Question 1

A market-based economy characteristically produces boom-and-bust cycles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Clermont

Accepted Answer

A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) earned a medical degree, a first of its kind 
E) was a piano maker and immigrant
F)helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public education
G)was the first clipper ship
H)improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great Plains
I)was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton
J)was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brand
K)was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favorite 
A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) earned a medical degree, a first of its kind 
E) was a piano maker and immigrant
F)helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public education
G)was the first clipper ship
H)improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great Plains
I)was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton
J)was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brand
K)was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favorite

Question 4

How did the expanding "market-based economy" impact the lives of workers, professionals, and women?

Accepted Answer

The expanding "market-based economy" had

Question 5

By 1860, one would MOST likely encounter Norwegian and Swedish immigrants in

Accepted Answer

A)  New York and New Jersey. 
B)  Ohio and Pennsylvania. 
C)  California and Oregon. 
D)  Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E)  Texas and Louisiana. 
A)  New York and New Jersey. 
B)  Ohio and Pennsylvania. 
C)  California and Oregon. 
D)  Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E)  Texas and Louisiana.

Question 6

The American party condemned the rise of nativism, which was the belief that different ethnicities all had an inherent right to own land in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities in the first half of the nineteenth century, most women still primarily worked in the home or on the farm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the United States between 1815 and 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States evolved into a transcontinental power and experienced a period of economic prosperity. 
B)  The United States experienced a period of stagnation in that people mostly stayed in the same place. 
C)  The United States decreased in size and power because several states left the Union. 
D)  The United States successfully outlawed ethnic prejudices, making assimilation by immigrants rapid. 
E)  The United States became so focused on building factories that commercial agriculture turned obsolete. 
A)  The United States evolved into a transcontinental power and experienced a period of economic prosperity. 
B)  The United States experienced a period of stagnation in that people mostly stayed in the same place. 
C)  The United States decreased in size and power because several states left the Union. 
D)  The United States successfully outlawed ethnic prejudices, making assimilation by immigrants rapid. 
E)  The United States became so focused on building factories that commercial agriculture turned obsolete.

Question 9

Discuss the unique role Catholicism played in the resistance to immigration.

Accepted Answer

Catholicism played a unique role in the

Question 10

Industrialization drove the rapid expansion of towns and cities throughout New England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match each description with the item below.
-Francis Cabot Lowell

Accepted Answer

A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) earned a medical degree, a first of its kind 
E) was a piano maker and immigrant
F)helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public education
G)was the first clipper ship
H)improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great Plains
I)was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton
J)was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brand
K)was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favorite 
A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) earned a medical degree, a first of its kind 
E) was a piano maker and immigrant
F)helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public education
G)was the first clipper ship
H)improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great Plains
I)was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton
J)was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brand
K)was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favorite

Question 12

Which of the following statements describes the minstrel shows between the 1830s and 1870s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immensely popular, they often included the songs of Stephen Foster. 
B)  They featured black performers made up as whites. 
C)  They were similar to operatic shows. 
D)  They portrayed black characters positively. 
E)  Primarily elite and educated audiences embraced them. 
A)  Immensely popular, they often included the songs of Stephen Foster. 
B)  They featured black performers made up as whites. 
C)  They were similar to operatic shows. 
D)  They portrayed black characters positively. 
E)  Primarily elite and educated audiences embraced them.

Question 13

How did the opening of the Erie Canal economically transform the Midwest?

Accepted Answer

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 ha

Question 14

Which of the following statements accurately describes Irish immigrants by the start of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of them had remarkable careers in business, especially real estate. 
B)  They had energized American trade unions. 
C)  Most of them had converted to Protestantism. 
D)  They started a new party for immigrants out of disdain for the Democrats. 
E)  They had warm relations with German immigrants and tended to live in the same communities. 
A)  Most of them had remarkable careers in business, especially real estate. 
B)  They had energized American trade unions. 
C)  Most of them had converted to Protestantism. 
D)  They started a new party for immigrants out of disdain for the Democrats. 
E)  They had warm relations with German immigrants and tended to live in the same communities.

Question 15

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

Accepted Answer

Popular culture in antebellum America wa

Question 16

How did changes in transportation and communication alter the economic landscape during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The changes in transportation and commun

Question 17

Which of the following became popular with all classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  cockfighting 
B)  bear baiting 
C)  stand-up comedy 
D)  boxing 
E)  fishing 
A)  cockfighting 
B)  bear baiting 
C)  stand-up comedy 
D)  boxing 
E)  fishing

Question 18

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their

Accepted Answer

A)  greater cargo space. 
B)  speed. 
C)  ability to sail up rivers. 
D)  comfort for passengers. 
E)  durability. 
A)  greater cargo space. 
B)  speed. 
C)  ability to sail up rivers. 
D)  comfort for passengers. 
E)  durability.

Question 19

The greatest proportional influx of German immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In what ways did immigration alter the nation's population and shape its politics?

Accepted Answer

Immigration has significantly altered th

Exam 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy

A market-based economy characteristically produces boom-and-bust cycles.

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

Match each description with the item below. -Clermont

How did the expanding "market-based economy" impact the lives of workers, professionals, and women?

By 1860, one would MOST likely encounter Norwegian and Swedish immigrants in

The American party condemned the rise of nativism, which was the belief that different ethnicities all had an inherent right to own land in the United States.

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities in the first half of the nineteenth century, most women still primarily worked in the home or on the farm.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the United States between 1815 and 1850?

Discuss the unique role Catholicism played in the resistance to immigration.

Industrialization drove the rapid expansion of towns and cities throughout New England.

Match each description with the item below. -Francis Cabot Lowell

Which of the following statements describes the minstrel shows between the 1830s and 1870s?

How did the opening of the Erie Canal economically transform the Midwest?

Which of the following statements accurately describes Irish immigrants by the start of the Civil War?

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

How did changes in transportation and communication alter the economic landscape during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Which of the following became popular with all classes?

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their

The greatest proportional influx of German immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s.

In what ways did immigration alter the nation's population and shape its politics?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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