Question 1

The Erie Canal was completed in 1832.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Thomas Cole helped found the Hudson River School,which was dedicated to painting ​

Accepted Answer

A) famous New Yorkers. 
B) the American landscape. 
C) ​wild birds. 
D) ​America's vanishing wildlife. 
A) famous New Yorkers. 
B) the American landscape. 
C) ​wild birds. 
D) ​America's vanishing wildlife. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the ideal of domesticity? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Women were to be providers of a sense of safety for children. 
B) Women were to be the moral center of the household. 
C) ​Men were required to make a greater monetary investment in home life than women. 
D) ​Women on the whole denounced the new emphasis on domesticity as confining and degrading. 
E) ​Women were expected to make the home a place of refuge and renewal. 
A) Women were to be providers of a sense of safety for children. 
B) Women were to be the moral center of the household. 
C) ​Men were required to make a greater monetary investment in home life than women. 
D) ​Women on the whole denounced the new emphasis on domesticity as confining and degrading. 
E) ​Women were expected to make the home a place of refuge and renewal. D

Question 4

The Unitarian Church is well known for ​

Accepted Answer

A) allowing women such as Margaret Fuller to preach in public services. 
B) holding to a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C) ​focusing on feelings rather than doctrine in matters of religion. 
D) ​establishing colleges for women. 
A) allowing women such as Margaret Fuller to preach in public services. 
B) holding to a literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C) ​focusing on feelings rather than doctrine in matters of religion. 
D) ​establishing colleges for women.

Question 5

Protective tariffs were opposed by those who supported the American System.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Where was the first national convention for women's rights held? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 
B) Akron,Ohio 
C) ​Washington,D.C. 
D) ​Seneca Falls,New York 
E) ​Burlington,Vermont 
A) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 
B) Akron,Ohio 
C) ​Washington,D.C. 
D) ​Seneca Falls,New York 
E) ​Burlington,Vermont

Question 7

Native American prophets such as Handsome Lake crusaded against their people's use of ​

Accepted Answer

A) firearms. 
B) alcohol. 
C) ​tobacco. 
D) ​white ways. 
A) firearms. 
B) alcohol. 
C) ​tobacco. 
D) ​white ways.

Question 8

Over a ten-year period,Chicago changed from a city with no railroads to one in which twelve railroad lines converged.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Erie Canal was financed primarily through ​

Accepted Answer

A) taxes. 
B) tolls. 
C) ​legislative grants. 
D) ​fundraising drives. 
E) ​ticket sales. 
A) taxes. 
B) tolls. 
C) ​legislative grants. 
D) ​fundraising drives. 
E) ​ticket sales.

Question 10

What was the name of the early manufacturing system in which women sewed clothing and other articles in their home and then sent the items to merchants for assembly and sale? ​

Accepted Answer

A) assembly line 
B) piecework 
C) ​interchangeable parts 
D) ​diversified manufacturing 
A) assembly line 
B) piecework 
C) ​interchangeable parts 
D) ​diversified manufacturing

Question 11

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the development of Mormonism? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph Smith transcribed the Book of Mormon,which told of a land reserved for the righteous. 
B) Many of their new members were both poor and wealthy,and included black and white converts. 
C) ​Brigham and Joseph Young became two of Smith's most important converts. 
D) ​The Mormons met with hostility almost everywhere they went. 
E) ​All of these statements are accurate. 
A) Joseph Smith transcribed the Book of Mormon,which told of a land reserved for the righteous. 
B) Many of their new members were both poor and wealthy,and included black and white converts. 
C) ​Brigham and Joseph Young became two of Smith's most important converts. 
D) ​The Mormons met with hostility almost everywhere they went. 
E) ​All of these statements are accurate.

Question 12

Textile mills in Waltham,Massachusetts,drew their workers primarily from ​

Accepted Answer

A) the sons of local farmers. 
B) the wives of local farmers. 
C) ​young,unmarried farm women. 
D) ​children between the ages of twelve and fourteen. 
E) ​farmers who had little work to do during the winter months. 
A) the sons of local farmers. 
B) the wives of local farmers. 
C) ​young,unmarried farm women. 
D) ​children between the ages of twelve and fourteen. 
E) ​farmers who had little work to do during the winter months.

Question 13

Revivalism and religious awakenings of the 1820s sought to ​

Accepted Answer

A) convert Catholics to the Protestant faith. 
B) contain the emerging faith of Mormonism. 
C) ​simplify the services of local churches. 
D) ​bring others closer to God by spreading their message. 
A) convert Catholics to the Protestant faith. 
B) contain the emerging faith of Mormonism. 
C) ​simplify the services of local churches. 
D) ​bring others closer to God by spreading their message.

Question 14

Upon completion in 1825,the Erie Canal connected what river with Lake Erie? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Ohio River 
B) Mississippi River 
C) ​Hudson River 
D) ​Missouri River 
A) Ohio River 
B) Mississippi River 
C) ​Hudson River 
D) ​Missouri River

Question 15

The Washingtonians were unique in their fight for reform because ​

Accepted Answer

A) they were all women. 
B) they all came from families that had been torn apart by alcohol abuse. 
C) ​they pledged first to stop drinking themselves and then to help others quit drinking. 
D) ​they pledged all of their personal wealth and belongings to the movement. 
A) they were all women. 
B) they all came from families that had been torn apart by alcohol abuse. 
C) ​they pledged first to stop drinking themselves and then to help others quit drinking. 
D) ​they pledged all of their personal wealth and belongings to the movement.

Question 16

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott forged a friendship when they first met at the Seneca Falls Convention.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Oneida Association serves as an example of a ​

Accepted Answer

A) secret political organization. 
B) Quaker congregation. 
C) ​utopian society. 
D) ​women's rights group. 
E) ​craft guild. 
A) secret political organization. 
B) Quaker congregation. 
C) ​utopian society. 
D) ​women's rights group. 
E) ​craft guild.

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding the use of steamboats is most accurate? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The War of 1812 sped up the construction of steamboats so that the United States could gain control of the Mississippi River. 
B) Steamboats cut the time for a trip from New Orleans to Louisville to only thirty days. 
C) ​Steamboats encouraged the growth of towns and villages along the rivers. 
D) ​Early steamboats had extremely good safety records. 
E) ​Steamboats were more successful than railroads in transporting goods across long distances. 
A) The War of 1812 sped up the construction of steamboats so that the United States could gain control of the Mississippi River. 
B) Steamboats cut the time for a trip from New Orleans to Louisville to only thirty days. 
C) ​Steamboats encouraged the growth of towns and villages along the rivers. 
D) ​Early steamboats had extremely good safety records. 
E) ​Steamboats were more successful than railroads in transporting goods across long distances.

Question 19

The term daguerreotype refers to a ​

Accepted Answer

A) type of painting. 
B) literary genre. 
C) ​type of sculpture. 
D) ​type of photograph. 
E) ​form of drawing. 
A) type of painting. 
B) literary genre. 
C) ​type of sculpture. 
D) ​type of photograph. 
E) ​form of drawing.

Question 20

The most famous minister during the revivals of the 1820s and 1830s was Samuel Gridley Howe.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Erie Canal was completed in 1832.​

Thomas Cole helped found the Hudson River School,which was dedicated to painting ​

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the ideal of domesticity? ​

The Unitarian Church is well known for ​

Protective tariffs were opposed by those who supported the American System.​

Where was the first national convention for women's rights held? ​

Native American prophets such as Handsome Lake crusaded against their people's use of ​

Over a ten-year period,Chicago changed from a city with no railroads to one in which twelve railroad lines converged.​

The Erie Canal was financed primarily through ​

What was the name of the early manufacturing system in which women sewed clothing and other articles in their home and then sent the items to merchants for assembly and sale? ​

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the development of Mormonism? ​

Textile mills in Waltham,Massachusetts,drew their workers primarily from ​

Revivalism and religious awakenings of the 1820s sought to ​

Upon completion in 1825,the Erie Canal connected what river with Lake Erie? ​

The Washingtonians were unique in their fight for reform because ​

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott forged a friendship when they first met at the Seneca Falls Convention.​

The Oneida Association serves as an example of a ​

Which of the following statements regarding the use of steamboats is most accurate? ​

The term daguerreotype refers to a ​

The most famous minister during the revivals of the 1820s and 1830s was Samuel Gridley Howe.​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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The Erie Canal was completed in 1832.

Thomas Cole helped found the Hudson River School,which was dedicated to painting

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the ideal of domesticity?

The Unitarian Church is well known for

Protective tariffs were opposed by those who supported the American System.

Where was the first national convention for women's rights held?

Native American prophets such as Handsome Lake crusaded against their people's use of

Over a ten-year period,Chicago changed from a city with no railroads to one in which twelve railroad lines converged.

The Erie Canal was financed primarily through

What was the name of the early manufacturing system in which women sewed clothing and other articles in their home and then sent the items to merchants for assembly and sale?

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the development of Mormonism?

Textile mills in Waltham,Massachusetts,drew their workers primarily from

Revivalism and religious awakenings of the 1820s sought to

Upon completion in 1825,the Erie Canal connected what river with Lake Erie?

The Washingtonians were unique in their fight for reform because

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott forged a friendship when they first met at the Seneca Falls Convention.

The Oneida Association serves as an example of a

Which of the following statements regarding the use of steamboats is most accurate?

The term daguerreotype refers to a

The most famous minister during the revivals of the 1820s and 1830s was Samuel Gridley Howe.