Question 1

In antebellum theaters, audiences:

Accepted Answer

A)  quietly watched performances 
B)  were an equal mix of men and women 
C)  preferred patriotic dramas to comedies 
D)  were not capable of judging the quality of the acting 
E)  responded vocally to the quality of performances 
A)  quietly watched performances 
B)  were an equal mix of men and women 
C)  preferred patriotic dramas to comedies 
D)  were not capable of judging the quality of the acting 
E)  responded vocally to the quality of performances

Question 2

The German migration to the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers 
B)  peaked in 1831 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish 
D)  was sometimes temporary as nearly 15 percent returned to their native land 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities 
A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers 
B)  peaked in 1831 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish 
D)  was sometimes temporary as nearly 15 percent returned to their native land 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities

Question 3

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the happiness of their workers 
B)  their employment of young single women 
C)  the superior quality of their products 
D)  their minimal impact on natural surroundings 
E)  that they paid workers in stocks 
A)  the happiness of their workers 
B)  their employment of young single women 
C)  the superior quality of their products 
D)  their minimal impact on natural surroundings 
E)  that they paid workers in stocks

Question 4

Because they, too, had suffered discrimination, Irish immigrants tended to be sympathetic to blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a stable and structured environment like Lowell mills provided, what became a major problem by the middle 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)  criminal behavior of young women 
B)  retaining good workers 
C)  atheism 
D)  labor unrest 
E)  unwanted pregnancy 
A)  criminal behavior of young women 
B)  retaining good workers 
C)  atheism 
D)  labor unrest 
E)  unwanted pregnancy

Question 6

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Heinrich Steinweg

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 7

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on a plantation in Georgia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Know-Nothing party:

Accepted Answer

A)  was strongest in the 1850s 
B)  was weakest in New England 
C)  was based on prejudice against blacks 
D)  opposed the spread of public education 
E)  elected two presidents in its brief history 
A)  was strongest in the 1850s 
B)  was weakest in New England 
C)  was based on prejudice against blacks 
D)  opposed the spread of public education 
E)  elected two presidents in its brief history

Question 9

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities, women failed to gain a significant foothold in the public sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By the 1850s, trains traveled an average of forty miles an hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Minstrel shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  were usually performed in saloons 
B)  appealed primarily to elite audiences 
C)  featured professional productions of Shakespeare 
D)  helped whites become more racially tolerant 
E)  employed familiar stereotypes of African Americans 
A)  were usually performed in saloons 
B)  appealed primarily to elite audiences 
C)  featured professional productions of Shakespeare 
D)  helped whites become more racially tolerant 
E)  employed familiar stereotypes of African Americans

Question 12

All of the following encouraged migration to the West EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  cheaper prices for federal lands 
B)  fertile soil 
C)  advances in agricultural technology 
D)  easy credit from state banks 
E)  construction of numerous frontier forts 
A)  cheaper prices for federal lands 
B)  fertile soil 
C)  advances in agricultural technology 
D)  easy credit from state banks 
E)  construction of numerous frontier forts

Question 13

The "penny press":

Accepted Answer

A)  was a tool of labor unions to highlight the low pay and mistreatment of workers 
B)  was named for the low cost of newspapers 
C)  had significant influence in eastern cities 
D)  enabled the Treasury Department to inexpensively coin more money 
E)  was a derisive name for the lower-class newspapers sold on the streets 
A)  was a tool of labor unions to highlight the low pay and mistreatment of workers 
B)  was named for the low cost of newspapers 
C)  had significant influence in eastern cities 
D)  enabled the Treasury Department to inexpensively coin more money 
E)  was a derisive name for the lower-class newspapers sold on the streets

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fighters used bare knuckles. 
B)  The sport was imported from Britain. 
C)  Some bouts resulted in fatalities. 
D)  It was strictly entertainment for the lower classes. 
E)  Fighters were often from Ireland or England. 
A)  Fighters used bare knuckles. 
B)  The sport was imported from Britain. 
C)  Some bouts resulted in fatalities. 
D)  It was strictly entertainment for the lower classes. 
E)  Fighters were often from Ireland or England.

Question 15

The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen Foster

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 17

Before 1845, steamboats were used more for transportation on the ocean than on internal waterways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The cotton gin's invention:

Accepted Answer

A)  meant that fewer slaves were needed 
B)  made cotton a major export item 
C)  spurred immigration to the South 
D)  caused slavery to spread to Ohio and Illinois 
E)  increased imports from Britain 
A)  meant that fewer slaves were needed 
B)  made cotton a major export item 
C)  spurred immigration to the South 
D)  caused slavery to spread to Ohio and Illinois 
E)  increased imports from Britain

Question 19

A market-based economy frequently produces boom-and-bust cycles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the early 1800s, the largest American cities were all major:

Accepted Answer

A)  military centers 
B)  seaports 
C)  iron-producing centers 
D)  cotton exporters 
E)  state capitals 
A)  military centers 
B)  seaports 
C)  iron-producing centers 
D)  cotton exporters 
E)  state capitals

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

In antebellum theaters, audiences:

The German migration to the United States:

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was:

Because they, too, had suffered discrimination, Irish immigrants tended to be sympathetic to blacks.

In a stable and structured environment like Lowell mills provided, what became a major problem by the middle 1830s?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Heinrich Steinweg

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on a plantation in Georgia.

The Know-Nothing party:

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities, women failed to gain a significant foothold in the public sphere.

By the 1850s, trains traveled an average of forty miles an hour.

Minstrel shows:

All of the following encouraged migration to the West EXCEPT:

The "penny press":

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era?

The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Stephen Foster

Before 1845, steamboats were used more for transportation on the ocean than on internal waterways.

The cotton gin's invention:

A market-based economy frequently produces boom-and-bust cycles.

By the early 1800s, the largest American cities were all major:

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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