!!!!!What were some reasons people chose to move west? A.to own their own land, to make money, to be their own boss, to find jobs, and for religious reasons B.The North was getting too overcrowded. C.They wanted to live where there was no slavery. for improved climate, better land, and freedom D.Many just didn't like the cities. How did the Mormons make the land around Salt Lake City flourish? A.They chose very good land that was great for farming. B.They prayed night and day. C.They built canals and dams in the hills so that the water would flow down into the valleys for farming. D.They were excellent farmers with exceptional skills. E.none of the above Why were Texans unhappy with Mexican rule? A.Texans had to convert to Catholicism. B.Mexico abolished slavery. C.Mexican troops were sent into Texas. D.Citizens were taxed for the first time. E.all of the above What did the United States gain as a result of the Mexican American War? A.lots of trouble with Mexico B.a lot of dead troops C.many new heroes D.California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, and parts of Colorado E.none of the above What were some ways California changed as a result of the Gold Rush? A.It grew from a tiny village to a boomtown. B.It had a system of laws and a government. C.It was admitted into the union. D.It harmed the Native Americans living there. E.all of the above TRUE OR FALSE6.Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States was destined by the Creator to spread out across the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean7.Capitulate means to stand firm8.Traveling across the country on the Oregon Trail was actually pretty easy9.When Texas first became independent of Mexico, it was its own country.10.The California Gold Rush was actually good for the environment.
Document 4Representatives of The Harbinger visited factories in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire.This is an excerpt from the magazine’s report of its findings.… The girls [in the Lowell Mills] attended upon an average three looms; many attended four,but this requires a very active person, and the most unremitting [constant] care. However, agreat many do it. Attention to two is as much as should be demanded of an operative. This givesus some idea of the application required during the thirteen hours of daily labor. Theatmosphere of such a room cannot of course be pure; on the contrary, it is charged with cottonfilaments and dust, which, we are told, are very injurious to the lungs.On entering the room, although the day was warm, we remarked that the windows were down.We asked the reason, and a young woman answered very naively, and without seeming to be inthe least aware that this privation of fresh air was anything else than perfectly natural, that “whenthe wind blew, the threads did not work well.” After we had been in the room for fifteen ortwenty minutes, we found ourselves, as did the persons who accompanied us, in quite aperspiration, produced by a certain moisture which we observed in the air, as well as by theheat.…Source: “The Female Workers of Lowell,” The Harbinger, November 14, 18364 According to this document, what was one condition faced by factory workers in the Lowell Mills in the183os?