Question 1

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 2

Which pioneering traits, fostered by America's early-mid-nineteenth-century frontier experience, were admirable and beneficial to the development of the American West during this era? Which pioneering traits were less than admirable and caused problems in managing the West's natural resources and ecosystem during the early-mid-nineteenth century? How did these pioneering traits become associated with being distinctive American traits?

Accepted Answer

The pioneering traits fostered by Americ

Question 3

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

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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 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-transportation revolution

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The Transportation Revolution refers to

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

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A) restlessness. 
B) wastefulness. 
C) youthfulness. 
D) aggressiveness. 
E) thoughtfulness. 
A) restlessness. 
B) wastefulness. 
C) youthfulness. 
D) aggressiveness. 
E) thoughtfulness.

Question 6

The initial waves of Irish immigrants typically worked in all of the following occupations except

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A) domestic servants. 
B) construction workers. 
C) day laborers. 
D) coopers. 
E) saloon owners. 
A) domestic servants. 
B) construction workers. 
C) day laborers. 
D) coopers. 
E) saloon owners.

Question 7

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

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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 8

Early-nineteenth-century American families

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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 9

Rank the following in terms of their contribution to industrialization: cotton gin, principle of interchangeable parts, the Erie Canal, and the development of the railroads in the North and West. Justify your ranking.

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1. The development of the railroads in t

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

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A) rapid growth rate of the European population. 
B) perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity. 
C) introduction of transoceanic steamships. 
D) economic and political turmoil in Europe. 
E) religious oppression by European state churches. 
A) rapid growth rate of the European population. 
B) perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity. 
C) introduction of transoceanic steamships. 
D) economic and political turmoil in Europe. 
E) religious oppression by European state churches.

Question 12

In early-nineteenth-century America, the

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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 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-cotton gin

Accepted Answer

The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney

Question 14

How did Eli Whitney make the American Civil War more likely, and at the same time, give the Union an advantage once the war began?

Accepted Answer

Eli Whitney is often credited with two s

Question 15

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

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A) produced by free labor. 
B) sold to England for production of textiles in their mills. 
C) grown on the tidewater plains. 
D) consumed by the southern textile industry. 
E) of the long-staple variety. 
A) produced by free labor. 
B) sold to England for production of textiles in their mills. 
C) grown on the tidewater plains. 
D) consumed by the southern textile industry. 
E) of the long-staple variety.

Question 16

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

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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 17

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

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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 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

Accepted Answer

A) letters from family or friends in the U.S., bragging about easy opportunities for wealth 
B) advertisements from companies promising big salaries to those who emigrate. 
C) greater prospects of finding a suitable wife in the West. 
D) word that there was free land available in the West. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) letters from family or friends in the U.S., bragging about easy opportunities for wealth 
B) advertisements from companies promising big salaries to those who emigrate. 
C) greater prospects of finding a suitable wife in the West. 
D) word that there was free land available in the West. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 20

German immigrants to the United States

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A) quickly became a powerful political force. 
B) came to escape economic hardships and autocratic government. 
C) were as poor as the Irish. 
D) contributed little to American life. 
E) were almost all Roman Catholics. 
A) quickly became a powerful political force. 
B) came to escape economic hardships and autocratic government. 
C) were as poor as the Irish. 
D) contributed little to American life. 
E) were almost all Roman Catholics.

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -transportation revolution

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

The initial waves of Irish immigrants typically worked in all of the following occupations except

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

Early-nineteenth-century American families

Rank the following in terms of their contribution to industrialization: cotton gin, principle of interchangeable parts, the Erie Canal, and the development of the railroads in the North and West. Justify your ranking.

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

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

In early-nineteenth-century America, the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -cotton gin

How did Eli Whitney make the American Civil War more likely, and at the same time, give the Union an advantage once the war began?

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

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

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

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

Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

German immigrants to the United States

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. -America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

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

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

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