Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Catlin

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George Catlin was an American painter, a

Question 2

Compare and contrast the United States with Britain and Europe in the industrialization of its economy.

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The industrialization of the United Stat

Question 3

Those nativists who were frightened by the rapid influx of Irish immigrants organized in 1849

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A) the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner. 
B) the "Molly Maguires." 
C) the Anti-Masonic party. 
D) the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 
E) the Ku Klux Klan. 
A) the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner. 
B) the "Molly Maguires." 
C) the Anti-Masonic party. 
D) the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 
E) the Ku Klux Klan.

Question 4

The early factory system distributed its economic benefits

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A) mostly to the owners. 
B) evenly among factory owners, factory managers, and factory workers. 
C) primarily in the South and West. 
D) to workers represented by unions. 
E) to overseas investors. 
A) mostly to the owners. 
B) evenly among factory owners, factory managers, and factory workers. 
C) primarily in the South and West. 
D) to workers represented by unions. 
E) to overseas investors.

Question 5

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

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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 6

The text's authors claim that on the eve of the Civil War, "a truly continental economy had emerged ... [in which] the principle of division of labor ... applied on a national scale." Briefly explain the operation of this national economy and its political implications.

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The national economy that emerged on the

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Carl Schurz

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Carl Schurz (1829–1906) was a German rev

Question 8

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought

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A) the slow death of cash-crop farming for food production for both domestic and foreign markets. 
B) more prosperity and opportunity to most Americans. 
C) innumerable cases of rags-to-riches economic mobility for ordinary Americans. 
D) increased immigration from Europe to the United States. 
E) economic reliance on the export of manufactured goods. 
A) the slow death of cash-crop farming for food production for both domestic and foreign markets. 
B) more prosperity and opportunity to most Americans. 
C) innumerable cases of rags-to-riches economic mobility for ordinary Americans. 
D) increased immigration from Europe to the United States. 
E) economic reliance on the export of manufactured goods.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clermont

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The Clermont was the first full-sized co

Question 10

As a result of the development of the cotton gin

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A) slavery revived and expanded. 
B) American industry bought more southern cotton than did British manufacturers. 
C) slavery declined in the importance of the development of the South's economy. 
D) the South diversified its economy. 
E) the textile industry moved to the South. 
A) slavery revived and expanded. 
B) American industry bought more southern cotton than did British manufacturers. 
C) slavery declined in the importance of the development of the South's economy. 
D) the South diversified its economy. 
E) the textile industry moved to the South.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-rugged individualism

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"No Irish Need Apply"

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"No Irish Need Apply" (NINA) refers to a

Question 13

One reason that the condition of a significant segment of adult wage earners improved was

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A) legal support gained by unions from the U.S.Supreme Court. 
B) the passage of minimum wage laws. 
C) the passage of laws restricting the use of strikebreakers. 
D) the enactment of immigration restrictions. 
E) the enfranchisement of the laboring man. 
A) legal support gained by unions from the U.S.Supreme Court. 
B) the passage of minimum wage laws. 
C) the passage of laws restricting the use of strikebreakers. 
D) the enactment of immigration restrictions. 
E) the enfranchisement of the laboring man.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Patent Office

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The Patent Office, often referred to in

Question 15

The effect of early-nineteenth-century industrialization on the trans-Allegheny West was to encourage

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A) specialized, cash-crop agriculture. 
B) slavery in the trans-Allegheny West. 
C) self-sufficient farming. 
D) farmers to abandon agriculture and sell their land to move to cities for better economic opportunities. 
E) higher tariffs. 
A) specialized, cash-crop agriculture. 
B) slavery in the trans-Allegheny West. 
C) self-sufficient farming. 
D) farmers to abandon agriculture and sell their land to move to cities for better economic opportunities. 
E) higher tariffs.

Question 16

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​
​
Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860
​
  
-____ Lake Erie

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 17

The underlying basis for modern mass production was

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A) unionized labor. 
B) Supreme Court rulings that favored laissez-faire. 
C) the use of interchangeable parts. 
D) the principle of limited liability. 
E) the passing of protective tariffs. 
A) unionized labor. 
B) Supreme Court rulings that favored laissez-faire. 
C) the use of interchangeable parts. 
D) the principle of limited liability. 
E) the passing of protective tariffs.

Question 18

George Catlin advocated

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A) placing Indians on reservations. 
B) efforts to protect America's endangered species. 
C) continuing the rendezvous system. 
D) keeping white settlers out of the West. 
E) the preservation of nature as a national policy. 
A) placing Indians on reservations. 
B) efforts to protect America's endangered species. 
C) continuing the rendezvous system. 
D) keeping white settlers out of the West. 
E) the preservation of nature as a national policy.

Question 19

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The Northeast became the center of early-nineteenth-century American industry because it had

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A) a superior transportation system. 
B) abundant water power. 
C) its narrow belt of stony soil made farming difficult and hence manufacturing attractive. 
D) a local supply of raw materials used in manufacturing. 
E) a relatively large labor supply. 
A) a superior transportation system. 
B) abundant water power. 
C) its narrow belt of stony soil made farming difficult and hence manufacturing attractive. 
D) a local supply of raw materials used in manufacturing. 
E) a relatively large labor supply.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"twisting the British lion's tail"

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"Twisting the British lion's tail" is a

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Catlin

Compare and contrast the United States with Britain and Europe in the industrialization of its economy.

Those nativists who were frightened by the rapid influx of Irish immigrants organized in 1849

The early factory system distributed its economic benefits

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

The text's authors claim that on the eve of the Civil War, "a truly continental economy had emerged ... [in which] the principle of division of labor ... applied on a national scale." Briefly explain the operation of this national economy and its political implications.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Carl Schurz

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clermont

As a result of the development of the cotton gin

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -rugged individualism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"No Irish Need Apply"

One reason that the condition of a significant segment of adult wage earners improved was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Patent Office

The effect of early-nineteenth-century industrialization on the trans-Allegheny West was to encourage

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ ​ Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 ​ -____ Lake Erie

The underlying basis for modern mass production was

George Catlin advocated

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Northeast became the center of early-nineteenth-century American industry because it had

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"twisting the British lion's tail"

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 -____ Lake Erie

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The Northeast became the center of early-nineteenth-century American industry because it had