Question 1

Who wrote Democracy in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick Jackson Turner 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Gustave de Beaumont 
D)  George Stevenson 
E)  James Fenimore Cooper 
A)  Frederick Jackson Turner 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Gustave de Beaumont 
D)  George Stevenson 
E)  James Fenimore Cooper

Question 2

What was the first major canal project in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Blackstone Canal 
B)  The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
C)  The Panama Canal 
D)  The Connecticut and Berkshire Canal 
E)  The Erie Canal 
A)  The Blackstone Canal 
B)  The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
C)  The Panama Canal 
D)  The Connecticut and Berkshire Canal 
E)  The Erie Canal

Question 3

Which of the following did not stimulate westward settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military bounties 
B)  Building the National Road 
C)  The growing strength of the federal government 
D)  Admission of new states into the Union 
E)  Federal support of existing Indian settlements 
A)  Military bounties 
B)  Building the National Road 
C)  The growing strength of the federal government 
D)  Admission of new states into the Union 
E)  Federal support of existing Indian settlements

Question 4

During the pre-Civil War period,

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A)  horizontal allegiances tended to replace vertical allegiances; 
B)  vertical allegiances tended to replace horizontal allegiances; 
C)  families became more patriarchal; 
D)  workers in large textile mills discovered that they had a great deal in common with their managers and overseers 
E)  government programs tended to crowd out voluntary associations in most communities 
A)  horizontal allegiances tended to replace vertical allegiances; 
B)  vertical allegiances tended to replace horizontal allegiances; 
C)  families became more patriarchal; 
D)  workers in large textile mills discovered that they had a great deal in common with their managers and overseers 
E)  government programs tended to crowd out voluntary associations in most communities

Question 5

What did the military bounties awarded during the War of 1812 provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soldiers would receive western land in exchange for military service. 
B)  Soldiers were paid cash bonuses for enlisting. 
C)  Soldiers were given cash bonuses for each new recruit they could find. 
D)  Soldiers were paid for each British soldier they captured. 
E)  Soldiers would receive an early discharge if they recruited an agreed-upon number of new soldiers. 
A)  Soldiers would receive western land in exchange for military service. 
B)  Soldiers were paid cash bonuses for enlisting. 
C)  Soldiers were given cash bonuses for each new recruit they could find. 
D)  Soldiers were paid for each British soldier they captured. 
E)  Soldiers would receive an early discharge if they recruited an agreed-upon number of new soldiers.

Question 6

The doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that many Antebellum Americans believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  children and parents should not mingle. 
B)  men were superior in worldly pursuits, while women were superior for their moral influence. 
C)  moral issues should be determined by the church, while economic issues should be determined by the family. 
D)  business affairs were best conducted in the factory and the office, and workers had no role in making decisions. 
E)  Indians and Americans of European ancestry should be allowed to live in separate regions of the country. 
A)  children and parents should not mingle. 
B)  men were superior in worldly pursuits, while women were superior for their moral influence. 
C)  moral issues should be determined by the church, while economic issues should be determined by the family. 
D)  business affairs were best conducted in the factory and the office, and workers had no role in making decisions. 
E)  Indians and Americans of European ancestry should be allowed to live in separate regions of the country.

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:
  
-National (Cumberland) Road

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Question 8

Early American steamboats

Accepted Answer

A)  became ornate and luxurious. 
B)  took the lead in voluntary safety precautions. 
C)  were used mainly on the transatlantic routes, but were uneconomical in river trade. 
D)  were subsidized by the federal government. 
E)  were unpopular methods of transportation because they were slow and uncomfortable. 
A)  became ornate and luxurious. 
B)  took the lead in voluntary safety precautions. 
C)  were used mainly on the transatlantic routes, but were uneconomical in river trade. 
D)  were subsidized by the federal government. 
E)  were unpopular methods of transportation because they were slow and uncomfortable.

Question 9

What was the economic status of most people in antebellum America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wealthy 
B)  Upper class 
C)  Middling 
D)  Destitute 
E)  Bankrupt 
A)  Wealthy 
B)  Upper class 
C)  Middling 
D)  Destitute 
E)  Bankrupt

Question 10

Which of the following commodities was a major agricultural product of the Old Southwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wheat 
B)  Apples 
C)  Oranges 
D)  Corn 
E)  Cotton 
A)  Wheat 
B)  Apples 
C)  Oranges 
D)  Corn 
E)  Cotton

Question 11

Which of the following tribes was not one of the Five Civilized Tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cherokees 
B)  Choctaws 
C)  Creeks 
D)  Huron 
E)  Seminoles 
A)  Cherokees 
B)  Choctaws 
C)  Creeks 
D)  Huron 
E)  Seminoles

Question 12

How did Samuel Slater transform American economic life?

Accepted Answer

A)  He introduced the assembly line system to factories. 
B)  He proposed the use of immigrants as a labor supply. 
C)  He integrated the steam engine with the factory production process. 
D)  He helped design and built the country's first cotton mill. 
E)  He organized the first joint-stock company in American history. 
A)  He introduced the assembly line system to factories. 
B)  He proposed the use of immigrants as a labor supply. 
C)  He integrated the steam engine with the factory production process. 
D)  He helped design and built the country's first cotton mill. 
E)  He organized the first joint-stock company in American history.

Question 13

What was Alabama fever?

Accepted Answer

A)  an outbreak of yellow fever that devastated settlers in the 1820s. 
B)  a land rush in Alabama that caused the price of land to skyrocket. 
C)  an illness that affected mainly Native Americans that forced them to move elsewhere. 
D)  an epidemic that began as a bird influenza. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  an outbreak of yellow fever that devastated settlers in the 1820s. 
B)  a land rush in Alabama that caused the price of land to skyrocket. 
C)  an illness that affected mainly Native Americans that forced them to move elsewhere. 
D)  an epidemic that began as a bird influenza. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the authority to

Accepted Answer

A)  regulate navigation on rivers. 
B)  expel Indians from within state borders. 
C)  limit trade with foreign countries. 
D)  buy and sell public lands. 
E)  cancel state financial obligations. 
A)  regulate navigation on rivers. 
B)  expel Indians from within state borders. 
C)  limit trade with foreign countries. 
D)  buy and sell public lands. 
E)  cancel state financial obligations.

Question 16

Which of the following is not true of the Cherokee Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. 
B)  They supported the movement of Indians out of the South. 
C)  They included an influential minority of mixed-bloods who embraced Christianity and owned slaves. 
D)  They published their own newspaper. 
E)  They engaged in agriculture. 
A)  They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. 
B)  They supported the movement of Indians out of the South. 
C)  They included an influential minority of mixed-bloods who embraced Christianity and owned slaves. 
D)  They published their own newspaper. 
E)  They engaged in agriculture.

Question 17

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

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Question 18

Squatters

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to gobble up all available public land. 
B)  exerted a restraining influence on the land speculator. 
C)  lobbied for a stronger Indian removal policy. 
D)  brought about the Panic of 1819. 
E)  were removed from the West by new federal land policy enacted in 1841. 
A)  tended to gobble up all available public land. 
B)  exerted a restraining influence on the land speculator. 
C)  lobbied for a stronger Indian removal policy. 
D)  brought about the Panic of 1819. 
E)  were removed from the West by new federal land policy enacted in 1841.

Question 19

What was one of the major changes that took place in American towns and cities between 1820 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western towns declined as more people moved to farms. 
B)  Towns grew rapidly, especially in the West. 
C)  River cities rose to prominence while lake cities declined. 
D)  Cities tended to grow up on the open plains of the West. 
E)  Eastern cities declined, as more people moved to the West. 
A)  Western towns declined as more people moved to farms. 
B)  Towns grew rapidly, especially in the West. 
C)  River cities rose to prominence while lake cities declined. 
D)  Cities tended to grow up on the open plains of the West. 
E)  Eastern cities declined, as more people moved to the West.

Question 20

Which of the following changes in marriage patterns did not occur in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romantic love had a greater role in marriage decisions. 
B)  More women married out of birth order. 
C)  Fewer couples had lengthy engagements. 
D)  Young people had greater control over courtship and marriage. 
E)  More women chose not to marry. 
A)  Romantic love had a greater role in marriage decisions. 
B)  More women married out of birth order. 
C)  Fewer couples had lengthy engagements. 
D)  Young people had greater control over courtship and marriage. 
E)  More women chose not to marry.

Who wrote Democracy in America?

What was the first major canal project in the United States?

Which of the following did not stimulate westward settlement?

During the pre-Civil War period,

What did the military bounties awarded during the War of 1812 provide?

The doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that many Antebellum Americans believed that

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -National (Cumberland) Road

Early American steamboats

What was the economic status of most people in antebellum America?

Which of the following commodities was a major agricultural product of the Old Southwest?

Which of the following tribes was not one of the Five Civilized Tribes?

How did Samuel Slater transform American economic life?

What was Alabama fever?

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

In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the authority to

Which of the following is not true of the Cherokee Indians?

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

Squatters

What was one of the major changes that took place in American towns and cities between 1820 and 1860?

Which of the following changes in marriage patterns did not occur in the antebellum period?

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

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

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

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 9: The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Who wrote Democracy in America?

What was the first major canal project in the United States?

Which of the following did not stimulate westward settlement?

During the pre-Civil War period,

What did the military bounties awarded during the War of 1812 provide?

The doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that many Antebellum Americans believed that

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the eastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -National (Cumberland) Road

Early American steamboats

What was the economic status of most people in antebellum America?

Which of the following commodities was a major agricultural product of the Old Southwest?

Which of the following tribes was not one of the Five Civilized Tribes?

How did Samuel Slater transform American economic life?

What was Alabama fever?

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

In Gibbons v. Ogden the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the authority to

Which of the following is not true of the Cherokee Indians?

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

Squatters

What was one of the major changes that took place in American towns and cities between 1820 and 1860?

Which of the following changes in marriage patterns did not occur in the antebellum period?

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

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

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

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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