Question 1

In general, ____ tended to bind the West and South together, while ____ and ____ connected West to East.

Accepted Answer

A)  steamboats, canals, railroads 
B)  railroads, canals, steamboats 
C)  canals, steamboats, turnpikes 
D)  turnpikes, steamboats, canals 
E)  turnpikes, railroads, steamboats 
A)  steamboats, canals, railroads 
B)  railroads, canals, steamboats 
C)  canals, steamboats, turnpikes 
D)  turnpikes, steamboats, canals 
E)  turnpikes, railroads, steamboats A

Question 2

Native-born Protestant Americans distrusted and resented the Irish immigrants for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  the Irish immigrants were financially poor and initially struggled to make economic gains in American society. 
B)  the Irish immigrants were thought to love alcohol to excess. 
C)  the Irish immigrants were proudly and openly Roman Catholic. 
D)  the Irish immigrants constructed a network of parish schools that promoted and advanced Roman Catholicism in America. 
E)  the Irish immigrants were very slow to learn American English and mostly spoke Gaelic in their urban neighborhoods. 
A)  the Irish immigrants were financially poor and initially struggled to make economic gains in American society. 
B)  the Irish immigrants were thought to love alcohol to excess. 
C)  the Irish immigrants were proudly and openly Roman Catholic. 
D)  the Irish immigrants constructed a network of parish schools that promoted and advanced Roman Catholicism in America. 
E)  the Irish immigrants were very slow to learn American English and mostly spoke Gaelic in their urban neighborhoods. E

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the rendezvous system.

Accepted Answer

A system started by the French where traders made their way to St. Louis, Missouri to meet with trappers and buy furs.

Question 4

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that

Accepted Answer

A)  corporations were unconstitutional. 
B)  labor unions were not illegal conspiracies in Massachusetts provided that their strategies and tactics were honorable and peaceful. 
C)  labor strikes were illegal as violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 
D)  the Boston Associates' employment of young women in their factories was inhumane. 
E)  the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions. 
A)  corporations were unconstitutional. 
B)  labor unions were not illegal conspiracies in Massachusetts provided that their strategies and tactics were honorable and peaceful. 
C)  labor strikes were illegal as violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 
D)  the Boston Associates' employment of young women in their factories was inhumane. 
E)  the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions.

Question 5

All of the following were legal questions raised as a result of the new market economy EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  how tightly should patents protect inventions? 
B)  should the government regulate monopolies? 
C)  can a democratic government still support slavery? 
D)  who should own these new technologies? 
E)  who should own the new transportation network? 
A)  how tightly should patents protect inventions? 
B)  should the government regulate monopolies? 
C)  can a democratic government still support slavery? 
D)  who should own these new technologies? 
E)  who should own the new transportation network?

Question 6

Early 19th-century American families

Accepted Answer

A)  were becoming more loosely knit and less affectionate. 
B)  usually included three generations in the same household. 
C)  taught their children to be unquestioningly obedient. 
D)  usually allowed parents to determine choice of marriage partners. 
E)  were getting smaller. 
A)  were becoming more loosely knit and less affectionate. 
B)  usually included three generations in the same household. 
C)  taught their children to be unquestioningly obedient. 
D)  usually allowed parents to determine choice of marriage partners. 
E)  were getting smaller.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel F. B. Morse.

Accepted Answer

Created a telegraph

Question 8

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

Accepted Answer

A)  often became Baptist or Methodists. 
B)  mixed well with other Americans. 
C)  remained mostly in the Northeast. 
D)  prospered with astonishing ease. 
E)  dropped most of their German customs. 
A)  often became Baptist or Methodists. 
B)  mixed well with other Americans. 
C)  remained mostly in the Northeast. 
D)  prospered with astonishing ease. 
E)  dropped most of their German customs.

Question 9

In early 19th-century America, the

Accepted Answer

A)  annual population growth rate was much higher than in colonial days. 
B)  urban population was growing at an unprecedented rate. 
C)  birthrate was rapidly declining. 
D)  death rate was increasing. 
E)  United States had become the most populous nation in the western world. 
A)  annual population growth rate was much higher than in colonial days. 
B)  urban population was growing at an unprecedented rate. 
C)  birthrate was rapidly declining. 
D)  death rate was increasing. 
E)  United States had become the most populous nation in the western world.

Question 10

Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the expense. 
B)  states' rights advocates' opposition. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  rigorous economic competition from steamboat traffic, which undermined the argument for improved and more connecting western roads. 
E)  wartime interruptions. 
A)  the expense. 
B)  states' rights advocates' opposition. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  rigorous economic competition from steamboat traffic, which undermined the argument for improved and more connecting western roads. 
E)  wartime interruptions.

Question 11

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

Accepted Answer

America's history of native prejudice to

Question 12

Native-born Protestant Americans feared that Catholic immigrants to the United States would

Accepted Answer

A)  want to attend public schools with Protestants. 
B)  wrest control of the American Catholic Church from native-born English and Welsh Catholics. 
C)  outbreed, outvote, and eventually overwhelm politically, socially, and culturally the Protestant native-born citizens and culture of America. 
D)  assume control of the Know-Nothing party. 
E)  ignite internecine Catholic armed conflict within the United States. 
A)  want to attend public schools with Protestants. 
B)  wrest control of the American Catholic Church from native-born English and Welsh Catholics. 
C)  outbreed, outvote, and eventually overwhelm politically, socially, and culturally the Protestant native-born citizens and culture of America. 
D)  assume control of the Know-Nothing party. 
E)  ignite internecine Catholic armed conflict within the United States.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel Slater.

Accepted Answer

A British mechanic who put the

Question 14

The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then quadrupled, in the

Accepted Answer

A)  1810s and 1820s. 
B)  1820s and 1830s. 
C)  1830s and 1840s. 
D)  1840s and 1850s. 
E)  1850s and 1860s. 
A)  1810s and 1820s. 
B)  1820s and 1830s. 
C)  1830s and 1840s. 
D)  1840s and 1850s. 
E)  1850s and 1860s.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of Cyrus McCormick.

Accepted Answer

Created a mower-reap

Question 16

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

Accepted Answer

A)  on southern plantations. 
B)  in the New England textile industry. 
C)  in rapidly growing Chicago. 
D)  in railroads and ship building. 
E)  in coal and iron mining regions. 
A)  on southern plantations. 
B)  in the New England textile industry. 
C)  in rapidly growing Chicago. 
D)  in railroads and ship building. 
E)  in coal and iron mining regions.

Question 17

List the five most important technological inventions of the early 19th century, then rank them in order of importance in facilitating the flourishing of the factory system in America. Justify your ranking.

Accepted Answer

The five most important technological in

Question 18

One of the primary goals of the child-centered family of the early-mid 1800s was to

Accepted Answer

A)  raise children who were obedient to authority. 
B)  allow parents to spoil their children. 
C)  raise independent individuals who would become responsible citizens of the American republic. 
D)  increase the average number of children per family to five per household. 
E)  preserve childhood innocence. 
A)  raise children who were obedient to authority. 
B)  allow parents to spoil their children. 
C)  raise independent individuals who would become responsible citizens of the American republic. 
D)  increase the average number of children per family to five per household. 
E)  preserve childhood innocence.

Question 19

In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a particular economic activity: the South ____ for export; the West grew grains and livestock to feed ____; and the East ____ for the other two regions.

Accepted Answer

A)  raised grain, southern slaves, processed meat 
B)  grew cotton, southern slaves, made machines and textiles 
C)  grew cotton, eastern factory workers, made machines and textiles 
D)  raised grain, eastern factory workers, made furniture and tools 
E)  processed meat, southern slaves, raised grain 
A)  raised grain, southern slaves, processed meat 
B)  grew cotton, southern slaves, made machines and textiles 
C)  grew cotton, eastern factory workers, made machines and textiles 
D)  raised grain, eastern factory workers, made furniture and tools 
E)  processed meat, southern slaves, raised grain

Question 20

Compare and contrast the economic development of the Northeast with that of the South. What were some of the reasons that caused those differences in development?

Accepted Answer

The economic development of the Northeas

Exam 13: Forging the National Economy

In general, ____ tended to bind the West and South together, while ____ and ____ connected West to East.

Native-born Protestant Americans distrusted and resented the Irish immigrants for all of the following reasons except

Identify and state the historical significance of the rendezvous system.

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that

All of the following were legal questions raised as a result of the new market economy EXCEPT

Early 19th-century American families

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel F. B. Morse.

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

In early 19th-century America, the

Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems EXCEPT

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

Native-born Protestant Americans feared that Catholic immigrants to the United States would

Identify and state the historical significance of Samuel Slater.

The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then quadrupled, in the

Identify and state the historical significance of Cyrus McCormick.

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

List the five most important technological inventions of the early 19th century, then rank them in order of importance in facilitating the flourishing of the factory system in America. Justify your ranking.

One of the primary goals of the child-centered family of the early-mid 1800s was to

In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a particular economic activity: the South ____ for export; the West grew grains and livestock to feed ____; and the East ____ for the other two regions.

Compare and contrast the economic development of the Northeast with that of the South. What were some of the reasons that caused those differences in development?

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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In general, tended to bind the West and South together, while and connected West to East.

Early 19^th-century American families

In early 19^th-century America, the

List the five most important technological inventions of the early 19^th century, then rank them in order of importance in facilitating the flourishing of the factory system in America. Justify your ranking.

In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a particular economic activity: the South for export; the West grew grains and livestock to feed ; and the East for the other two regions.