Question 1

In the 1830s the women workers in the textile factories at ____________________ went on strike.

Accepted Answer

Lowell

Question 2

The engine of economic growth in the North and West was international trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Farmers in the South and West did not keep records of what they were owed and considered record-keeping a sign of greed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The ____________________ first made commercial agriculture possible in the West.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ first made commercial agriculture possible...

Question 5

State governments took a more or less "laissez-faire" approach to the building of canals in the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the early republic, Indians living on western lands

Accepted Answer

A) were generally able to maintain their territorial holdings. 
B) received considerable political and military help from Britain. 
C) were constantly pushed further west. 
D) saw, by 1820, nearly 100,000 white settlers move onto their lands. 
E) were never more unified. 
A) were generally able to maintain their territorial holdings. 
B) received considerable political and military help from Britain. 
C) were constantly pushed further west. 
D) saw, by 1820, nearly 100,000 white settlers move onto their lands. 
E) were never more unified.

Question 7

Urbane and long-standing Boston Protestants formed an elite group who were referred to as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Urbane and long-standing Boston Protestants formed an...

Question 8

"Johnny Appleseed" was a fictional character created by Walt Disney.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The National Road linked the ____________________ with the Ohio River at Wheeling, Virginia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The National Road linked the ____________________ with...

Question 10

Eastern visitors described the backcountry as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) clean 
B) civilized 
C) filthy 
D) organized 
E) none of these choices 
A) clean 
B) civilized 
C) filthy 
D) organized 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By 1818 the National Road

Accepted Answer

A) ran from Washington D.C to Atlanta. 
B) was a smooth, crushed rock thoroughfare. 
C) had dramatically reduced the cost of moving goods inland. 
D) signaled the decline in steamboat traffic. 
E) all of these choices 
A) ran from Washington D.C to Atlanta. 
B) was a smooth, crushed rock thoroughfare. 
C) had dramatically reduced the cost of moving goods inland. 
D) signaled the decline in steamboat traffic. 
E) all of these choices

Question 13

Thomas Jefferson saw the ideal American society as one whose economy was dominated by

Accepted Answer

A) master craftsmen. 
B) wage laborers. 
C) seaport merchants. 
D) rural farmers. 
E) an urban working class. 
A) master craftsmen. 
B) wage laborers. 
C) seaport merchants. 
D) rural farmers. 
E) an urban working class.

Question 14

Describe the market revolution. What were its causes and repercussions?

Accepted Answer

The market revolution was a period of ra

Question 15

Between 1820 and 1870 the industrial revolution affected the United States as

Accepted Answer

A) old seaports experienced a slow decline in population. 
B) commercial agriculture became less important. 
C) international trade became far more valuable than the domestic market. 
D) cities grew faster than ever before or since. 
E) older, more established urban areas grew faster than new cities. 
A) old seaports experienced a slow decline in population. 
B) commercial agriculture became less important. 
C) international trade became far more valuable than the domestic market. 
D) cities grew faster than ever before or since. 
E) older, more established urban areas grew faster than new cities.

Question 16

By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Artisans considered themselves ____________________ class.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Artisans considered themselves ____________________ class....

Question 18

By the 1860s, the railroads had replaced canals and rivers as the major transportation avenues in the Northeast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In early American rural neighborhoods

Accepted Answer

A) most farm families lived in isolation from each other. 
B) paper money was widely used. 
C) a farmer rarely kept track of debts owed by other farmers. 
D) few farmers were self-sufficient. 
E) the practice of bartering was considered "un-American." 
A) most farm families lived in isolation from each other. 
B) paper money was widely used. 
C) a farmer rarely kept track of debts owed by other farmers. 
D) few farmers were self-sufficient. 
E) the practice of bartering was considered "un-American."

Question 20

In the mid-nineteenth century, new female housework responsibilities included

Accepted Answer

A) spinning yarn and weaving textiles for the family's clothing. 
B) less time spent in child supervision and individualized care. 
C) cash-producing activities such as candle making and cheese production. 
D) less time spent on planting flower beds and cleaning furniture. 
E) more time spent washing, sewing, and ironing. 
A) spinning yarn and weaving textiles for the family's clothing. 
B) less time spent in child supervision and individualized care. 
C) cash-producing activities such as candle making and cheese production. 
D) less time spent on planting flower beds and cleaning furniture. 
E) more time spent washing, sewing, and ironing.

Exam 8: Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

In the 1830s the women workers in the textile factories at ____________________ went on strike.

The engine of economic growth in the North and West was international trade.

Farmers in the South and West did not keep records of what they were owed and considered record-keeping a sign of greed.

The ____________________ first made commercial agriculture possible in the West.

State governments took a more or less "laissez-faire" approach to the building of canals in the early nineteenth century.

During the early republic, Indians living on western lands

Urbane and long-standing Boston Protestants formed an elite group who were referred to as ____________________.

"Johnny Appleseed" was a fictional character created by Walt Disney.

The National Road linked the ____________________ with the Ohio River at Wheeling, Virginia.

Eastern visitors described the backcountry as which of the following?

By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade.

By 1818 the National Road

Thomas Jefferson saw the ideal American society as one whose economy was dominated by

Describe the market revolution. What were its causes and repercussions?

Between 1820 and 1870 the industrial revolution affected the United States as

By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.

Artisans considered themselves ____________________ class.

By the 1860s, the railroads had replaced canals and rivers as the major transportation avenues in the Northeast.

In early American rural neighborhoods

In the mid-nineteenth century, new female housework responsibilities included

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