Question 1

In the pre-Civil War period,turnpikes were regarded as an improvement over canals as a means of transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1860,the percentage of the population in free states living in towns (places of 2,500 people or more)or cities (8,000 or more)was

Accepted Answer

A)  7 percent. 
B)  13 percent. 
C)  26 percent. 
D)  39 percent. 
E)  42 percent. 
A)  7 percent. 
B)  13 percent. 
C)  26 percent. 
D)  39 percent. 
E)  42 percent.

Question 3

The need to supply the United States military helped spur new innovations in machine tools and industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without

Accepted Answer

A)  a professional education. 
B)  producing a product or service. 
C)  owning land. 
D)  capital. 
E)  marrying. 
A)  a professional education. 
B)  producing a product or service. 
C)  owning land. 
D)  capital. 
E)  marrying.

Question 5

Given the rapid increase in population,recruiting a labor force was a fairly easy task in the early years of the American factory system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Before 1860,the development of machine tools by the United States government resulted in the

Accepted Answer

A)  turret lathe. 
B)  universal milling machine. 
C)  precision grinder. 
D)  turret lathe, universal milling machine, and precision grinder. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  turret lathe. 
B)  universal milling machine. 
C)  precision grinder. 
D)  turret lathe, universal milling machine, and precision grinder. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 7

By 1860,the number of American inventions to receive patents reached nearly 2,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Until the Civil War,newspapers relied on mail transported by train for the exchange of news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The paternalistic nature of the Lowell factory system lasted through the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1820s and 1830s,railroads

Accepted Answer

A)  played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system. 
B)  standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables. 
C)  saw their greatest development in the southern slave states. 
D)  became the dominant form of transportation in the nation. 
E)  had not yet been constructed in America. 
A)  played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system. 
B)  standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables. 
C)  saw their greatest development in the southern slave states. 
D)  became the dominant form of transportation in the nation. 
E)  had not yet been constructed in America.

Question 12

For most American farmers,the 1840s and 1850s were a period of

Accepted Answer

A)  economic decline, as more people moved to urban centers. 
B)  rising prosperity, due to increased world demand for farm products. 
C)  extreme economic highs and lows brought on by volatile changes in demand. 
D)  economic growth in the West but decline in the East. 
E)  increasing economic connections between the North and South. 
A)  economic decline, as more people moved to urban centers. 
B)  rising prosperity, due to increased world demand for farm products. 
C)  extreme economic highs and lows brought on by volatile changes in demand. 
D)  economic growth in the West but decline in the East. 
E)  increasing economic connections between the North and South.

Question 13

As the immigrant labor force in New England textile mills grew in the 1840s,

Accepted Answer

A)  the workday grew shorter and wages declined. 
B)  payment by piece rates replaced a daily wage. 
C)  women and children were more likely to earn more than men. 
D)  safety conditions began to improve. 
E)  the workday grew longer and wages increased. 
A)  the workday grew shorter and wages declined. 
B)  payment by piece rates replaced a daily wage. 
C)  women and children were more likely to earn more than men. 
D)  safety conditions began to improve. 
E)  the workday grew longer and wages increased.

Question 14

How had the status and role of American women changed between 1800 and 1860?

Accepted Answer

The status and role of American women ch

Question 15

Describe the interrelationship between one technological development in the pre-Civil War era and another.

Accepted Answer

One technological development in the pre

Question 16

How do you account for the terrific growth of American industry prior to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The terrific growth of American industry

Question 17

In the 1820s and 1830s,the labor force for factory work in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs. 
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants. 
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
D)  consisted mostly of European immigrants, saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs, and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs. 
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants. 
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
D)  consisted mostly of European immigrants, saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs, and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 18

The Erie Canal was

Accepted Answer

A)  limited to flat land. 
B)  built entirely by private investors. 
C)  built without either locks or gates. 
D)  a tremendous financial success. 
E)  a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia. 
A)  limited to flat land. 
B)  built entirely by private investors. 
C)  built without either locks or gates. 
D)  a tremendous financial success. 
E)  a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia.

Question 19

The commercial and industrial growth in the United States prior to 1860 resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing disparities in income between the rich and poor. 
B)  a significant rise in income for nearly all Americans. 
C)  decreasing disparities in income between the rich and poor. 
D)  a significant decrease in income for nearly all Americans. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  increasing disparities in income between the rich and poor. 
B)  a significant rise in income for nearly all Americans. 
C)  decreasing disparities in income between the rich and poor. 
D)  a significant decrease in income for nearly all Americans. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

In the pre-Civil War period,turnpikes were regarded as an improvement over canals as a means of transportation.

In 1860,the percentage of the population in free states living in towns (places of 2,500 people or more)or cities (8,000 or more)was

The need to supply the United States military helped spur new innovations in machine tools and industry.

The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without

Given the rapid increase in population,recruiting a labor force was a fairly easy task in the early years of the American factory system.

Before 1860,the development of machine tools by the United States government resulted in the

By 1860,the number of American inventions to receive patents reached nearly 2,000.

Until the Civil War,newspapers relied on mail transported by train for the exchange of news.

The paternalistic nature of the Lowell factory system lasted through the Civil War.

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the United States.

In the 1820s and 1830s,railroads

For most American farmers,the 1840s and 1850s were a period of

As the immigrant labor force in New England textile mills grew in the 1840s,

How had the status and role of American women changed between 1800 and 1860?

Describe the interrelationship between one technological development in the pre-Civil War era and another.

How do you account for the terrific growth of American industry prior to the Civil War?

In the 1820s and 1830s,the labor force for factory work in the United States

The Erie Canal was

The commercial and industrial growth in the United States prior to 1860 resulted in

The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

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Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

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The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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From Crisis to Empire

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