Question 1

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Cumberland Road

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Question 2

When German immigrants came to the United States,they

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A)  often became Baptist or Methodists. 
B)  mixed well with other Americans. 
C)  remained mostly in the Northeast. 
D)  prospered with astonishing ease. 
E)  dropped most of their German customs. 
A)  often became Baptist or Methodists. 
B)  mixed well with other Americans. 
C)  remained mostly in the Northeast. 
D)  prospered with astonishing ease. 
E)  dropped most of their German customs.

Question 3

Between 1830 and 1860,nearly ____ million Irish arrived in America.

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A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  5 
D)  8 
E)  10 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  5 
D)  8 
E)  10

Question 4

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

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A)  on southern plantations. 
B)  in the New England textile industry. 
C)  in rapidly growing Chicago. 
D)  in railroads and ship building. 
E)  in coal and iron mining regions. 
A)  on southern plantations. 
B)  in the New England textile industry. 
C)  in rapidly growing Chicago. 
D)  in railroads and ship building. 
E)  in coal and iron mining regions.

Question 5

To what extent did the American government contribute to and promote industrial growth and economic expansion in the early nineteenth century?

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The American government played a signifi

Question 6

Explain the impact of the market revolution on American workers,including women.

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The market revolution had a significant

Question 7

The overwhelming event for Ireland in the 1840s was

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A)  the rebellion against British rule and potato famine. 
B)  influx of immigrants from mostly Eastern European countries. 
C)  the legalization of the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  the migration from the countryside to the city. 
E)  the increasing use of English instead of Gaelic. 
A)  the rebellion against British rule and potato famine. 
B)  influx of immigrants from mostly Eastern European countries. 
C)  the legalization of the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  the migration from the countryside to the city. 
E)  the increasing use of English instead of Gaelic.

Question 8

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Lake Erie

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Question 9

After the construction of the Lancaster Turnpike and the Cumberland (National)Road,road building slowed somewhat because of

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A)  corruption in construction contracts. 
B)  the inability to construct hard-surface highways. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  the steamboat and canal boom. 
E)  the reluctance of shippers to move their products by road. 
A)  corruption in construction contracts. 
B)  the inability to construct hard-surface highways. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  the steamboat and canal boom. 
E)  the reluctance of shippers to move their products by road.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Catlin

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George Catlin was an American painter, a

Question 11

Those who were frightened by the rapid influx of Irish immigrants organized

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A)  the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner. 
B)  the "Molly Maguires." 
C)  Tammany Hall. 
D)  the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 
E)  the Ku Klux Klan. 
A)  the Order of the Star-Spangled Banner. 
B)  the "Molly Maguires." 
C)  Tammany Hall. 
D)  the Ancient Order of Hibernians. 
E)  the Ku Klux Klan.

Question 12

Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought

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A)  a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor in America. 
B)  more prosperity and opportunity to most Americans. 
C)  innumerable cases of rags-to-riches economic mobility for ordinary Americans. 
D)  increased immigration from Europe to the United States. 
E)  economic reliance on the export of manufactured goods. 
A)  a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor in America. 
B)  more prosperity and opportunity to most Americans. 
C)  innumerable cases of rags-to-riches economic mobility for ordinary Americans. 
D)  increased immigration from Europe to the United States. 
E)  economic reliance on the export of manufactured goods.

Question 13

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The cotton gin affected not only the history of America but that of the world."

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The answer of Assess the validity of the following statement,"The...

Question 14

All of the following are true statements about the relationship between Irish immigrants and U.S.citizens except

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A)  the Irish were seen as wage-depressing competitors for jobs. 
B)  native workers hated the Irish. 
C)  the Irish often saw signs on factory gates that said "No Irish Need Apply." 
D)  race riots between blacks and Irish were common. 
E)  Irish immigrants became fiercely supportive of the abolitionist cause. 
A)  the Irish were seen as wage-depressing competitors for jobs. 
B)  native workers hated the Irish. 
C)  the Irish often saw signs on factory gates that said "No Irish Need Apply." 
D)  race riots between blacks and Irish were common. 
E)  Irish immigrants became fiercely supportive of the abolitionist cause.

Question 15

The cult of domesticity

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A)  gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the home. 
B)  resulted in more pregnancies for women. 
C)  restricted women's moral influence on the family. 
D)  glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers. 
E)  was especially strong among rural women. 
A)  gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the home. 
B)  resulted in more pregnancies for women. 
C)  restricted women's moral influence on the family. 
D)  glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers. 
E)  was especially strong among rural women.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-rugged individualism

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Question 17

Native-born Protestant Americans distrusted and resented the Irish mostly because these immigrants

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A)  were poor. 
B)  were thought to love alcohol. 
C)  were Roman Catholic. 
D)  frequently became police officers. 
E)  were slow to learn English. 
A)  were poor. 
B)  were thought to love alcohol. 
C)  were Roman Catholic. 
D)  frequently became police officers. 
E)  were slow to learn English.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clermont

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The Clermont was the first full-sized co

Question 19

The first major transportation project,which ran sixty-two miles from Philadelphia to Lancaster,Pennsylvania,was the

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A)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
B)  National (Cumberland) Road. 
C)  Erie Canal. 
D)  St. Lawrence Seaway. 
E)  Lancaster Turnpike. 
A)  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 
B)  National (Cumberland) Road. 
C)  Erie Canal. 
D)  St. Lawrence Seaway. 
E)  Lancaster Turnpike.

Question 20

To what extent did the impact of industrialization,urbanization,and the transportation revolution have on the development of American agriculture?

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The impact of industrialization, urbaniz

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Cumberland Road

When German immigrants came to the United States,they

Between 1830 and 1860,nearly ____ million Irish arrived in America.

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

To what extent did the American government contribute to and promote industrial growth and economic expansion in the early nineteenth century?

Explain the impact of the market revolution on American workers,including women.

The overwhelming event for Ireland in the 1840s was

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Lake Erie

After the construction of the Lancaster Turnpike and the Cumberland (National)Road,road building slowed somewhat because of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Catlin

Those who were frightened by the rapid influx of Irish immigrants organized

Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The cotton gin affected not only the history of America but that of the world."

All of the following are true statements about the relationship between Irish immigrants and U.S.citizens except

The cult of domesticity

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -rugged individualism

Native-born Protestant Americans distrusted and resented the Irish mostly because these immigrants

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clermont

The first major transportation project,which ran sixty-two miles from Philadelphia to Lancaster,Pennsylvania,was the

To what extent did the impact of industrialization,urbanization,and the transportation revolution have on the development of American agriculture?

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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