Question 1

How did the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman differ from those of Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman wrote only novels. 
B)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville had a pessimistic view of the human condition. 
C)  Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman celebrated the aggressiveness of their countrymen. 
D)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville sought wide commercial success, while Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman preferred to write for a small elite audience. 
E)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville wrote mainly about European themes and experiences. 
A)  Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman wrote only novels. 
B)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville had a pessimistic view of the human condition. 
C)  Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman celebrated the aggressiveness of their countrymen. 
D)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville sought wide commercial success, while Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman preferred to write for a small elite audience. 
E)  Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville wrote mainly about European themes and experiences.

Question 2

What happened in New Orleans in 1832 and 1833?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hurricane Camille destroyed most of the city and killed 25,000 people. 
B)  Measles swept through the city killing 50 percent of the children under age 10. 
C)  An epidemic of yellow fever and cholera killed 1/5 of the population. 
D)  After a group of slaves attempted a rebellion, the army occupied the city and executed 250 slave leaders. 
E)  A fire swept through most of the housing districts killing 15,000 people. 
A)  Hurricane Camille destroyed most of the city and killed 25,000 people. 
B)  Measles swept through the city killing 50 percent of the children under age 10. 
C)  An epidemic of yellow fever and cholera killed 1/5 of the population. 
D)  After a group of slaves attempted a rebellion, the army occupied the city and executed 250 slave leaders. 
E)  A fire swept through most of the housing districts killing 15,000 people.

Question 3

Which of the following scents would have been present in most antebellum cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body odor 
B)  Animal manure 
C)  Human waste 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Body odor 
B)  Animal manure 
C)  Human waste 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately describes railroads in the United States in 1860?

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A)  The United States had more track than the rest of the world combined. 
B)  American railroads lacked government support and therefore lagged behind the rest of the world. 
C)  Railroad owners faced financial difficulties because they could not compete with canals. 
D)  The railroads brought about the decline of the once great city of Chicago. 
E)  They had an international reputation for punctuality. 
A)  The United States had more track than the rest of the world combined. 
B)  American railroads lacked government support and therefore lagged behind the rest of the world. 
C)  Railroad owners faced financial difficulties because they could not compete with canals. 
D)  The railroads brought about the decline of the once great city of Chicago. 
E)  They had an international reputation for punctuality.

Question 5

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

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Question 6

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-St. Louis, Missouri

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Question 7

Sylvester Graham was

Accepted Answer

A)  a prominent health food advocate. 
B)  a crusader for improved public sanitation. 
C)  the manager of a popular hydropathic sanatorium. 
D)  the nation's leading phrenologist. 
E)  the founder of a utopian community. 
A)  a prominent health food advocate. 
B)  a crusader for improved public sanitation. 
C)  the manager of a popular hydropathic sanatorium. 
D)  the nation's leading phrenologist. 
E)  the founder of a utopian community.

Question 8

Besides inventing the cotton gin, what did Eli Whitney do that benefited American manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  He developed railroad ties that were capable of supporting heavy weight. 
B)  He showed how water could be used to power textile mills. 
C)  He introduced the concept of interchangeable parts 
D)  He marketed American manufacturing products in Europe 
E)  He invented a heating process that removed impurities from iron. 
A)  He developed railroad ties that were capable of supporting heavy weight. 
B)  He showed how water could be used to power textile mills. 
C)  He introduced the concept of interchangeable parts 
D)  He marketed American manufacturing products in Europe 
E)  He invented a heating process that removed impurities from iron.

Question 9

Romanticism in literature was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  show learning and refinement. 
B)  veneration of timeless traditions and respect for previous work. 
C)  emphasis on the author's inner feelings and emotions. 
D)  respect for kings, queens, knights, and nobles. 
E)  sex and violence. 
A)  show learning and refinement. 
B)  veneration of timeless traditions and respect for previous work. 
C)  emphasis on the author's inner feelings and emotions. 
D)  respect for kings, queens, knights, and nobles. 
E)  sex and violence.

Question 10

What was one of the advantages of the "American system" of manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inventors would have more time to develop their inventions slowly. 
B)  Manufacturers would have a convenient way of excluding outside investors. 
C)  Foreigners would have no way of copying American machines. 
D)  Damaged parts could be replaced easily. 
E)  American craftsmen could demonstrate their skills to the British. 
A)  Inventors would have more time to develop their inventions slowly. 
B)  Manufacturers would have a convenient way of excluding outside investors. 
C)  Foreigners would have no way of copying American machines. 
D)  Damaged parts could be replaced easily. 
E)  American craftsmen could demonstrate their skills to the British.

Question 11

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

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Question 12

How was the building of the railroads in the United States financed?

Accepted Answer

A)  By state and local governments 
B)  By the federal government 
C)  By private investors 
D)  By overseas investors 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  By state and local governments 
B)  By the federal government 
C)  By private investors 
D)  By overseas investors 
E)  All of these choices

Question 13

In his 1837 address "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson argued that Americans needed to

Accepted Answer

A)  improve their literature by emulating European forms. 
B)  work for cultural autonomy. 
C)  create literature that conformed to universal standards of beauty and taste. 
D)  reform their education system. 
E)  to turn away from scholarship and concentrate on farming. 
A)  improve their literature by emulating European forms. 
B)  work for cultural autonomy. 
C)  create literature that conformed to universal standards of beauty and taste. 
D)  reform their education system. 
E)  to turn away from scholarship and concentrate on farming.

Question 14

Which of the following does not reflect an accurate description of the budget of a working-class family in an urban area?

Accepted Answer

A)  The main breadwinner in a family typically made less than $300 per year. 
B)  Approximately 70 percent of a family's income went towards, food and rent. 
C)  To meet basic needs, many working-class children had to work. 
D)  Most families lived close to the margin. 
E)  Skyrocketing commodity prices pushed many families to the edge of starvation. 
A)  The main breadwinner in a family typically made less than $300 per year. 
B)  Approximately 70 percent of a family's income went towards, food and rent. 
C)  To meet basic needs, many working-class children had to work. 
D)  Most families lived close to the margin. 
E)  Skyrocketing commodity prices pushed many families to the edge of starvation.

How did the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman differ from those of Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville?

What happened in New Orleans in 1832 and 1833?

Which of the following scents would have been present in most antebellum cities?

Which of the following statements accurately describes railroads in the United States in 1860?

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

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Louis, Missouri

Sylvester Graham was

Besides inventing the cotton gin, what did Eli Whitney do that benefited American manufacturing?

Romanticism in literature was characterized by

What was one of the advantages of the "American system" of manufacturing?

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

How was the building of the railroads in the United States financed?

In his 1837 address "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson argued that Americans needed to

Which of the following does not reflect an accurate description of the budget of a working-class family in an urban area?

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

How did the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman differ from those of Hawthorne, Poe, and Melville?

What happened in New Orleans in 1832 and 1833?

Which of the following scents would have been present in most antebellum cities?

Which of the following statements accurately describes railroads in the United States in 1860?

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

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Louis, Missouri

Sylvester Graham was

Besides inventing the cotton gin, what did Eli Whitney do that benefited American manufacturing?

Romanticism in literature was characterized by

What was one of the advantages of the "American system" of manufacturing?

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

How was the building of the railroads in the United States financed?

In his 1837 address "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson argued that Americans needed to

Which of the following does not reflect an accurate description of the budget of a working-class family in an urban area?

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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