Question 1

Match each description with the item below.
-Heinrich Steinweg

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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States E

Question 2

Early labor organizations were popular with which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  skilled craftsman 
B)  mill owners 
C)  investors 
D)  clergy 
E)  politicians 
A)  skilled craftsman 
B)  mill owners 
C)  investors 
D)  clergy 
E)  politicians A

Question 3

Which of the following was a result of the market-based economy that emerged during the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement for women's rights continued to be virtually nonexistent for another century. 
B)  Equality of opportunity came to guarantee equality in outcomes as well, for most of those pursuing wealth proved successful. 
C)  The belief spread that individuals should have equal opportunities to advance through their abilities and hard work. 
D)  The prevailing theme of political life in the first half of the nineteenth century revolved around the question of African American rights. 
E)  The population of cities declined as immigrants became disenchanted with the American dream and urban quality of life. 
A)  The movement for women's rights continued to be virtually nonexistent for another century. 
B)  Equality of opportunity came to guarantee equality in outcomes as well, for most of those pursuing wealth proved successful. 
C)  The belief spread that individuals should have equal opportunities to advance through their abilities and hard work. 
D)  The prevailing theme of political life in the first half of the nineteenth century revolved around the question of African American rights. 
E)  The population of cities declined as immigrants became disenchanted with the American dream and urban quality of life. C

Question 4

Which of the following statements describes physicians in the early 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were required to go to medical school. 
B)  They were closely regulated by the government. 
C)  They were mostly self-taught or apprenticed with an experienced doctor. 
D)  They were experts in modern medical science. 
E)  They provided roughly the same services as nurses. 
A)  They were required to go to medical school. 
B)  They were closely regulated by the government. 
C)  They were mostly self-taught or apprenticed with an experienced doctor. 
D)  They were experts in modern medical science. 
E)  They provided roughly the same services as nurses.

Question 5

What was the largest professional occupation for men in the United States by 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  teaching 
B)  medicine 
C)  the law 
D)  nursing 
E)  engineering 
A)  teaching 
B)  medicine 
C)  the law 
D)  nursing 
E)  engineering

Question 6

Railroads created the first

Accepted Answer

A)  big corporations employing thousands of workers. 
B)  steam-powered means of transportation. 
C)  bans on canal construction. 
D)  fast-food restaurants. 
E)  type of transportation that was free of noise pollution. 
A)  big corporations employing thousands of workers. 
B)  steam-powered means of transportation. 
C)  bans on canal construction. 
D)  fast-food restaurants. 
E)  type of transportation that was free of noise pollution.

Question 7

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was

Accepted Answer

A)  religious freedom in the United States. 
B)  an abundance of cheap land. 
C)  high wages in factories. 
D)  a deadly potato famine. 
E)  hatred of British rule in Ireland. 
A)  religious freedom in the United States. 
B)  an abundance of cheap land. 
C)  high wages in factories. 
D)  a deadly potato famine. 
E)  hatred of British rule in Ireland.

Question 8

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were constitutional. 
B)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were unconstitutional. 
C)  forming a trade union was illegal. 
D)  forming a trade union was legal. 
E)  employers could not hire strikebreakers. 
A)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were constitutional. 
B)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were unconstitutional. 
C)  forming a trade union was illegal. 
D)  forming a trade union was legal. 
E)  employers could not hire strikebreakers.

Question 9

During the first half of the nineteenth century, social drinking was pervasive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements accurately describes audiences in theaters during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They quietly watched performances. 
B)  They were an equal mix of men and women. 
C)  They preferred patriotic dramas to comedies. 
D)  They were reluctant to judge the quality of the acting. 
E)  They responded vocally to the quality of performances. 
A)  They quietly watched performances. 
B)  They were an equal mix of men and women. 
C)  They preferred patriotic dramas to comedies. 
D)  They were reluctant to judge the quality of the acting. 
E)  They responded vocally to the quality of performances.

Question 11

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 12

To uphold standards of quality and maintain decent wage levels, craftsman at first formed

Accepted Answer

A)  trade associations. 
B)  labor unions. 
C)  political parties. 
D)  health clubs. 
E)  chambers of commerce. 
A)  trade associations. 
B)  labor unions. 
C)  political parties. 
D)  health clubs. 
E)  chambers of commerce.

Question 13

The Erie Canal led to the growth of which city as a major processing center of wheat and corn?

Accepted Answer

A)  Savannah, Georgia 
B)  Louisville, Kentucky 
C)  Columbus, Ohio 
D)  Rochester, New York 
E)  Omaha, Nebraska 
A)  Savannah, Georgia 
B)  Louisville, Kentucky 
C)  Columbus, Ohio 
D)  Rochester, New York 
E)  Omaha, Nebraska

Question 14

Examine the impact the War of 1812 had on American industrial development.

Accepted Answer

The War of 1812 had a significant impact

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Elizabeth Blackwell

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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

Question 16

Discuss the environmental and legal developments that occurred in the United States as a result of the rising number of mills in New England in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The rising number of mills in New Englan

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-John Deere

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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
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
L)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

Question 18

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Germans who came to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were overwhelmingly Catholic. 
B)  They were poor and uneducated. 
C)  They settled mainly in rural areas. 
D)  They were highly individualistic. 
E)  They did not drink beer for religious reasons. 
A)  They were overwhelmingly Catholic. 
B)  They were poor and uneducated. 
C)  They settled mainly in rural areas. 
D)  They were highly individualistic. 
E)  They did not drink beer for religious reasons.

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following statements accurately describes trains by the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They moved much slower than stagecoaches and steamboats. 
B)  Their role in transporting people west helped protect Native American culture. 
C)  They failed to reduce transportation costs. 
D)  They could operate year-round and on all types of terrain. 
E)  They transported only freight, not people. 
A)  They moved much slower than stagecoaches and steamboats. 
B)  Their role in transporting people west helped protect Native American culture. 
C)  They failed to reduce transportation costs. 
D)  They could operate year-round and on all types of terrain. 
E)  They transported only freight, not people.

Exam 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy

Match each description with the item below. -Heinrich Steinweg

Early labor organizations were popular with which of the following groups?

Which of the following was a result of the market-based economy that emerged during the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States?

Which of the following statements describes physicians in the early 1800s?

What was the largest professional occupation for men in the United States by 1860?

Railroads created the first

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that

During the first half of the nineteenth century, social drinking was pervasive.

Which of the following statements accurately describes audiences in theaters during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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

To uphold standards of quality and maintain decent wage levels, craftsman at first formed

The Erie Canal led to the growth of which city as a major processing center of wheat and corn?

Examine the impact the War of 1812 had on American industrial development.

Match each description with the item below. -Elizabeth Blackwell

Discuss the environmental and legal developments that occurred in the United States as a result of the rising number of mills in New England in the first half of the nineteenth century.

Match each description with the item below. -John Deere

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Germans who came to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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.

Which of the following statements accurately describes trains by the 1850s?

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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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

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