Question 1

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

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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 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-state incorporation laws

Accepted Answer

State incorporation laws are statutes en

Question 3

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The growth of early-nineteenth-century American manufacturing was stimulated by the

Accepted Answer

A) War of 1812. 
B) Peace of Ghent. 
C) Louisiana Purchase. 
D) Embargo Act of 1807 and the related Non-Intercourse Act of 1809. 
E) rise of the Know-Nothing Party. 
A) War of 1812. 
B) Peace of Ghent. 
C) Louisiana Purchase. 
D) Embargo Act of 1807 and the related Non-Intercourse Act of 1809. 
E) rise of the Know-Nothing Party.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-factory system

Accepted Answer

The factory system is a method of manufa

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Elias Howe

Accepted Answer

Elias Howe (1819-1867) was an American i

Question 6

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the industrial revolution was or was not a revolutionary event.

Accepted Answer

Revolution can be defined as a fundament

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The growth of industry and the factory system in the United States was slowed by

Accepted Answer

A) the high price of land. 
B) the scarcity of labor. 
C) limited investment capital. 
D) a small domestic market. 
E) weak incentives for new technology. 
A) the high price of land. 
B) the scarcity of labor. 
C) limited investment capital. 
D) a small domestic market. 
E) weak incentives for new technology.

Question 8

Most early railroads in the United States were built in the

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A) North. 
B) Old South. 
C) lower Mississippi Valley. 
D) Far West. 
E) Appalachian Mountains. 
A) North. 
B) Old South. 
C) lower Mississippi Valley. 
D) Far West. 
E) Appalachian Mountains.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Awful Disclosures

Accepted Answer

"Awful Disclosures" refers to the book "

Question 10

Between 1830 and 1860, nearly ____ million Irish arrived in America.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 8 
E) 10 
A) 20 
B) 2 
C) 5 
D) 8 
E) 10

Question 11

The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called

Accepted Answer

A) the cult of domesticity. 
B) nativism. 
C) racism. 
D) rugged individualism. 
E) patriotism. 
A) the cult of domesticity. 
B) nativism. 
C) racism. 
D) rugged individualism. 
E) patriotism.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Jacob Astor

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

It has been claimed that the frontier acted as a "safety valve" for the East, allowing the discontented and certain immigrants to begin an alternative life on the frontier. To what extent does this seem to have been true?

Accepted Answer

The claim that the frontier acted as a "

Question 14

Identify the following statement that is false.

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A) Land was cheap in America; this helped fuel the immigration flux in the 1840s and 1850s. 
B) Money for capital investment was not plentiful in pioneering America and required an influx of foreign capital during the Industrial Revolution. 
C) Foreign capital was dependent upon security in property rights, sufficient infrastructure, an adequate work force, and political stability. 
D) Even though capital was lacking, raw materials were widely developed and discovered in America from colonial times through the 1840s. 
E) The United States had a difficult time producing goods of high quality and cheap cost to compete with mass-produced European products from colonial times until the 1840s and 1850s. 
A) Land was cheap in America; this helped fuel the immigration flux in the 1840s and 1850s. 
B) Money for capital investment was not plentiful in pioneering America and required an influx of foreign capital during the Industrial Revolution. 
C) Foreign capital was dependent upon security in property rights, sufficient infrastructure, an adequate work force, and political stability. 
D) Even though capital was lacking, raw materials were widely developed and discovered in America from colonial times through the 1840s. 
E) The United States had a difficult time producing goods of high quality and cheap cost to compete with mass-produced European products from colonial times until the 1840s and 1850s.

Question 15

The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by

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A) substantial employment of women and children in factories. 
B) strikes by workers that were few in number but usually effective. 
C) a general lengthening of the workday from ten to fourteen hours. 
D) extensive union activity among workers. 
E) reliance on the system of apprentices and masters. 
A) substantial employment of women and children in factories. 
B) strikes by workers that were few in number but usually effective. 
C) a general lengthening of the workday from ten to fourteen hours. 
D) extensive union activity among workers. 
E) reliance on the system of apprentices and masters.

Question 16

Identify the single most significant development in (a) manufacturing technology, (b) transportation, (c) communications technology, and (d) business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States. Explain your choice in each category.

Accepted Answer

The single most significant development

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Know Nothing Party

Accepted Answer

The Know Nothing Party, formally known a

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -state incorporation laws

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The growth of early-nineteenth-century American manufacturing was stimulated by the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -factory system

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Elias Howe

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the industrial revolution was or was not a revolutionary event.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The growth of industry and the factory system in the United States was slowed by

Most early railroads in the United States were built in the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Awful Disclosures

Between 1830 and 1860, nearly ____ million Irish arrived in America.

The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Jacob Astor

It has been claimed that the frontier acted as a "safety valve" for the East, allowing the discontented and certain immigrants to begin an alternative life on the frontier. To what extent does this seem to have been true?

Identify the following statement that is false.

The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by

Identify the single most significant development in (a) manufacturing technology, (b) transportation, (c) communications technology, and (d) business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States. Explain your choice in each category.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Know Nothing Party

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. -The growth of early-nineteenth-century American manufacturing was stimulated by the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Elias Howe

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Awful Disclosures