Question 1

After the War of 1812, ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  farmers in the North remained self-reliant and seldom participated in the emerging market economy 
B)  more people in the North began to work for others in return for wages 
C)  there seemed to be few economic differences between the North and the South 
D)  the United States was immediately flooded with foreign imports, thus pushing many newly emerging domestic industries into bankruptcy 
A)  farmers in the North remained self-reliant and seldom participated in the emerging market economy 
B)  more people in the North began to work for others in return for wages 
C)  there seemed to be few economic differences between the North and the South 
D)  the United States was immediately flooded with foreign imports, thus pushing many newly emerging domestic industries into bankruptcy

Question 2

Discuss changes in the workplace and in the nature of work during the first half of the nineteenth century. What impact did these changes have on workers? How did workers react to these changes?

Accepted Answer

During the first half of the nineteenth

Question 3

During the 1830s, farmers in the Northeast were faced with which of the following problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The new labor-saving farm implements were unsuited to the area's terrain. 
B)  Severe drought struck the area. 
C)  Overproduction led to a dramatic decline in wheat and corn prices. 
D)  Many were overburdened with debt because of the acquisition of new land. 
A)  The new labor-saving farm implements were unsuited to the area's terrain. 
B)  Severe drought struck the area. 
C)  Overproduction led to a dramatic decline in wheat and corn prices. 
D)  Many were overburdened with debt because of the acquisition of new land.

Question 4

Which of the following statements best expresses the free-labor ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  If you work hard and live a virtuous life, you will move up the social and economic ladder. 
B)  Life is full of hardships that, if endured, will build character. 
C)  Manual labor is beneath those of Anglo-Saxon heritage. 
D)  Slavery is morally wrong and should be abolished immediately. 
A)  If you work hard and live a virtuous life, you will move up the social and economic ladder. 
B)  Life is full of hardships that, if endured, will build character. 
C)  Manual labor is beneath those of Anglo-Saxon heritage. 
D)  Slavery is morally wrong and should be abolished immediately.

Question 5

Which of the following was true of minstrel shows in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  By ridiculing African Americans, they stoked the fires of racism. 
B)  They provided a forum through which whites and blacks could better understand and accept their cultural differences. 
C)  They served as the major entry point for African Americans into the entertainment industry. 
D)  By popularizing African American song and dance, they served to break down racial barriers. 
A)  By ridiculing African Americans, they stoked the fires of racism. 
B)  They provided a forum through which whites and blacks could better understand and accept their cultural differences. 
C)  They served as the major entry point for African Americans into the entertainment industry. 
D)  By popularizing African American song and dance, they served to break down racial barriers.

Question 6

The boom-and-bust economic cycles from 1815 to 1860 were the direct result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  droughts and resulting crop failures 
B)  the development and expansion of the new market economy 
C)  government intervention in the economy 
D)  the nation's overdependence on foreign trade 
A)  droughts and resulting crop failures 
B)  the development and expansion of the new market economy 
C)  government intervention in the economy 
D)  the nation's overdependence on foreign trade

Question 7

What was the key to American manufacturing in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The innovative financial systems that funded plant expansion. 
B)  The unique method of corporate management. 
C)  The use of machine-tooled, interchangeable parts. 
D)  The vertical integration of companies. 
A)  The innovative financial systems that funded plant expansion. 
B)  The unique method of corporate management. 
C)  The use of machine-tooled, interchangeable parts. 
D)  The vertical integration of companies.

Question 8

Examine the factors that contributed to industrial development in the United States between 1815 and 1860.

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the indus

Question 9

Discuss the conditions of life in American cities in the early and mid-1800s. What were the advantages and disadvantages of city life?

Accepted Answer

In the early and mid-1800s, American cit

Question 10

In the 1840s and 1850s, the wealth of members of the upper-class elite in America was often based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Talent 
B)  Religiosity 
C)  Inheritance or marriage 
D)  Work ethic 
A)  Talent 
B)  Religiosity 
C)  Inheritance or marriage 
D)  Work ethic

Question 11

What was the second largest city in population in both 1820 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  New York 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Boston 
A)  Chicago 
B)  New York 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Boston

Question 12

The most prominent and uncompromising advocate of immediate abolition during the 1830s and 1840s was

Accepted Answer

A)  James G. Birney. 
B)  Henry Highland Garnet. 
C)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  Elijah P. Lovejoy. 
A)  James G. Birney. 
B)  Henry Highland Garnet. 
C)  William Lloyd Garrison. 
D)  Elijah P. Lovejoy.

Question 13

In contrast to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  Were not as likely to be subjected to negative stereotyping 
B)  Were all of the Protestant faith 
C)  Found it very difficult to find employment 
D)  Usually stayed for a few years and then returned home 
A)  Were not as likely to be subjected to negative stereotyping 
B)  Were all of the Protestant faith 
C)  Found it very difficult to find employment 
D)  Usually stayed for a few years and then returned home

Question 14

In an effort to provide for the public safety of its citizens, New York City:

Accepted Answer

A)  Began hiring its own police force in 1845 
B)  Encouraged citizens to arm themselves in the 1840s 
C)  Established a nine o'clock evening curfew in 1845 
D)  Installed gas lights on all streets in 1842 
A)  Began hiring its own police force in 1845 
B)  Encouraged citizens to arm themselves in the 1840s 
C)  Established a nine o'clock evening curfew in 1845 
D)  Installed gas lights on all streets in 1842

Question 15

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the beliefs of Horace Mann?

Accepted Answer

A)  Misery and crime can be ended through universal education. 
B)  Men are superior to women as teachers because they command obedience and discipline from their pupils. 
C)  The teaching of Christian religious principles should be the central focus of education. 
D)  Formal education should be reserved for the talented tenth, and vocational training should be available to the masses. 
A)  Misery and crime can be ended through universal education. 
B)  Men are superior to women as teachers because they command obedience and discipline from their pupils. 
C)  The teaching of Christian religious principles should be the central focus of education. 
D)  Formal education should be reserved for the talented tenth, and vocational training should be available to the masses.

Question 16

The Second Great Awakening affected women in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movement adversely affected women by blaming them for the sins of American society. 
B)  The only impact the movement had on women was to reinforce the cult of domesticity. 
C)  By participating in organizations advocating moral reform, many women became politically involved for the first time. 
D)  Both the Episcopal and Methodist denominations allowed women to rise to the rank of bishop. 
A)  The movement adversely affected women by blaming them for the sins of American society. 
B)  The only impact the movement had on women was to reinforce the cult of domesticity. 
C)  By participating in organizations advocating moral reform, many women became politically involved for the first time. 
D)  Both the Episcopal and Methodist denominations allowed women to rise to the rank of bishop.

Question 17

During the 1830s and 1840s, wider distribution of books and periodicals was made possible by:

Accepted Answer

A)  The advent of Rural Free Delivery 
B)  The establishment of the United States Postal Service 
C)  Parcel post delivery 
D)  Power printing presses and better transportation 
A)  The advent of Rural Free Delivery 
B)  The establishment of the United States Postal Service 
C)  Parcel post delivery 
D)  Power printing presses and better transportation

Question 18

What factors explain the massive increase in immigration to the United States between 1820 and 1860? What impact did this immigration have on the United States?

Accepted Answer

The massive increase in immigration to t

Question 19

If you were to visit a textile mill in New England in 1855, the workers there would most likely be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dispossessed farmers 
B)  New England farm daughters 
C)  Free blacks 
D)  Female immigrants 
A)  Dispossessed farmers 
B)  New England farm daughters 
C)  Free blacks 
D)  Female immigrants

Question 20

Initially, the biggest market for ready-made clothes was ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  women from wealthy families in the Northeast 
B)  Southern planters who bought such clothes for their slaves 
C)  workers in textile mills 
D)  businessmen working in Northeastern financial centers 
A)  women from wealthy families in the Northeast 
B)  Southern planters who bought such clothes for their slaves 
C)  workers in textile mills 
D)  businessmen working in Northeastern financial centers

Exam 10: The Restless North, 1815-1860

After the War of 1812, ____________.

Discuss changes in the workplace and in the nature of work during the first half of the nineteenth century. What impact did these changes have on workers? How did workers react to these changes?

During the 1830s, farmers in the Northeast were faced with which of the following problems?

Which of the following statements best expresses the free-labor ideology?

Which of the following was true of minstrel shows in the 1830s and 1840s?

The boom-and-bust economic cycles from 1815 to 1860 were the direct result of __________.

What was the key to American manufacturing in the early nineteenth century?

Examine the factors that contributed to industrial development in the United States between 1815 and 1860.

Discuss the conditions of life in American cities in the early and mid-1800s. What were the advantages and disadvantages of city life?

In the 1840s and 1850s, the wealth of members of the upper-class elite in America was often based on:

What was the second largest city in population in both 1820 and 1860?

The most prominent and uncompromising advocate of immediate abolition during the 1830s and 1840s was

In contrast to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States:

In an effort to provide for the public safety of its citizens, New York City:

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the beliefs of Horace Mann?

The Second Great Awakening affected women in which of the following ways?

During the 1830s and 1840s, wider distribution of books and periodicals was made possible by:

What factors explain the massive increase in immigration to the United States between 1820 and 1860? What impact did this immigration have on the United States?

If you were to visit a textile mill in New England in 1855, the workers there would most likely be:

Initially, the biggest market for ready-made clothes was ____________.

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American Revolutions, 1775-1783

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