Question 1

Henry David Thoreau is perhaps best known for ​

Accepted Answer

A) living in an isolated house in the woods,attempting to live a self-sufficient and self-contained life. 
B) wanting to show how man could live in harmony with nature. 
C) ​describing his experiences at Walden Pond in Walden: Life in the Woods. 
D) ​All of these 
A) living in an isolated house in the woods,attempting to live a self-sufficient and self-contained life. 
B) wanting to show how man could live in harmony with nature. 
C) ​describing his experiences at Walden Pond in Walden: Life in the Woods. 
D) ​All of these

Question 2

​Which of the following religious sects experienced expansion during the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Quakers 
B) Shakers 
C) ​Universalists 
D) ​Both A and B 
E) ​Both B and C 
A) Quakers 
B) Shakers 
C) ​Universalists 
D) ​Both A and B 
E) ​Both B and C

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning the nineteenth-century ideal of domesticity is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) While most men embraced the concept,most women chafed at the idea of being protected from the outside world. 
B) Many middle-class women relished the chance to have their domestic roles elevated in status because it fit well with their experiences and aspirations. 
C) ​Many men liked the idea of domesticity because it freed them from any responsibility at home. 
D) ​Domesticity emerged first in the South,where women had experienced the most problems. 
A) While most men embraced the concept,most women chafed at the idea of being protected from the outside world. 
B) Many middle-class women relished the chance to have their domestic roles elevated in status because it fit well with their experiences and aspirations. 
C) ​Many men liked the idea of domesticity because it freed them from any responsibility at home. 
D) ​Domesticity emerged first in the South,where women had experienced the most problems.

Question 4

Which of the following works was produced after the others? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The Greek Slave 
B) The Birds of America,from Original Drawings,with 435 Plates Showing 1,065 Figures 
C) ​"The Pit and the Pendulum" 
D) ​Walden: Life in the Woods 
A) The Greek Slave 
B) The Birds of America,from Original Drawings,with 435 Plates Showing 1,065 Figures 
C) ​"The Pit and the Pendulum" 
D) ​Walden: Life in the Woods

Question 5

Which of the following states is located in the region sometimes called the Old Southwest and played a key role in the rise of the Cotton South in the early nineteenth century? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Arkansas 
B) Georgia 
C) ​Alabama 
D) ​Tennessee 
A) Arkansas 
B) Georgia 
C) ​Alabama 
D) ​Tennessee

Question 6

Nineteenth-century author Edgar Allan Poe introduced a form of writing that tapped into a widespread fascination with which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) occult 
B) crime 
C) ​séances 
D) ​ghosts 
E) ​All of these 
A) occult 
B) crime 
C) ​séances 
D) ​ghosts 
E) ​All of these

Question 7

The Second Bank of the United States,chartered in 1816,​

Accepted Answer

A) was authorized to coordinate the flow of money. 
B) operated totally as a public enterprise. 
C) ​ran into much opposition,especially from eastern businessmen. 
D) ​was the brainchild of Thomas Jefferson. 
E) ​was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1817. 
A) was authorized to coordinate the flow of money. 
B) operated totally as a public enterprise. 
C) ​ran into much opposition,especially from eastern businessmen. 
D) ​was the brainchild of Thomas Jefferson. 
E) ​was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1817.

Question 8

The National Road connected the ​

Accepted Answer

A) Potomac and Mississippi Rivers. 
B) Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. 
C) ​Potomac and Ohio Rivers. 
D) ​Ohio and Illinois Rivers. 
E) ​Potomac and Illinois Rivers. 
A) Potomac and Mississippi Rivers. 
B) Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. 
C) ​Potomac and Ohio Rivers. 
D) ​Ohio and Illinois Rivers. 
E) ​Potomac and Illinois Rivers.

Question 9

Native American prophets warned of their tribes' destruction if tribe members failed to turn from wicked practices of the whites.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most famous artistic production of the antebellum United States was the statue The Greek Slave.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The combined population of Alabama,Mississippi,and Louisiana more than tripled between 1810 and 1820.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Dorothea Dix launched a famous crusade in support of

Accepted Answer

A) the abolition of slavery. 
B) the right of women to vote and hold office. 
C) ​protections for children working in factories. 
D) ​humane institutions for the insane,orphans,and the poor,among others. 
A) the abolition of slavery. 
B) the right of women to vote and hold office. 
C) ​protections for children working in factories. 
D) ​humane institutions for the insane,orphans,and the poor,among others.

Question 13

Bronson Alcott's attempt to create a utopian society resulted in the founding of the Oneida Association.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When completed,the Erie Canal was how much longer than any canal built prior? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Two times longer 
B) Three times longer 
C) ​Five times longer 
D) ​Ten times longer 
E) ​It was actually smaller than most canals of its day. 
A) Two times longer 
B) Three times longer 
C) ​Five times longer 
D) ​Ten times longer 
E) ​It was actually smaller than most canals of its day.

Question 15

​Horace Mann became most famous for his work in what profession?

Accepted Answer

A) business 
B) education 
C) ​law enforcement 
D) ​clergy 
E) ​journalism 
A) business 
B) education 
C) ​law enforcement 
D) ​clergy 
E) ​journalism

Question 16

Who was the original founder of Mormonism? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Charles Grandison Finney 
B) Joseph Smith 
C) ​Brigham Young 
D) ​Joseph Young 
E) ​John Smith 
A) Charles Grandison Finney 
B) Joseph Smith 
C) ​Brigham Young 
D) ​Joseph Young 
E) ​John Smith

Question 17

One result of the opening of western lands to settlement was that couples married at younger ages.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Henry David Thoreau is perhaps best known for ​

​Which of the following religious sects experienced expansion during the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following statements concerning the nineteenth-century ideal of domesticity is true? ​

Which of the following works was produced after the others? ​

Which of the following states is located in the region sometimes called the Old Southwest and played a key role in the rise of the Cotton South in the early nineteenth century? ​

Nineteenth-century author Edgar Allan Poe introduced a form of writing that tapped into a widespread fascination with which of the following? ​

The Second Bank of the United States,chartered in 1816,​

The National Road connected the ​

Native American prophets warned of their tribes' destruction if tribe members failed to turn from wicked practices of the whites.​

The most famous artistic production of the antebellum United States was the statue The Greek Slave.​

The combined population of Alabama,Mississippi,and Louisiana more than tripled between 1810 and 1820.​

Dorothea Dix launched a famous crusade in support of

Bronson Alcott's attempt to create a utopian society resulted in the founding of the Oneida Association.​

When completed,the Erie Canal was how much longer than any canal built prior? ​

​Horace Mann became most famous for his work in what profession?

Who was the original founder of Mormonism? ​

One result of the opening of western lands to settlement was that couples married at younger ages.​

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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Henry David Thoreau is perhaps best known for

Which of the following religious sects experienced expansion during the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following statements concerning the nineteenth-century ideal of domesticity is true?

Which of the following works was produced after the others?

Which of the following states is located in the region sometimes called the Old Southwest and played a key role in the rise of the Cotton South in the early nineteenth century?

Nineteenth-century author Edgar Allan Poe introduced a form of writing that tapped into a widespread fascination with which of the following?

The Second Bank of the United States,chartered in 1816,

The National Road connected the

Native American prophets warned of their tribes' destruction if tribe members failed to turn from wicked practices of the whites.

The most famous artistic production of the antebellum United States was the statue The Greek Slave.

The combined population of Alabama,Mississippi,and Louisiana more than tripled between 1810 and 1820.

Bronson Alcott's attempt to create a utopian society resulted in the founding of the Oneida Association.

When completed,the Erie Canal was how much longer than any canal built prior?

Horace Mann became most famous for his work in what profession?

Who was the original founder of Mormonism?

One result of the opening of western lands to settlement was that couples married at younger ages.