Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Erie Canal

Accepted Answer

A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes 
A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 2

What was the significance of Robert Fulton?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. 
B)  His work in designing steamboats made upstream commerce possible. 
C)  His innovations led to the revolution in turnpike construction in the early nineteenth century. 
D)  As mayor of New York City, he worked to make that city a commercial center. 
E)  He sponsored congressional legislation that authorized building of the National Road. 
A)  He was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. 
B)  His work in designing steamboats made upstream commerce possible. 
C)  His innovations led to the revolution in turnpike construction in the early nineteenth century. 
D)  As mayor of New York City, he worked to make that city a commercial center. 
E)  He sponsored congressional legislation that authorized building of the National Road.

Question 3

The first industry to be shaped by the large factory system was:

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles. 
B)  guns. 
C)  ironworks. 
D)  pottery. 
E)  shoemaking. 
A)  textiles. 
B)  guns. 
C)  ironworks. 
D)  pottery. 
E)  shoemaking.

Question 4

The Second Great Awakening both took advantage of the market revolution and criticized its excesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the Mormons,who was God's prophet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Allen. 
B)  Charles Grandison Finney. 
C)  John Jacob Astor. 
D)  Orestes Brownson. 
E)  Joseph Smith. 
A)  Richard Allen. 
B)  Charles Grandison Finney. 
C)  John Jacob Astor. 
D)  Orestes Brownson. 
E)  Joseph Smith.

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-cult of domesticity

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 7

Which statement is true about the difference between farming in the Old Northwest and the Northeast?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farming in the Northeast needed slave labor. 
B)  Wheat farming in the Northeast made New York City the flour capital. 
C)  Old Northwest farms depended on the cotton gin. 
D)  Farming was done on a much bigger scale in the Old Northwest. 
E)  Farming in the Old Northwest required slaves. 
A)  Farming in the Northeast needed slave labor. 
B)  Wheat farming in the Northeast made New York City the flour capital. 
C)  Old Northwest farms depended on the cotton gin. 
D)  Farming was done on a much bigger scale in the Old Northwest. 
E)  Farming in the Old Northwest required slaves.

Question 8

Which problem with cotton did Eli Whitney solve by inventing the cotton gin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whitney figured out how to remove the cotton-destroying boll weevil and thereby save the cotton crop. 
B)  Removing seeds from the cotton was a slow and painstaking task, but Whitney made it much easier and less labor-intensive. 
C)  Processing cotton required too many different pieces of equipment, but Whitney figured out how to change the equipment more easily and quickly, saving time and money. 
D)  Planting the cotton took too many hours to make its growth very profitable, but Whitney enabled planters to use a machine to speed the planting. 
E)  The production of southern whiskey required the use of cotton in purifying the liquor, but the cotton absorbed too much liquid; Whitney's machine changed that. 
A)  Whitney figured out how to remove the cotton-destroying boll weevil and thereby save the cotton crop. 
B)  Removing seeds from the cotton was a slow and painstaking task, but Whitney made it much easier and less labor-intensive. 
C)  Processing cotton required too many different pieces of equipment, but Whitney figured out how to change the equipment more easily and quickly, saving time and money. 
D)  Planting the cotton took too many hours to make its growth very profitable, but Whitney enabled planters to use a machine to speed the planting. 
E)  The production of southern whiskey required the use of cotton in purifying the liquor, but the cotton absorbed too much liquid; Whitney's machine changed that.

Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-wage earners

Accepted Answer

Wage earners are individuals who earn a

Question 10

How did the market revolution affect the lives of artisans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their lives changed little, because the economy allowed for plenty of room for specialized craftsmen. 
B)  New competition created opportunities for the specialized skills of artisans, so their numbers expanded. 
C)  Working in factories, they faced constant supervision as they used power-driven machinery. 
D)  They began working in factories, which they preferred to enduring years of apprenticeship under the old system. 
E)  Most artisans became factory owners and prospered as never before. 
A)  Their lives changed little, because the economy allowed for plenty of room for specialized craftsmen. 
B)  New competition created opportunities for the specialized skills of artisans, so their numbers expanded. 
C)  Working in factories, they faced constant supervision as they used power-driven machinery. 
D)  They began working in factories, which they preferred to enduring years of apprenticeship under the old system. 
E)  Most artisans became factory owners and prospered as never before.

Question 11

How did the market revolution affect western farming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus McCormick's reaper slowed down the process of harvesting wheat. 
B)  Farmers in the Old Northwest used slave labor to expand their production. 
C)  Farmers in the West found markets in the East for their crops and livestock. 
D)  Farms in the eastern United States continued to grow more corn than in the West. 
E)  John Deere's steel plow was mass-produced after the Civil War in 1865. 
A)  Cyrus McCormick's reaper slowed down the process of harvesting wheat. 
B)  Farmers in the Old Northwest used slave labor to expand their production. 
C)  Farmers in the West found markets in the East for their crops and livestock. 
D)  Farms in the eastern United States continued to grow more corn than in the West. 
E)  John Deere's steel plow was mass-produced after the Civil War in 1865.

Question 12

Cincinnati and St.Louis grew rapidly due to inter-regional trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Second Great Awakening

Accepted Answer

A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes 
A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 14

America's first commercial railroad was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  Union Pacific Railroad. 
C)  Reading Railroad. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
E)  South Carolina Railroad. 
A)  Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  Union Pacific Railroad. 
C)  Reading Railroad. 
D)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
E)  South Carolina Railroad.

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Richard Allen

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system 
A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system

Question 16

One significant way that blacks were able to enjoy economic independence was by settling in the West on federally provided public land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Book of Mormon states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Smith was divine. 
B)  the second coming of Christ would occur in Europe. 
C)  Native Americans were descended from people from the Middle East. 
D)  Joseph Smith's visions were untrue. 
E)  the market revolution needed more infrastructure to be successful. 
A)  Joseph Smith was divine. 
B)  the second coming of Christ would occur in Europe. 
C)  Native Americans were descended from people from the Middle East. 
D)  Joseph Smith's visions were untrue. 
E)  the market revolution needed more infrastructure to be successful.

Question 18

For middle-class women in the nineteenth century,not working was viewed as a badge of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Charles Grandison Finney

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system 
A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system

Question 20

Some women worked in the mills,relishing the freedom and independence they felt away from the farm for the first time,while others developed a cult of domesticity,thinking themselves free to not have to work outside the home.Compare the meaning of freedom for these two groups of women.Think back to previous chapters and compare the role of women during the market revolution with the "republican motherhood" role of women during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The meaning of freedom for the women who

Exam 9: The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Erie Canal

What was the significance of Robert Fulton?

The first industry to be shaped by the large factory system was:

The Second Great Awakening both took advantage of the market revolution and criticized its excesses.

According to the Mormons,who was God's prophet?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -cult of domesticity

Which statement is true about the difference between farming in the Old Northwest and the Northeast?

Which problem with cotton did Eli Whitney solve by inventing the cotton gin?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -wage earners

How did the market revolution affect the lives of artisans?

How did the market revolution affect western farming?

Cincinnati and St.Louis grew rapidly due to inter-regional trade.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Second Great Awakening

America's first commercial railroad was the:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Richard Allen

One significant way that blacks were able to enjoy economic independence was by settling in the West on federally provided public land.

The Book of Mormon states that:

For middle-class women in the nineteenth century,not working was viewed as a badge of freedom.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Charles Grandison Finney

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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