Question 1

What were the goals of the Hudson River school of painters?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to depict natural scenes with photographic accuracy. 
B)  They wanted to preserve a record of a disappearing wilderness. 
C)  They wanted to depict scenes of ruined castles and crumbling temples. 
D)  They wanted to demonstrate that art could thrive outside of New York City. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  They wanted to depict natural scenes with photographic accuracy. 
B)  They wanted to preserve a record of a disappearing wilderness. 
C)  They wanted to depict scenes of ruined castles and crumbling temples. 
D)  They wanted to demonstrate that art could thrive outside of New York City. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 2

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Savannah, Georgia

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Question 3

How did John Deere change American agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  He invented a steel-tipped plow that made tilling much easier and less time consuming. 
B)  He introduced crop rotation which allowed each acre under cultivation to produce greater yields. 
C)  He created a conglomerate of farmers which gave them greater control over the market. 
D)  He persuaded Congress subsidize farmers during bad years. 
E)  He developed a reaper that could harvest wheat seven times as fast and with fewer works than previously. 
A)  He invented a steel-tipped plow that made tilling much easier and less time consuming. 
B)  He introduced crop rotation which allowed each acre under cultivation to produce greater yields. 
C)  He created a conglomerate of farmers which gave them greater control over the market. 
D)  He persuaded Congress subsidize farmers during bad years. 
E)  He developed a reaper that could harvest wheat seven times as fast and with fewer works than previously.

Question 4

What statement best describes life for the average American farm worker in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most workers found it difficult to raise enough capital to buy a farm. 
B)  Most agricultural workers eventually owned their own farms. 
C)  Small family farms were rapidly being replaced by agribusiness. 
D)  Unlike urban workers, agricultural workers tended to have consistent employment throughout the year. 
E)  Compared with urban workers, farm workers placed greater emphasis on education for their children. 
A)  Most workers found it difficult to raise enough capital to buy a farm. 
B)  Most agricultural workers eventually owned their own farms. 
C)  Small family farms were rapidly being replaced by agribusiness. 
D)  Unlike urban workers, agricultural workers tended to have consistent employment throughout the year. 
E)  Compared with urban workers, farm workers placed greater emphasis on education for their children.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best captures the attitude of many antebellum Americans about technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that technology was democratic and would help everyone. 
B)  They believed that technology was a force for positive change. 
C)  They believed that technology was God's chosen instrument of progress. 
D)  They believed that technology would help to make up for a labor shortage. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  They believed that technology was democratic and would help everyone. 
B)  They believed that technology was a force for positive change. 
C)  They believed that technology was God's chosen instrument of progress. 
D)  They believed that technology would help to make up for a labor shortage. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 6

Why were novels popular among American women in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often contained very realistic descriptions of intimate relationships. 
B)  Since they were fairly expensive, owning books was a sign of status. 
C)  They taught women to depend upon strong males. 
D)  The sentimental or domestic novel addressed themes and taught lessons that spoke to middle class women. 
E)  Middle class women liked the escapism of sensationalist stories of murder mystery and horror. 
A)  They often contained very realistic descriptions of intimate relationships. 
B)  Since they were fairly expensive, owning books was a sign of status. 
C)  They taught women to depend upon strong males. 
D)  The sentimental or domestic novel addressed themes and taught lessons that spoke to middle class women. 
E)  Middle class women liked the escapism of sensationalist stories of murder mystery and horror.

Question 7

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Question 8

Which of the following was not a popular health or scientific movement in antebellum America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydropathy 
B)  Vegetarianism 
C)  Epidemiology 
D)  Phrenology 
E)  Temperance 
A)  Hydropathy 
B)  Vegetarianism 
C)  Epidemiology 
D)  Phrenology 
E)  Temperance

Question 9

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-New York, New York

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Question 10

Who was an American publisher who helped to transform newspapers and create the modern concept of news and news reporting?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Gordon Bennett 
B)  Susan Warner 
C)  Sylvester Graham 
D)  Phineas T. Barnum 
E)  Edwin Forrest 
A)  James Gordon Bennett 
B)  Susan Warner 
C)  Sylvester Graham 
D)  Phineas T. Barnum 
E)  Edwin Forrest

Question 11

Isaac Singer transformed American society by

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A)  designing a practical sanitation system that enabled cities to clean up their streets. 
B)  patenting a practical sewing machine that allowed for the mass production of textiles. 
C)  organizing inventors into specific groups which allowed them to work on projects together. 
D)  introducing science into farms and showed how healthier animals and larger crop yields could be produced. 
E)  persuading Congress to create the National Academy of Sciences. 
A)  designing a practical sanitation system that enabled cities to clean up their streets. 
B)  patenting a practical sewing machine that allowed for the mass production of textiles. 
C)  organizing inventors into specific groups which allowed them to work on projects together. 
D)  introducing science into farms and showed how healthier animals and larger crop yields could be produced. 
E)  persuading Congress to create the National Academy of Sciences.

Question 12

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Detroit, Michigan

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Question 13

What advance in heating and cooking occurred in antebellum America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans adopted the open-hearth method of cooking. 
B)  Central heating became standard in tenement buildings. 
C)  Natural gas stoves became less common. 
D)  Coal-burning stoves were introduced 
E)  Electricity became common. 
A)  Americans adopted the open-hearth method of cooking. 
B)  Central heating became standard in tenement buildings. 
C)  Natural gas stoves became less common. 
D)  Coal-burning stoves were introduced 
E)  Electricity became common.

Question 14

How did the penny press change publishing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political and commercial coverage became subordinated to human interest stories of robberies, murders, rapes, and abandoned children. 
B)  Many publishers were driven out of business because of overproduction and low prices. 
C)  Newspapers could now afford to publish more hard-core news. 
D)  For the first time, politicians could afford to use the presses to print leaflets and treatises. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Political and commercial coverage became subordinated to human interest stories of robberies, murders, rapes, and abandoned children. 
B)  Many publishers were driven out of business because of overproduction and low prices. 
C)  Newspapers could now afford to publish more hard-core news. 
D)  For the first time, politicians could afford to use the presses to print leaflets and treatises. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 15

How did the McCormick reaper help the North win the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It forced the South to invest more and more into slavery to keep up production 
B)  It proved to the border states that the North was technologically more advanced. 
C)  It allowed the North to keep agricultural production high even though many farmers went to fight. 
D)  It ensured that France would remain pro-North during the war. 
E)  It enabled the North to grow more corn than the South. 
A)  It forced the South to invest more and more into slavery to keep up production 
B)  It proved to the border states that the North was technologically more advanced. 
C)  It allowed the North to keep agricultural production high even though many farmers went to fight. 
D)  It ensured that France would remain pro-North during the war. 
E)  It enabled the North to grow more corn than the South.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true concerning a typical antebellum theater?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lawyers were welcomed, but prostitutes were excluded. 
B)  There were very few seats, and most of them were expensive. 
C)  Classical Greek drama was usually performed. 
D)  Audiences were rowdy. 
E)  It was not a popular form of entertainment because revivalists accused theaters of being houses of sin. 
A)  Lawyers were welcomed, but prostitutes were excluded. 
B)  There were very few seats, and most of them were expensive. 
C)  Classical Greek drama was usually performed. 
D)  Audiences were rowdy. 
E)  It was not a popular form of entertainment because revivalists accused theaters of being houses of sin.

Question 17

Why did movements for rural cemeteries and urban parks develop during the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a fear that sprawling urban growth was destroying the spiritual healing that nature provided. 
B)  There was a desire to meet the working-class demand for a quiet place to relax. 
C)  There was a desire to demonstrate that cities could support themselves. 
D)  There was a hope of taming the undeveloped areas that still remained within city borders. 
E)  There was a need to find a use for undeveloped city land. 
A)  There was a fear that sprawling urban growth was destroying the spiritual healing that nature provided. 
B)  There was a desire to meet the working-class demand for a quiet place to relax. 
C)  There was a desire to demonstrate that cities could support themselves. 
D)  There was a hope of taming the undeveloped areas that still remained within city borders. 
E)  There was a need to find a use for undeveloped city land.

Question 18

What medical development greatly advanced the image of surgeons and the success of health care in the decades before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of anesthesia 
B)  The discovery of the cause of epidemics 
C)  The development of new varieties of surgical steel that resulted in sharper scalpels 
D)  The realization of the importance of cleanliness 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  The development of anesthesia 
B)  The discovery of the cause of epidemics 
C)  The development of new varieties of surgical steel that resulted in sharper scalpels 
D)  The realization of the importance of cleanliness 
E)  All of these choices

Question 19

How did home furniture change during the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Furniture came to reflect an informal style of life. 
B)  Furniture became "democratized" as rich and poor were more likely to buy the same types. 
C)  Furniture became more ornate. 
D)  Furniture became more expensive but less durable. 
E)  The upper classes distinguished themselves from the rising middle class through ornate furniture. 
A)  Furniture came to reflect an informal style of life. 
B)  Furniture became "democratized" as rich and poor were more likely to buy the same types. 
C)  Furniture became more ornate. 
D)  Furniture became more expensive but less durable. 
E)  The upper classes distinguished themselves from the rising middle class through ornate furniture.

Question 20

What type of urban housing developed during the early nineteenth century?

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A)  Unattached frame houses 
B)  One-story brick houses 
C)  Row houses 
D)  Condominiums 
E)  Garden apartments 
A)  Unattached frame houses 
B)  One-story brick houses 
C)  Row houses 
D)  Condominiums 
E)  Garden apartments

What were the goals of the Hudson River school of painters?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Savannah, Georgia

How did John Deere change American agriculture?

What statement best describes life for the average American farm worker in the antebellum period?

Which of the following statements best captures the attitude of many antebellum Americans about technology?

Why were novels popular among American women in the antebellum period?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Which of the following was not a popular health or scientific movement in antebellum America?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New York, New York

Who was an American publisher who helped to transform newspapers and create the modern concept of news and news reporting?

Isaac Singer transformed American society by

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Detroit, Michigan

What advance in heating and cooking occurred in antebellum America?

How did the penny press change publishing?

How did the McCormick reaper help the North win the Civil War?

Which of the following statements is true concerning a typical antebellum theater?

Why did movements for rural cemeteries and urban parks develop during the antebellum period?

What medical development greatly advanced the image of surgeons and the success of health care in the decades before the Civil War?

How did home furniture change during the antebellum period?

What type of urban housing developed during the early nineteenth century?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 11: Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

What were the goals of the Hudson River school of painters?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Savannah, Georgia

How did John Deere change American agriculture?

What statement best describes life for the average American farm worker in the antebellum period?

Which of the following statements best captures the attitude of many antebellum Americans about technology?

Why were novels popular among American women in the antebellum period?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Which of the following was not a popular health or scientific movement in antebellum America?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New York, New York

Who was an American publisher who helped to transform newspapers and create the modern concept of news and news reporting?

Isaac Singer transformed American society by

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Detroit, Michigan

What advance in heating and cooking occurred in antebellum America?

How did the penny press change publishing?

How did the McCormick reaper help the North win the Civil War?

Which of the following statements is true concerning a typical antebellum theater?

Why did movements for rural cemeteries and urban parks develop during the antebellum period?

What medical development greatly advanced the image of surgeons and the success of health care in the decades before the Civil War?

How did home furniture change during the antebellum period?

What type of urban housing developed during the early nineteenth century?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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