Question 1

Most American industry remained wedded to the most traditional source of power, which was

Accepted Answer

A)  water. 
B)  kerosene. 
C)  coal. 
D)  gasoline. 
E)  wood. 
A)  water. 
B)  kerosene. 
C)  coal. 
D)  gasoline. 
E)  wood. A

Question 2

Until the Civil War, newspapers relied on mail transported by train for the exchange of news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

By 1860, the energy for industrialization in the United States increasingly came from

Accepted Answer

A)  water. 
B)  kerosene. 
C)  coal. 
D)  gasoline. 
E)  wood. 
A)  water. 
B)  kerosene. 
C)  coal. 
D)  gasoline. 
E)  wood. C

Question 4

The building of the ________, which began in 1817, was the greatest construction project the United States had yet undertaken.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The building of the ________, which began...

Question 5

In 1844, Samuel Morse showed off his invention by telegraphing news of Zachary Taylor's nomination for the presidency over the wires from Baltimore to Washington.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the large number of immigrant workers. 
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists. 
C)  ethnic divisions among workers. 
D)  the question of whether to include women members. 
E)  a lack of labor union size sufficient to stage successful strikes. 
A)  the large number of immigrant workers. 
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists. 
C)  ethnic divisions among workers. 
D)  the question of whether to include women members. 
E)  a lack of labor union size sufficient to stage successful strikes.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the differences between canal and turnpike transportation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canal transportation was generally developed before turnpike transportation. 
B)  Canal construction was less expensive than turnpike construction. 
C)  Canal boats could haul vastly larger loads than could turnpike transports. 
D)  State governments gave little financial support to canal transportation. 
E)  Pennsylvania was the first to finance canal construction. 
A)  Canal transportation was generally developed before turnpike transportation. 
B)  Canal construction was less expensive than turnpike construction. 
C)  Canal boats could haul vastly larger loads than could turnpike transports. 
D)  State governments gave little financial support to canal transportation. 
E)  Pennsylvania was the first to finance canal construction.

Question 8

Threshers appeared in large numbers after 1820, spurring much greater productivity in grain production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the immigrant experience in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s.

Accepted Answer

The immigrant experience in the United S

Question 10

The pre-Civil War "cult of domesticity" left women increasingly detached from the public world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1820s and 1830s, the labor force for factory work in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs. 
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants. 
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
D)  consisted mostly of European immigrants, saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs, and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs. 
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants. 
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
D)  consisted mostly of European immigrants, saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs, and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

The need to supply the United States military helped spur new innovations in machine tools and industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The transition from farm life to factory life for women in pre-Civil War America was difficult at best and traumatic at worst.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1860, the percentage of the population in the South living in towns (places of 2,500 or more) or cities (8,000 or more) was

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent. 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  15 percent. 
D)  20 percent. 
E)  33 percent. 
A)  5 percent. 
B)  10 percent. 
C)  15 percent. 
D)  20 percent. 
E)  33 percent.

Question 15

Before the 1830s, American corporations could be chartered only by

Accepted Answer

A)  an act of Congress. 
B)  presidential executive order. 
C)  state legislatures. 
D)  a public vote. 
E)  a state governor. 
A)  an act of Congress. 
B)  presidential executive order. 
C)  state legislatures. 
D)  a public vote. 
E)  a state governor.

Question 16

In 1860, the typical white male American of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest) was

Accepted Answer

A)  the owner of a family farm. 
B)  a marginal farmer. 
C)  a farmhand who did not own his own land. 
D)  an industrial worker. 
E)  an urban artisan. 
A)  the owner of a family farm. 
B)  a marginal farmer. 
C)  a farmhand who did not own his own land. 
D)  an industrial worker. 
E)  an urban artisan.

Question 17

The Northwest considered itself the most democratic section of the country, but it was a democracy based on a defense of economic freedom and the rights of property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The American Museum that showcased human oddities was opened by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The American Museum that showcased human oddities...

Question 19

Between 1840 and 1860, the South experienced a decline in its percentage of urban residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The early union movement among skilled artisans

Accepted Answer

A)  was weakened by the Panic of 1837. 
B)  was generally supported by state governments. 
C)  attempted to create one collective national trade union. 
D)  welcomed working women as members. 
E)  was strengthened by the influx of immigrant laborers. 
A)  was weakened by the Panic of 1837. 
B)  was generally supported by state governments. 
C)  attempted to create one collective national trade union. 
D)  welcomed working women as members. 
E)  was strengthened by the influx of immigrant laborers.

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

Most American industry remained wedded to the most traditional source of power, which was

Until the Civil War, newspapers relied on mail transported by train for the exchange of news.

By 1860, the energy for industrialization in the United States increasingly came from

The building of the ________, which began in 1817, was the greatest construction project the United States had yet undertaken.

In 1844, Samuel Morse showed off his invention by telegraphing news of Zachary Taylor's nomination for the presidency over the wires from Baltimore to Washington.

All the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT

Which of the following is true of the differences between canal and turnpike transportation?

Threshers appeared in large numbers after 1820, spurring much greater productivity in grain production.

Describe the immigrant experience in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s.

The pre-Civil War "cult of domesticity" left women increasingly detached from the public world.

In the 1820s and 1830s, the labor force for factory work in the United States

The need to supply the United States military helped spur new innovations in machine tools and industry.

The transition from farm life to factory life for women in pre-Civil War America was difficult at best and traumatic at worst.

In 1860, the percentage of the population in the South living in towns (places of 2,500 or more) or cities (8,000 or more) was

Before the 1830s, American corporations could be chartered only by

In 1860, the typical white male American of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest) was

The Northwest considered itself the most democratic section of the country, but it was a democracy based on a defense of economic freedom and the rights of property.

The American Museum that showcased human oddities was opened by ________.

Between 1840 and 1860, the South experienced a decline in its percentage of urban residents.

The early union movement among skilled artisans

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

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The Great Depression

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The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

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