Question 1

When the Lowell factory system began,

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A)  craftsmen were part of the production system. 
B)  workers were fairly well paid and lived in supervised dormitories. 
C)  workers had few benefits outside of a set wage scale. 
D)  the workday ended when production quotas were met. 
E)  workers rarely stopped working in the mills until retirement. 
A)  craftsmen were part of the production system. 
B)  workers were fairly well paid and lived in supervised dormitories. 
C)  workers had few benefits outside of a set wage scale. 
D)  the workday ended when production quotas were met. 
E)  workers rarely stopped working in the mills until retirement.

Question 2

By 1860, factories in the United States

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A)  were concentrated in the Northeast. 
B)  produced goods whose total value greatly exceeded the nation's agricultural output. 
C)  employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force. 
D)  were concentrated in the Northeast and employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  were concentrated in the Northeast. 
B)  produced goods whose total value greatly exceeded the nation's agricultural output. 
C)  employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force. 
D)  were concentrated in the Northeast and employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

The process for ________ rubber, treating it to give it greater strength and elasticity, was discovered by Charles Goodyear.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process for ________ rubber, treating it...

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?

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A)  Railroads helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South. 
B)  Most railroad "trunk lines" were reduced or eliminated. 
C)  Long distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi River. 
D)  Chicago was the railroad center of the West. 
E)  Private investors provided nearly all the capital for rail development. 
A)  Railroads helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South. 
B)  Most railroad "trunk lines" were reduced or eliminated. 
C)  Long distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi River. 
D)  Chicago was the railroad center of the West. 
E)  Private investors provided nearly all the capital for rail development.

Question 5

The Erie Canal was

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A)  limited to flat land. 
B)  built entirely by private investors. 
C)  built without either locks or gates. 
D)  a tremendous financial success. 
E)  a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia. 
A)  limited to flat land. 
B)  built entirely by private investors. 
C)  built without either locks or gates. 
D)  a tremendous financial success. 
E)  a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia.

Question 6

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

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A)  7 percent. 
B)  13 percent. 
C)  26 percent. 
D)  39 percent. 
E)  42 percent. 
A)  7 percent. 
B)  13 percent. 
C)  26 percent. 
D)  39 percent. 
E)  42 percent.

Question 7

An increasingly popular form of entertainment was the ________, in which white actors mimicked (and ridiculed) African American culture.

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The answer of An increasingly popular form of entertainment was...

Question 8

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the 1830s, Cyrus McCormick improved grain farming when he patented his

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A)  tractor. 
B)  thresher. 
C)  plow. 
D)  reaper. 
E)  mower. 
A)  tractor. 
B)  thresher. 
C)  plow. 
D)  reaper. 
E)  mower.

Question 10

The republican vision in the United States included the tradition of the

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A)  skilled artisan. 
B)  yeoman farmer. 
C)  industrial entrepreneur. 
D)  skilled artisan and the yeoman farmer. 
E)  yeoman farmer and the industrial entrepreneur. 
A)  skilled artisan. 
B)  yeoman farmer. 
C)  industrial entrepreneur. 
D)  skilled artisan and the yeoman farmer. 
E)  yeoman farmer and the industrial entrepreneur.

Question 11

Prior to 1860, the social institution that most bound together rural Americans was the

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A)  church. 
B)  tavern. 
C)  town hall. 
D)  grocery store. 
E)  schoolhouse. 
A)  church. 
B)  tavern. 
C)  town hall. 
D)  grocery store. 
E)  schoolhouse.

Question 12

The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The paternalistic nature of the Lowell factory system lasted through the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As the factory system progressed into the 1840s,

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A)  wages rose, while working hours increased to ten hours. 
B)  female workers staged a successful strike for better living conditions. 
C)  the owners increasingly used immigrants as their labor force. 
D)  a paternalistic management system was developed. 
E)  many mill girls moved into management roles in the factory system. 
A)  wages rose, while working hours increased to ten hours. 
B)  female workers staged a successful strike for better living conditions. 
C)  the owners increasingly used immigrants as their labor force. 
D)  a paternalistic management system was developed. 
E)  many mill girls moved into management roles in the factory system.

Question 15

Prior to 1860, American urban society

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A)  considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior. 
B)  saw wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities. 
C)  included a substantial number of destitute poor. 
D)  saw Irish immigrants have fewer rights than free blacks. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior. 
B)  saw wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities. 
C)  included a substantial number of destitute poor. 
D)  saw Irish immigrants have fewer rights than free blacks. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

Public lectures were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America prior to the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Despite contrasts between great wealth and great poverty, there was very little overt class conflict in pre-Civil War America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The rise of the American factory system

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A)  complemented the nation's traditional republican ideals. 
B)  resulted in a rise in the status of skilled artisans among consumers. 
C)  saw the government act to maintain the trades of skilled artisans. 
D)  led some northerners to advocate repealing abolition. 
E)  led to the creation of skilled workingmen's craft societies. 
A)  complemented the nation's traditional republican ideals. 
B)  resulted in a rise in the status of skilled artisans among consumers. 
C)  saw the government act to maintain the trades of skilled artisans. 
D)  led some northerners to advocate repealing abolition. 
E)  led to the creation of skilled workingmen's craft societies.

Question 19

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the American birth rate declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Erie Canal was the greatest construction project Americans had ever undertaken.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

When the Lowell factory system began,

By 1860, factories in the United States

The process for ________ rubber, treating it to give it greater strength and elasticity, was discovered by Charles Goodyear.

Which of the following statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?

The Erie Canal was

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

An increasingly popular form of entertainment was the ________, in which white actors mimicked (and ridiculed) African American culture.

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the United States.

In the 1830s, Cyrus McCormick improved grain farming when he patented his

The republican vision in the United States included the tradition of the

Prior to 1860, the social institution that most bound together rural Americans was the

The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.

The paternalistic nature of the Lowell factory system lasted through the Civil War.

As the factory system progressed into the 1840s,

Prior to 1860, American urban society

Public lectures were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America prior to the Civil War.

Despite contrasts between great wealth and great poverty, there was very little overt class conflict in pre-Civil War America.

The rise of the American factory system

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the American birth rate declined.

The Erie Canal was the greatest construction project Americans had ever undertaken.

The Collision of Cultures

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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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