Question 1

In most cities of the East prior to the Civil War,the income gap between rich and poor gradually narrowed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The pre-Civil War "cult of domesticity" left women increasingly detached from the public world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For most Americans in the nineteenth century,vacations were rare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Threshers appeared in large numbers after 1820,spurring much greater productivity in grain production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Prior to 1860,class conflict in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  increased as most of the working class dropped down the economic ladder. 
B)  increased as the size of the middle class decreased. 
C)  was limited by a high degree of mobility within the working class. 
D)  decreased as immigration diversified society. 
E)  increased as a result of geographical mobility. 
A)  increased as most of the working class dropped down the economic ladder. 
B)  increased as the size of the middle class decreased. 
C)  was limited by a high degree of mobility within the working class. 
D)  decreased as immigration diversified society. 
E)  increased as a result of geographical mobility.

Question 6

Public lectures were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America prior to the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Between 1840 and 1860,the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy and Russia. 
B)  Ireland and Germany. 
C)  England and Russia. 
D)  England and Ireland. 
E)  Ireland and Italy. 
A)  Italy and Russia. 
B)  Ireland and Germany. 
C)  England and Russia. 
D)  England and Ireland. 
E)  Ireland and Italy.

Question 8

During the 1840s,advances in journalism included all of the following EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of a national cooperative news-gathering organization. 
B)  technological means to reproduce photographs in newsprint. 
C)  invention of the steam cylinder rotary press. 
D)  introduction of the telegraph system. 
E)  dramatic growth of mass-circulation newspapers. 
A)  creation of a national cooperative news-gathering organization. 
B)  technological means to reproduce photographs in newsprint. 
C)  invention of the steam cylinder rotary press. 
D)  introduction of the telegraph system. 
E)  dramatic growth of mass-circulation newspapers.

Question 9

All the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the large number of immigrant workers. 
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists. 
C)  ethnic divisions among workers. 
D)  the question of whether to include women members. 
E)  a lack of labor union size sufficient to stage successful strikes. 
A)  the large number of immigrant workers. 
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists. 
C)  ethnic divisions among workers. 
D)  the question of whether to include women members. 
E)  a lack of labor union size sufficient to stage successful strikes.

Question 10

Virtually all of the early craft unions excluded women,even though female workers were numerous in almost every industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

By 1860,as a result of the social expectations expressed in the "cult of domesticity,"

Accepted Answer

A)  unmarried women were generally excluded from all income-earning activities. 
B)  women became increasingly isolated from the public world. 
C)  middle-class wives were given no special role in the family. 
D)  women who read books or magazines were likely to be criticized. 
E)  women increasingly became seen as contributors to the family economy. 
A)  unmarried women were generally excluded from all income-earning activities. 
B)  women became increasingly isolated from the public world. 
C)  middle-class wives were given no special role in the family. 
D)  women who read books or magazines were likely to be criticized. 
E)  women increasingly became seen as contributors to the family economy.

Question 12

Prior to 1860,American urban society

Accepted Answer

A)  considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior. 
B)  saw wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities. 
C)  included a substantial number of destitute poor. 
D)  saw Irish immigrants have fewer rights than free blacks. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior. 
B)  saw wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities. 
C)  included a substantial number of destitute poor. 
D)  saw Irish immigrants have fewer rights than free blacks. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

Pre-Civil War rural communities of the Northwest were usually populated by a diverse mix of ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Early American Victorian homes were characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  spare and simple designs that emphasized natural light. 
B)  dark colors, and rooms crowded with heavy furniture. 
C)  small rooms, and a reduction in total living space. 
D)  all members of a family sharing one bedroom. 
E)  a lack of parlors and dining rooms. 
A)  spare and simple designs that emphasized natural light. 
B)  dark colors, and rooms crowded with heavy furniture. 
C)  small rooms, and a reduction in total living space. 
D)  all members of a family sharing one bedroom. 
E)  a lack of parlors and dining rooms.

Question 15

Elaborate rooms with lush dark colors and heavy furniture and drapes were characteristic of the ________ era.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Elaborate rooms with lush dark colors and...

Question 16

Samuel Morse invented the ________,which burst into American life in 1844.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Samuel Morse invented the ________,which burst into...

Question 17

How did American leisure time and activities during the 1830s and 1840s compare with leisure during the 1810s and 1820s?

Accepted Answer

During the 1830s and 1840s, American lei

Question 18

The great majority of pre-Civil War immigrants came from Ireland and England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did the rise of the factory system change the American family?

Accepted Answer

The rise of the factory system during th

Question 20

The main staple crop of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest)was

Accepted Answer

A)  barley. 
B)  soy. 
C)  corn. 
D)  wheat. 
E)  cotton. 
A)  barley. 
B)  soy. 
C)  corn. 
D)  wheat. 
E)  cotton.

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

In most cities of the East prior to the Civil War,the income gap between rich and poor gradually narrowed.

The pre-Civil War "cult of domesticity" left women increasingly detached from the public world.

For most Americans in the nineteenth century,vacations were rare.

Threshers appeared in large numbers after 1820,spurring much greater productivity in grain production.

Prior to 1860,class conflict in the United States

Public lectures were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America prior to the Civil War.

Between 1840 and 1860,the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from

During the 1840s,advances in journalism included all of the following EXCEPT the

All the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT

Virtually all of the early craft unions excluded women,even though female workers were numerous in almost every industry.

By 1860,as a result of the social expectations expressed in the "cult of domesticity,"

Prior to 1860,American urban society

Pre-Civil War rural communities of the Northwest were usually populated by a diverse mix of ethnic groups.

Early American Victorian homes were characterized by

Elaborate rooms with lush dark colors and heavy furniture and drapes were characteristic of the ________ era.

Samuel Morse invented the ________,which burst into American life in 1844.

How did American leisure time and activities during the 1830s and 1840s compare with leisure during the 1810s and 1820s?

The great majority of pre-Civil War immigrants came from Ireland and England.

How did the rise of the factory system change the American family?

The main staple crop of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest)was

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