Question 1

In the early nineteenth century, Americans everywhere drank heavily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The manufacturing system that relied on heavily capitalized and fully mechanized mills was known as the_____________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The manufacturing system that relied on heavily...

Question 3

In 1815 the largest American city was

Accepted Answer

A)  Philadelphia. 
B)  Baltimore. 
C)  Newark. 
D)  New York City. 
E)  Boston. 
A)  Philadelphia. 
B)  Baltimore. 
C)  Newark. 
D)  New York City. 
E)  Boston.

Question 4

During the 1820s New England storekeepers

Accepted Answer

A)  shipped their goods to England and Europe. 
B)  depended almost entirely on locally produced goods for their retail sales. 
C)  depended on a barter exchange of goods and services, rather than cash sales. 
D)  saw their business decline significantly. 
E)  increased their stock of consumer goods significantly 
A)  shipped their goods to England and Europe. 
B)  depended almost entirely on locally produced goods for their retail sales. 
C)  depended on a barter exchange of goods and services, rather than cash sales. 
D)  saw their business decline significantly. 
E)  increased their stock of consumer goods significantly

Question 5

The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The_____________ first made commercial agriculture possible in the West.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The_____________ first made commercial agriculture possible in...

Question 8

Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  75 percent. 
E)  90 percent. 
A)  15 percent. 
B)  25 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  75 percent. 
E)  90 percent.

Question 9

By 1820, the term "backcountry" had replaced "frontier" as a way to describe western settlements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____________was the eccentric Yankee who planted apple trees in the Northwest and earned himself the nickname "Johnny Appleseed."

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________was the eccentric Yankee who planted apple...

Question 11

During the early republic, Indians living on western lands

Accepted Answer

A)  were generally able to maintain their territorial holdings. 
B)  received considerable political and military help from Britain. 
C)  were constantly pushed further west. 
D)  saw, by 1820, nearly 100,000 white settlers move onto their lands. 
E)  were never more unified. 
A)  were generally able to maintain their territorial holdings. 
B)  received considerable political and military help from Britain. 
C)  were constantly pushed further west. 
D)  saw, by 1820, nearly 100,000 white settlers move onto their lands. 
E)  were never more unified.

Question 12

The main issue for southerners deciding to migrate north involved

Accepted Answer

A)  available transportation networks. 
B)  different cultural issues between the north and south. 
C)  leaving family behind. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  differences in climate. 
A)  available transportation networks. 
B)  different cultural issues between the north and south. 
C)  leaving family behind. 
D)  slavery. 
E)  differences in climate.

Question 13

Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by

Accepted Answer

A)  state governments. 
B)  private corporations. 
C)  foreign investors. 
D)  the federal government. 
E)  associations of farmers. 
A)  state governments. 
B)  private corporations. 
C)  foreign investors. 
D)  the federal government. 
E)  associations of farmers.

Question 14

Which of the following most accurately describes alcohol consumption in the early republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men drank more than women. 
B)  Farmers drank more than city dwellers. 
C)  Southerners drank more than northerners. 
D)  Westerners drank more than easterners. 
E)  Alcohol consumption was the highest that it has ever been. 
A)  Men drank more than women. 
B)  Farmers drank more than city dwellers. 
C)  Southerners drank more than northerners. 
D)  Westerners drank more than easterners. 
E)  Alcohol consumption was the highest that it has ever been.

Question 15

In 1803,_____________ entered the Union as a state.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1803,_____________ entered the Union as a...

Question 16

Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities

Accepted Answer

A)  life expectancy was higher than in the countryside. 
B)  accountants were being replaced by bookkeepers. 
C)  there was very little poverty. 
D)  wealth was becoming much more concentrated. 
E)  epidemics of disease were becoming rare. 
A)  life expectancy was higher than in the countryside. 
B)  accountants were being replaced by bookkeepers. 
C)  there was very little poverty. 
D)  wealth was becoming much more concentrated. 
E)  epidemics of disease were becoming rare.

Question 18

_____________became the great New England cash crop.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________became the great New England cash crop....

Question 19

The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss the role of the transportation revolution in creating the market economy of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The transportation revolution played a c

In the early nineteenth century, Americans everywhere drank heavily.

The manufacturing system that relied on heavily capitalized and fully mechanized mills was known as the_____________ system.

In 1815 the largest American city was

During the 1820s New England storekeepers

The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods.

As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework.

The_____________ first made commercial agriculture possible in the West.

Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by

By 1820, the term "backcountry" had replaced "frontier" as a way to describe western settlements.

_____________was the eccentric Yankee who planted apple trees in the Northwest and earned himself the nickname "Johnny Appleseed."

During the early republic, Indians living on western lands

The main issue for southerners deciding to migrate north involved

Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by

Which of the following most accurately describes alcohol consumption in the early republic?

In 1803,_____________ entered the Union as a state.

Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America.

In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities

_____________became the great New England cash crop.

The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves.

Discuss the role of the transportation revolution in creating the market economy of the nineteenth century.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 8: Northern Transformations

In the early nineteenth century, Americans everywhere drank heavily.

The manufacturing system that relied on heavily capitalized and fully mechanized mills was known as the_____________ system.

In 1815 the largest American city was

During the 1820s New England storekeepers

The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods.

As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework.

The_____________ first made commercial agriculture possible in the West.

Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by

By 1820, the term "backcountry" had replaced "frontier" as a way to describe western settlements.

_____________was the eccentric Yankee who planted apple trees in the Northwest and earned himself the nickname "Johnny Appleseed."

During the early republic, Indians living on western lands

The main issue for southerners deciding to migrate north involved

Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by

Which of the following most accurately describes alcohol consumption in the early republic?

In 1803,_____________ entered the Union as a state.

Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America.

In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities

_____________became the great New England cash crop.

The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves.

Discuss the role of the transportation revolution in creating the market economy of the nineteenth century.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

Filters