Question 1

Women and blacks fully enjoyed the fruits of the market revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Compare immigration to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s to the present day. Is there a similarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most immigrants in both time periods were from Mexico. 
B)  In both centuries, immigrants' primary motive was to escape religious persecution. 
C)  Most immigrants in both centuries sought better economic opportunities. 
D)  In both time periods, the primary group to arrive in America was children. 
E)  The immigrants in both periods focused on gold mining. 
A)  Most immigrants in both time periods were from Mexico. 
B)  In both centuries, immigrants' primary motive was to escape religious persecution. 
C)  Most immigrants in both centuries sought better economic opportunities. 
D)  In both time periods, the primary group to arrive in America was children. 
E)  The immigrants in both periods focused on gold mining.

Question 3

Which was typical of the preaching of Charles Grandison Finney?

Accepted Answer

A)  triumphant celebration of the economic success of the American nation 
B)  warnings of the torments of hell and a call to repent 
C)  references to figures and stories from classical Greek literature 
D)  military analogies that characterized each soul as locked in a war with the devil 
E)  a focus on the moral imperative of abolishing slavery 
A)  triumphant celebration of the economic success of the American nation 
B)  warnings of the torments of hell and a call to repent 
C)  references to figures and stories from classical Greek literature 
D)  military analogies that characterized each soul as locked in a war with the devil 
E)  a focus on the moral imperative of abolishing slavery

Question 4

The women who protested during the Shoemakers' Strike in Lynn compared their condition to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  indentured servants. 
B)  slaves. 
C)  Irish immigrants. 
D)  religious dissenters. 
E)  Indians. 
A)  indentured servants. 
B)  slaves. 
C)  Irish immigrants. 
D)  religious dissenters. 
E)  Indians.

Question 5

Despite the fact that the first Workingman's Parties had been established by the 1820s, strikes were still very uncommon in the 1830s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was a factor in the nation's acquisition of Florida from Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson led an army to invade Florida, subsequently killing British traders. 
B)  Spain no longer mined for gold in Florida. 
C)  Abolitionists hoped to create a refuge for fugitive slaves. 
D)  Businessmen hoped soft, sandy beaches would bring in tourist money. 
E)  The United States seized Tallahassee. 
A)  Andrew Jackson led an army to invade Florida, subsequently killing British traders. 
B)  Spain no longer mined for gold in Florida. 
C)  Abolitionists hoped to create a refuge for fugitive slaves. 
D)  Businessmen hoped soft, sandy beaches would bring in tourist money. 
E)  The United States seized Tallahassee.

Question 7

Why did corporations become central to the new market economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporations were more trusted than small businesses because they did not have any special privileges or powers. 
B)  Directors and stockholders of corporations could pursue profits without being personally liable for debts. 
C)  Local governments made sure corporations acted in accordance with the public interest. 
D)  Corporations were more concerned with ethical practices than profits. 
E)  Corporations did not require special charters or laws in order to thrive. 
A)  Corporations were more trusted than small businesses because they did not have any special privileges or powers. 
B)  Directors and stockholders of corporations could pursue profits without being personally liable for debts. 
C)  Local governments made sure corporations acted in accordance with the public interest. 
D)  Corporations were more concerned with ethical practices than profits. 
E)  Corporations did not require special charters or laws in order to thrive.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-nativism

Accepted Answer

Nativism is an ideological position that

Question 9

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  a Baltimore neighborhood with a large German immigrant population. 
B)  the identifying patch German immigrants were forced to wear in some American cities. 
C)  Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Milwaukee-cities with large German populations. 
D)  the special kind of ballot Democrats gave German-speaking voters. 
E)  the superior plow that German immigrant Thomas Mannheim introduced to the United States. 
A)  a Baltimore neighborhood with a large German immigrant population. 
B)  the identifying patch German immigrants were forced to wear in some American cities. 
C)  Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Milwaukee-cities with large German populations. 
D)  the special kind of ballot Democrats gave German-speaking voters. 
E)  the superior plow that German immigrant Thomas Mannheim introduced to the United States.

Question 10

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-rise of the West

Accepted Answer

The term "rise of the West" refers to th

Question 11

During the first half of the nineteenth century, free black Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  could not, under federal law, obtain public land. 
B)  found, as whites did, that the West offered the best opportunities for economic advancement. 
C)  rose in economic status, but more slowly than whites. 
D)  joined with white artisans in biracial unions that successfully struck for higher wages. 
E)  formed predominantly upper-middle-class communities in the North. 
A)  could not, under federal law, obtain public land. 
B)  found, as whites did, that the West offered the best opportunities for economic advancement. 
C)  rose in economic status, but more slowly than whites. 
D)  joined with white artisans in biracial unions that successfully struck for higher wages. 
E)  formed predominantly upper-middle-class communities in the North.

Question 12

How did Langdon Byllesby, a labor spokesman from Philadelphia, describe wage labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  as "a dying institution" 
B)  as a "complicated and divisive system, from which we may never recover" 
C)  as the "cornerstone of economic prosperity" 
D)  as "essential to American freedom" 
E)  as the "very essence of slavery" 
A)  as "a dying institution" 
B)  as a "complicated and divisive system, from which we may never recover" 
C)  as the "cornerstone of economic prosperity" 
D)  as "essential to American freedom" 
E)  as the "very essence of slavery"

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-factory system

Accepted Answer

The factory system is a method of manufa

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-corporations

Accepted Answer

Corporations are large, legal entities t

Question 15

There was a significant increase in the American birthrate during the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Charles Grandison Finney

Accepted Answer

Charles Grandison Finney was a prominent

Question 17

Discuss the impact of the market revolution on women and African-Americans (both free and slave).

Accepted Answer

The market revolution had a significant

Question 18

Which of the following was a focus of the transcendentalist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  freeing the individual from social constraints 
B)  reforming the American character through education 
C)  organizing factory workers to improve pay and working conditions 
D)  providing safe havens for escaped slaves 
E)  encouraging settlement west of the Mississippi 
A)  freeing the individual from social constraints 
B)  reforming the American character through education 
C)  organizing factory workers to improve pay and working conditions 
D)  providing safe havens for escaped slaves 
E)  encouraging settlement west of the Mississippi

Question 19

America's first commercial railroad was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  Union Pacific Railroad. 
C)  Reading Railroad. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
E)  South Carolina Railroad. 
A)  Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  Union Pacific Railroad. 
C)  Reading Railroad. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
E)  South Carolina Railroad.

Question 20

Why did the rise of the market revolution and westward expansion make life worse for African-Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise of the Cotton Kingdom reduced legal slavery dramatically, and slave trading became an underground business in which traders forced enslaved people to march to the Deep South. 
B)  When traders and owners moved enslaved people west, they destroyed family ties and long-standing communities. 
C)  The decline in slavery meant that free blacks were forced to find their own source of income, which they had no experience doing. 
D)  Federal law barred free blacks from skilled job opportunities. 
E)  Travel fees grew too expensive for black families to afford finding economic opportunity in the West. 
A)  The rise of the Cotton Kingdom reduced legal slavery dramatically, and slave trading became an underground business in which traders forced enslaved people to march to the Deep South. 
B)  When traders and owners moved enslaved people west, they destroyed family ties and long-standing communities. 
C)  The decline in slavery meant that free blacks were forced to find their own source of income, which they had no experience doing. 
D)  Federal law barred free blacks from skilled job opportunities. 
E)  Travel fees grew too expensive for black families to afford finding economic opportunity in the West.

Exam 9: The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Women and blacks fully enjoyed the fruits of the market revolution.

Compare immigration to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s to the present day. Is there a similarity?

Which was typical of the preaching of Charles Grandison Finney?

The women who protested during the Shoemakers' Strike in Lynn compared their condition to that of

Despite the fact that the first Workingman's Parties had been established by the 1820s, strikes were still very uncommon in the 1830s.

What was a factor in the nation's acquisition of Florida from Spain?

Why did corporations become central to the new market economy?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -nativism

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -rise of the West

During the first half of the nineteenth century, free black Americans

How did Langdon Byllesby, a labor spokesman from Philadelphia, describe wage labor?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -factory system

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -corporations

There was a significant increase in the American birthrate during the nineteenth century.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Charles Grandison Finney

Discuss the impact of the market revolution on women and African-Americans (both free and slave).

Which of the following was a focus of the transcendentalist movement?

America's first commercial railroad was the

Why did the rise of the market revolution and westward expansion make life worse for African-Americans?

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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