Question 1

Compare the growth of roads, river transportation, and railroads through 1860. What were the advantages and disadvantages of each means of transport?

Accepted Answer

The growth of roads, river transportatio

Question 2

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

Accepted Answer

Popular culture in antebellum America wa

Question 3

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 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

In the nineteenth-century United States, the overwhelming consensus was that private corporations alone must begin and fund transportation projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The United States had the fastest growing economy in the world by 1850.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What factors account for the tremendous growth in cotton cultivation from 1790 to 1860?

Accepted Answer

Several factors account for the tremendo

Question 8

By 1860, what had become the largest city, as its population surpassed 1 million?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Baltimore 
D)  New Orleans 
E)  New York 
A)  Boston 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Baltimore 
D)  New Orleans 
E)  New York

Question 9

Although Chinese immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century often did the heavy work of construction projects, such as the building of the transcontinental railroad, they faced discrimination and were denied citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The German migration to the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers. 
B)  peaked in 1831 before falling rapidly. 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish. 
D)  was sometimes temporary, as a significant percentage of Germans returned to their native land. 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities. 
A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers. 
B)  peaked in 1831 before falling rapidly. 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish. 
D)  was sometimes temporary, as a significant percentage of Germans returned to their native land. 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities.

Question 11

Although post office numbers increased between 1790 and 1860, areas in the West were still underserved. Which company was created to speed delivery in these underserved regions of the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 
B)  Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad 
C)  Wells Fargo and Company 
D)  St. Louis Steam Express 
E)  Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 
A)  Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 
B)  Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad 
C)  Wells Fargo and Company 
D)  St. Louis Steam Express 
E)  Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Question 12

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
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 13

Match each description with the item below.
-Horace Mann

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 14

Samuel Slater's contribution to the economy was that he

Accepted Answer

A)  invented the steam engine. 
B)  was the first to employ child labor. 
C)  opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island. 
D)  started the industrial revolution in England before he moved to the United States. 
E)  convinced President Jefferson of the benefits of manufacturing. 
A)  invented the steam engine. 
B)  was the first to employ child labor. 
C)  opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island. 
D)  started the industrial revolution in England before he moved to the United States. 
E)  convinced President Jefferson of the benefits of manufacturing.

Question 15

Following the War of 1812, the United States economy stalled due to its continued reliance on European factories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jefferson's embargo in 1807 and the War of 1812

Accepted Answer

A)  almost destroyed American manufacturing. 
B)  had little effect on the growth of textile manufacturing in America. 
C)  encouraged rapid growth in domestic American textile manufacturing. 
D)  restricted exports and thereby hurt the growth of American manufacturing. 
E)  encouraged Americans to live more simply because consumer goods were scarce. 
A)  almost destroyed American manufacturing. 
B)  had little effect on the growth of textile manufacturing in America. 
C)  encouraged rapid growth in domestic American textile manufacturing. 
D)  restricted exports and thereby hurt the growth of American manufacturing. 
E)  encouraged Americans to live more simply because consumer goods were scarce.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the Know-Nothing party is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was strongest in the 1850s. 
B)  It was weakest in New England. 
C)  It was based on prejudice against blacks. 
D)  It opposed the spread of public education. 
E)  It elected two presidents in its brief history. 
A)  It was strongest in the 1850s. 
B)  It was weakest in New England. 
C)  It was based on prejudice against blacks. 
D)  It opposed the spread of public education. 
E)  It elected two presidents in its brief history.

Question 18

Match each description with the item below.
-Samuel Slater

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 19

Which group of immigrants did southern planters often prefer to use for very dangerous jobs because slaves were too expensive to put at risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavians 
E)  Germans 
A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavians 
E)  Germans

Question 20

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was

Accepted Answer

A)  their ability to prevent the occurrence of strikes. 
B)  their employment of young single women. 
C)  their undemanding working hours. 
D)  their minimal impact on natural surroundings. 
E)  the fact that they paid workers in stocks. 
A)  their ability to prevent the occurrence of strikes. 
B)  their employment of young single women. 
C)  their undemanding working hours. 
D)  their minimal impact on natural surroundings. 
E)  the fact that they paid workers in stocks.

Exam 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy

Compare the growth of roads, river transportation, and railroads through 1860. What were the advantages and disadvantages of each means of transport?

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

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

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

In the nineteenth-century United States, the overwhelming consensus was that private corporations alone must begin and fund transportation projects.

The United States had the fastest growing economy in the world by 1850.

What factors account for the tremendous growth in cotton cultivation from 1790 to 1860?

By 1860, what had become the largest city, as its population surpassed 1 million?

Although Chinese immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century often did the heavy work of construction projects, such as the building of the transcontinental railroad, they faced discrimination and were denied citizenship.

The German migration to the United States

Although post office numbers increased between 1790 and 1860, areas in the West were still underserved. Which company was created to speed delivery in these underserved regions of the West?

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

Match each description with the item below. -Horace Mann

Samuel Slater's contribution to the economy was that he

Following the War of 1812, the United States economy stalled due to its continued reliance on European factories.

Jefferson's embargo in 1807 and the War of 1812

Which of the following statements about the Know-Nothing party is correct?

Match each description with the item below. -Samuel Slater

Which group of immigrants did southern planters often prefer to use for very dangerous jobs because slaves were too expensive to put at risk?

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was

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