Question 1

Compared with canals,railroads

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A)  were more expensive to construct. 
B)  transported freight more slowly. 
C)  were generally safer. 
D)  were susceptible to weather delays. 
E)  could be built almost anywhere. 
A)  were more expensive to construct. 
B)  transported freight more slowly. 
C)  were generally safer. 
D)  were susceptible to weather delays. 
E)  could be built almost anywhere.

Question 2

Ireland's great export in the 1840s was

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A)  people. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  wool. 
D)  whiskey. 
E)  music. 
A)  people. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  wool. 
D)  whiskey. 
E)  music.

Question 3

Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

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A)  rapid growth rate of the European population. 
B)  perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity. 
C)  introduction of transoceanic steamships. 
D)  economic and political turmoil in Europe. 
E)  religious oppression by European state churches. 
A)  rapid growth rate of the European population. 
B)  perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity. 
C)  introduction of transoceanic steamships. 
D)  economic and political turmoil in Europe. 
E)  religious oppression by European state churches.

Question 4

One of the goals of the child-centered family of the 1800s was to

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A)  raise children who were obedient to authority. 
B)  allow parents to spoil their children. 
C)  raise independent individuals. 
D)  increase the number of children. 
E)  preserve childhood innocence. 
A)  raise children who were obedient to authority. 
B)  allow parents to spoil their children. 
C)  raise independent individuals. 
D)  increase the number of children. 
E)  preserve childhood innocence.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Boston Associates

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The Boston Associates were a group of we

Question 6

What traits,fostered by America's early-nineteenth-century frontier experience,are less than admirable? Why did they become American traits?

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The early-nineteenth-century frontier ex

Question 7

The early factory system distributed its benefits

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A)  mostly to the owners. 
B)  evenly to all. 
C)  primarily in the South. 
D)  to workers represented by unions. 
E)  to overseas investors. 
A)  mostly to the owners. 
B)  evenly to all. 
C)  primarily in the South. 
D)  to workers represented by unions. 
E)  to overseas investors.

Question 8

All of the following gave rise to a more dynamic,market-oriented,national economy in early nineteenth-century America except

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A)  the push west in search of cheap land. 
B)  government regulation of all major economic activity. 
C)  a vast number of European immigrants settling in the cities. 
D)  newly invented machinery. 
E)  better roads, faster steamboats, further-reaching canals, and tentacle-stretching railroads. 
A)  the push west in search of cheap land. 
B)  government regulation of all major economic activity. 
C)  a vast number of European immigrants settling in the cities. 
D)  newly invented machinery. 
E)  better roads, faster steamboats, further-reaching canals, and tentacle-stretching railroads.

Question 9

The text's authors state that "the West,with its raw frontier,was the most typically American part of America" in the early nineteenth century.Explain what they mean by this remark.Do you agree or disagree? Why?

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The authors are suggesting that the raw

Question 10

Western road building faced all of the following problems except

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A)  the expense. 
B)  states' rights advocates' opposition. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  competition from canals. 
E)  wartime interruptions. 
A)  the expense. 
B)  states' rights advocates' opposition. 
C)  eastern states' opposition. 
D)  competition from canals. 
E)  wartime interruptions.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pony Express

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The Pony Express was a mail service that

Question 12

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

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Homesteaders were individuals and famili

Question 13

George Catlin advocated

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A)  placing Indians on reservations. 
B)  efforts to protect America's endangered species. 
C)  continuing the rendezvous system. 
D)  keeping white settlers out of the West. 
E)  the preservation of nature as a national policy. 
A)  placing Indians on reservations. 
B)  efforts to protect America's endangered species. 
C)  continuing the rendezvous system. 
D)  keeping white settlers out of the West. 
E)  the preservation of nature as a national policy.

Question 14

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The Erie Canal was the single most important accomplishment contributing to economic expansion prior to the coming of the railroad."

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

Question 15

By the time of the fabled London World's Fair in 1851,American products were prominent among the world's commercial wonders,which included all of the following except

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A)  Edison's phonograph. 
B)  Goodyear's vulcanized rubber goods. 
C)  Colt's firearms. 
D)  Morse's telegraph. 
E)  McCormick's reaper. 
A)  Edison's phonograph. 
B)  Goodyear's vulcanized rubber goods. 
C)  Colt's firearms. 
D)  Morse's telegraph. 
E)  McCormick's reaper.

Question 16

In general,____ tended to bind the West and South together,while ____ and ____ connected West to East.

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A)  steamboats, canals, railroads 
B)  railroads, canals, steamboats 
C)  canals, steamboats, turnpikes 
D)  turnpikes, steamboats, canals 
E)  turnpikes, railroads, steamboats 
A)  steamboats, canals, railroads 
B)  railroads, canals, steamboats 
C)  canals, steamboats, turnpikes 
D)  turnpikes, steamboats, canals 
E)  turnpikes, railroads, steamboats

Question 17

A major economic consequence of the transportation and marketing revolutions was

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A)  a lessening of the gap between great wealth and poverty. 
B)  a stabilization of the work force in industrial cities. 
C)  the declining significance of American agriculture. 
D)  a steady improvement in average wages and standards of living. 
E)  the growing realization of the rags-to-riches American dream. 
A)  a lessening of the gap between great wealth and poverty. 
B)  a stabilization of the work force in industrial cities. 
C)  the declining significance of American agriculture. 
D)  a steady improvement in average wages and standards of living. 
E)  the growing realization of the rags-to-riches American dream.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-General Incorporation Law

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General Incorporation Law refers to a se

Question 19

Match each individual below with the correct invention.

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A)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
B)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
C)  A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 
D)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
E)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 
A)  A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 
B)  A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3 
C)  A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 
D)  A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1 
E)  A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

Question 20

Identify the single most significant development in (a)manufacturing technology,(b)transportation,(c)communications technology,and (d)business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States.Explain your choice in each category.

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The single most significant development

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

Compared with canals,railroads

Ireland's great export in the 1840s was

Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

One of the goals of the child-centered family of the 1800s was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boston Associates

What traits,fostered by America's early-nineteenth-century frontier experience,are less than admirable? Why did they become American traits?

The early factory system distributed its benefits

All of the following gave rise to a more dynamic,market-oriented,national economy in early nineteenth-century America except

The text's authors state that "the West,with its raw frontier,was the most typically American part of America" in the early nineteenth century.Explain what they mean by this remark.Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Western road building faced all of the following problems except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pony Express

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

George Catlin advocated

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The Erie Canal was the single most important accomplishment contributing to economic expansion prior to the coming of the railroad."

By the time of the fabled London World's Fair in 1851,American products were prominent among the world's commercial wonders,which included all of the following except

In general,____ tended to bind the West and South together,while ____ and ____ connected West to East.

A major economic consequence of the transportation and marketing revolutions was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -General Incorporation Law

Match each individual below with the correct invention.

Identify the single most significant development in (a)manufacturing technology,(b)transportation,(c)communications technology,and (d)business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States.Explain your choice in each category.

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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