Question 1

Samuel Slater's contribution to the economy was that he:

Accepted Answer

A)  invented the steam engine 
B)  was the first to employ child labor 
C)  opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island 
D)  started the Industrial Revolution in England before he moved to the United States 
E)  convinced President Jefferson of the benefits of manufacturing 
A)  invented the steam engine 
B)  was the first to employ child labor 
C)  opened a successful textile mill in Rhode Island 
D)  started the Industrial Revolution in England before he moved to the United States 
E)  convinced President Jefferson of the benefits of manufacturing C

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Francis Cabot Lowell

Accepted Answer

A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States C

Question 3

The largest group of immigrants living in America in 1860 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavian 
E)  German 
A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavian 
E)  German C

Question 4

In terms of political behavior, the Irish:

Accepted Answer

A)  seldom voted 
B)  generally supported Democrats 
C)  idolized John Quincy Adams 
D)  started a new party for immigrants 
E)  were easily manipulated into voting against their interests 
A)  seldom voted 
B)  generally supported Democrats 
C)  idolized John Quincy Adams 
D)  started a new party for immigrants 
E)  were easily manipulated into voting against their interests

Question 5

Theatergoers in the antebellum period often hurled insults and objects at performers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The greatest proportional influx of immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Irish immigrants to the United States tended to join the Republican party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Horace Mann

Accepted Answer

A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

Question 10

The American party was based on nativism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  theater 
B)  cockfighting 
C)  prizefighting 
D)  dog fighting 
E)  ballet 
A)  theater 
B)  cockfighting 
C)  prizefighting 
D)  dog fighting 
E)  ballet

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Cyrus McCormick

Accepted Answer

A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States 
A) invented the telegraph 
B) invented the sewing machine 
C) with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company 
D) wrote "Oh! Susanna" 
E) immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

Question 13

By 1860, what had become the largest city, as its population surpassed 1 million?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Baltimore 
D)  New Orleans 
E)  New York 
A)  Boston 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Baltimore 
D)  New Orleans 
E)  New York

Question 14

Church attendance and temperance were enforced among early workers at Lowell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

By the 1830s, the fastest way to travel from New Orleans to Pittsburgh was by:

Accepted Answer

A)  steamboat 
B)  stagecoach 
C)  railroad 
D)  flatboat 
E)  horseback 
A)  steamboat 
B)  stagecoach 
C)  railroad 
D)  flatboat 
E)  horseback

Question 16

The cotton gin was invented:

Accepted Answer

A)  by John Deere 
B)  by John Oliver 
C)  in England 
D)  in the 1830s 
E)  by Eli Whitney 
A)  by John Deere 
B)  by John Oliver 
C)  in England 
D)  in the 1830s 
E)  by Eli Whitney

Question 17

The Erie Canal did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  stretch from Albany to Buffalo 
B)  dramatically reduce freight rates 
C)  inspire more canal construction 
D)  increase shipping through the port of New York 
E)  bankrupt New York State with its huge cost 
A)  stretch from Albany to Buffalo 
B)  dramatically reduce freight rates 
C)  inspire more canal construction 
D)  increase shipping through the port of New York 
E)  bankrupt New York State with its huge cost

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT true of early labor organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were not popular among immigrant groups. 
B)  Women organized their own unions. 
C)  They grew out of local trade unions. 
D)  They were primarily for skilled workers. 
E)  They sometimes formed political organizations to carry their concerns forward. 
A)  They were not popular among immigrant groups. 
B)  Women organized their own unions. 
C)  They grew out of local trade unions. 
D)  They were primarily for skilled workers. 
E)  They sometimes formed political organizations to carry their concerns forward.

Question 19

Chinese immigrants to the United States often did the heavy work of construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe the general immigration trends of the period. What forms did the nativist response to this immigration take?

Accepted Answer

During the period of increased immigrati

Exam 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Samuel Slater's contribution to the economy was that he:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Francis Cabot Lowell

The largest group of immigrants living in America in 1860 was:

In terms of political behavior, the Irish:

Theatergoers in the antebellum period often hurled insults and objects at performers.

The greatest proportional influx of immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s.

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

Irish immigrants to the United States tended to join the Republican party.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Horace Mann

The American party was based on nativism.

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Cyrus McCormick

By 1860, what had become the largest city, as its population surpassed 1 million?

Church attendance and temperance were enforced among early workers at Lowell.

By the 1830s, the fastest way to travel from New Orleans to Pittsburgh was by:

The cotton gin was invented:

The Erie Canal did all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following was NOT true of early labor organizations?

Chinese immigrants to the United States often did the heavy work of construction.

Describe the general immigration trends of the period. What forms did the nativist response to this immigration take?

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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