Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Edgar Allan Poe

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer,

Question 3

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 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hudson River school

Accepted Answer

The Hudson River School refers to a mid-

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Epidemics

Accepted Answer

Epidemics are the occurrence of a diseas

Question 6

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 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Samuel Colt

Accepted Answer

Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 – January 10,

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 9

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 10

What technological improvements increased industrial productivity between 1840 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

Several technological improvements incre

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 13

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 14

How did railroads grow in the decades before the Civil War? What impact did they have on the economic development of the antebellum United States? In what sense were railroads the nation's first "big business"?

Accepted Answer

Railroads grew rapidly in the decades be

Question 15

How did Americans' relationship to and understanding of the land contribute to agricultural innovation in the decades before the Civil War? How did other factors contribute to innovation?

Accepted Answer

Americans' relationship to and understan

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Astor Place Riot

Accepted Answer

The Astor Place Riot, also known as the

Question 17

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 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Isaac M. Singer

Accepted Answer

Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 –

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 11: Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Edgar Allan Poe

What happened in New Orleans in 1832 and 1833?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hudson River school

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Epidemics

How did the penny press change publishing?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Samuel Colt

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

Sylvester Graham was

What technological improvements increased industrial productivity between 1840 and 1860?

How did home furniture change during 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: Richmond, Virginia

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

How did railroads grow in the decades before the Civil War? What impact did they have on the economic development of the antebellum United States? In what sense were railroads the nation's first "big business"?

How did Americans' relationship to and understanding of the land contribute to agricultural innovation in the decades before the Civil War? How did other factors contribute to innovation?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Astor Place Riot

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Isaac M. Singer

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

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

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