Question 1

Which of the following led to the boom in canal building in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The success of the Erie Canal 
B)  The impact of the protective tariff 
C)  The development of the textile industry in New England 
D)  The provision of federal subsidies for canal construction 
A)  The success of the Erie Canal 
B)  The impact of the protective tariff 
C)  The development of the textile industry in New England 
D)  The provision of federal subsidies for canal construction A

Question 2

In the mid-nineteenth century, where was the one place that Northern and Southern railroads connected?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baltimore, Maryland 
B)  Bowling Green, Kentucky 
C)  Nashville, Tennessee 
D)  Richmond, Virginia 
A)  Baltimore, Maryland 
B)  Bowling Green, Kentucky 
C)  Nashville, Tennessee 
D)  Richmond, Virginia B

Question 3

Horace Mann advocated ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free to the student, tax-supported education 
B)  that teachers should concentrate on imparting the moral lessons to be learned from a study of the classics 
C)  that education was a private, family concern and not the concern of the state 
D)  religious indoctrination in state-supported schools 
A)  free to the student, tax-supported education 
B)  that teachers should concentrate on imparting the moral lessons to be learned from a study of the classics 
C)  that education was a private, family concern and not the concern of the state 
D)  religious indoctrination in state-supported schools A

Question 4

Which of the following is a good example of the transition to a market economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers in the West began to try to meet the demands of the marketplace by producing animals, dairy products, grain, and vegetables on a single family farm. 
B)  More and more farmers, especially in the West, began to turn to subsistence farming. 
C)  Farm women began to produce more dairy products to be sold in the market, and then used their profits to buy factory-produced cloth. 
D)  Spinning and weaving at home became more and more important. 
A)  Farmers in the West began to try to meet the demands of the marketplace by producing animals, dairy products, grain, and vegetables on a single family farm. 
B)  More and more farmers, especially in the West, began to turn to subsistence farming. 
C)  Farm women began to produce more dairy products to be sold in the market, and then used their profits to buy factory-produced cloth. 
D)  Spinning and weaving at home became more and more important.

Question 5

In the early nineteenth century, family planning was __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  becoming more common 
B)  virtually unknown 
C)  reserved to the rich. 
D)  generally regarded as immoral 
A)  becoming more common 
B)  virtually unknown 
C)  reserved to the rich. 
D)  generally regarded as immoral

Question 6

Which of the following had become a feature in many middle-class homes by the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dirt floors 
B)  Several servants 
C)  Indoor toilets 
D)  Homemade furniture 
A)  Dirt floors 
B)  Several servants 
C)  Indoor toilets 
D)  Homemade furniture

Question 7

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the ideas preached by Charles G. Finney?

Accepted Answer

A)  All humans are condemned to misery because of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 
B)  All souls are predestined to either heaven or hell. 
C)  The United States, like Sodom and Gomorrah, will be destroyed by God because of the depravity of its citizens. 
D)  Because sin is avoidable, anyone can achieve salvation. 
A)  All humans are condemned to misery because of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 
B)  All souls are predestined to either heaven or hell. 
C)  The United States, like Sodom and Gomorrah, will be destroyed by God because of the depravity of its citizens. 
D)  Because sin is avoidable, anyone can achieve salvation.

Question 8

Which of the following was a reason for the emergence of temperance as a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcohol became a symbol of evil because of its association with Sabbath violations, abusive husbands, and poor work habits. 
B)  It was revealed that organized crime was involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol. 
C)  Revelations about the health and mental problems of infants born to alcoholic mothers caused public concern. 
D)  Newspaper reporters documented and publicized widespread alcohol abuse within the Senate and House of Representatives. 
A)  Alcohol became a symbol of evil because of its association with Sabbath violations, abusive husbands, and poor work habits. 
B)  It was revealed that organized crime was involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol. 
C)  Revelations about the health and mental problems of infants born to alcoholic mothers caused public concern. 
D)  Newspaper reporters documented and publicized widespread alcohol abuse within the Senate and House of Representatives.

Question 9

What problems confronted northeastern farmers as new lands opened in the West? How did northeastern farmers respond to their new circumstances?

Accepted Answer

As new lands opened in the West, northea

Question 10

Discuss the various attitudes of Americans toward progress during the period from 1815 to 1860.

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1815 to 1860, Ame

Question 11

Examine the emergence of temperance as a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s, and explain the role of women in the temperance movement.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of temperance as a major i

Question 12

Which of the following best represents the percentage of the white population that was foreign-born by 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  15 percent 
A)  80 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  15 percent

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true concerning the birthrate in America between 1800 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  The birthrate declined sharply among urban women and increased slightly among rural women. 
B)  The birthrate continued to increase, but more slowly than it had in the previous century. 
C)  The birthrate declined, but more so among native-born Americans than among immigrant women. 
D)  The birthrate increased slightly among urban women and decreased sharply among rural women. 
A)  The birthrate declined sharply among urban women and increased slightly among rural women. 
B)  The birthrate continued to increase, but more slowly than it had in the previous century. 
C)  The birthrate declined, but more so among native-born Americans than among immigrant women. 
D)  The birthrate increased slightly among urban women and decreased sharply among rural women.

Question 14

Which of the following is associated with the youth culture that developed in New York City in the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zoot suiters 
B)  The Beats 
C)  The Chelsea Youth Brigade 
D)  Bowery boys and gals 
A)  Zoot suiters 
B)  The Beats 
C)  The Chelsea Youth Brigade 
D)  Bowery boys and gals

Question 15

By which year, in response to Dorothea Dix's efforts, had twenty-eight of 33 states built public institutions for the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A)  1851 
B)  1855 
C)  1860 
D)  1840 
A)  1851 
B)  1855 
C)  1860 
D)  1840

Question 16

Between 1820 and 1860, the population of free blacks in the United States _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remained essentially constant 
B)  declined moderately 
C)  rose slightly 
D)  rose steadily 
A)  remained essentially constant 
B)  declined moderately 
C)  rose slightly 
D)  rose steadily

Question 17

A counting house was

Accepted Answer

A)  the place where railroad companies planned their train schedules and freight rates. 
B)  the place where the paperwork for a merchant's commercial transactions was completed. 
C)  a corporation's central warehouse. 
D)  A bank. 
A)  the place where railroad companies planned their train schedules and freight rates. 
B)  the place where the paperwork for a merchant's commercial transactions was completed. 
C)  a corporation's central warehouse. 
D)  A bank.

Question 18

Most of the day-to-day conversion efforts by the American Anti-Slavery Society were undertaken by _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women 
B)  politicians 
C)  evangelists 
D)  African Americans 
A)  women 
B)  politicians 
C)  evangelists 
D)  African Americans

Question 19

How did New England farm families respond to competition from the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  They gave up attempting to improve their livestock and turned to raising poultry. 
B)  They opened more land to the production of wheat and corn. 
C)  They began to raise livestock and to specialize in vegetable and fruit production. 
D)  They returned to subsistence farming. 
A)  They gave up attempting to improve their livestock and turned to raising poultry. 
B)  They opened more land to the production of wheat and corn. 
C)  They began to raise livestock and to specialize in vegetable and fruit production. 
D)  They returned to subsistence farming.

Question 20

In 1860, what was the percentage of people living in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  20 percent 
A)  15 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  10 percent 
D)  20 percent

Exam 10: The Restless North, 1815-1860

Which of the following led to the boom in canal building in the 1820s and 1830s?

In the mid-nineteenth century, where was the one place that Northern and Southern railroads connected?

Horace Mann advocated ______________.

Which of the following is a good example of the transition to a market economy?

In the early nineteenth century, family planning was __________________.

Which of the following had become a feature in many middle-class homes by the 1840s and 1850s?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the ideas preached by Charles G. Finney?

Which of the following was a reason for the emergence of temperance as a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s?

What problems confronted northeastern farmers as new lands opened in the West? How did northeastern farmers respond to their new circumstances?

Discuss the various attitudes of Americans toward progress during the period from 1815 to 1860.

Examine the emergence of temperance as a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s, and explain the role of women in the temperance movement.

Which of the following best represents the percentage of the white population that was foreign-born by 1860?

Which of the following statements is true concerning the birthrate in America between 1800 and 1860?

Which of the following is associated with the youth culture that developed in New York City in the 1840s?

By which year, in response to Dorothea Dix's efforts, had twenty-eight of 33 states built public institutions for the mentally ill?

Between 1820 and 1860, the population of free blacks in the United States _________________.

A counting house was

Most of the day-to-day conversion efforts by the American Anti-Slavery Society were undertaken by _________.

How did New England farm families respond to competition from the West?

In 1860, what was the percentage of people living in urban areas?

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