Question 1

According to John O'Sullivan,the "manifest destiny" of the United States to occupy North America could be traced to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Treaty of Paris of 1783. 
B)  a divine mission. 
C)  the Adams-Onís Treaty. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  federal treaties with Indian nations. 
A)  the Treaty of Paris of 1783. 
B)  a divine mission. 
C)  the Adams-Onís Treaty. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  federal treaties with Indian nations.

Question 2

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Baltimore neighborhood with a large German immigrant population. 
B)  the identifying patch German immigrants were forced to wear in some American cities. 
C)  Cincinnati,St.Louis,and Milwaukee-cities with large German populations. 
D)  the special kind of ballot Democrats gave German-speaking voters. 
E)  the superior plow that German immigrant Thomas Mannheim introduced to the United States. 
A)  a Baltimore neighborhood with a large German immigrant population. 
B)  the identifying patch German immigrants were forced to wear in some American cities. 
C)  Cincinnati,St.Louis,and Milwaukee-cities with large German populations. 
D)  the special kind of ballot Democrats gave German-speaking voters. 
E)  the superior plow that German immigrant Thomas Mannheim introduced to the United States.

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Erie Canal

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 4

The "American System of manufactures":

Accepted Answer

A)  owed a great deal to Eli Terry's development of interchangeable parts in clockmaking. 
B)  originated among entrepreneurs in the Old Northwest before spreading to New England. 
C)  referred to the production of specialty handmade goods by highly skilled artisans. 
D)  was centered entirely on agricultural machinery. 
E)  was nearly derailed by Chief Justice John Marshall's hostility to economic development. 
A)  owed a great deal to Eli Terry's development of interchangeable parts in clockmaking. 
B)  originated among entrepreneurs in the Old Northwest before spreading to New England. 
C)  referred to the production of specialty handmade goods by highly skilled artisans. 
D)  was centered entirely on agricultural machinery. 
E)  was nearly derailed by Chief Justice John Marshall's hostility to economic development.

Question 5

One German newcomer wrote that "there aren't any masters [in America],here everyone is a free agent." How accurate a statement was that? Why would a German immigrant view America as free? Do you think an Irish immigrant would feel the same way about America? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The statement made by the German newcome

Question 6

What was the significance of Robert Fulton?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. 
B)  His work in designing steamboats made upstream commerce possible. 
C)  His innovations led to the revolution in turnpike construction in the early nineteenth century. 
D)  As mayor of New York City,he worked to make that city a commercial center. 
E)  He sponsored congressional legislation that authorized building of the National Road. 
A)  He was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. 
B)  His work in designing steamboats made upstream commerce possible. 
C)  His innovations led to the revolution in turnpike construction in the early nineteenth century. 
D)  As mayor of New York City,he worked to make that city a commercial center. 
E)  He sponsored congressional legislation that authorized building of the National Road.

Question 7

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Orestes Brownson

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system 
A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system

Question 8

For middle-class women in the nineteenth century,not working was viewed as a badge of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As the market revolution took on steam,some critics described wage labor as the very essence of slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first industry to be shaped by the large factory system was:

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles. 
B)  guns. 
C)  ironworks. 
D)  pottery. 
E)  shoemaking. 
A)  textiles. 
B)  guns. 
C)  ironworks. 
D)  pottery. 
E)  shoemaking.

Question 11

Even though the days were long at New England textile factories,the girls were still allowed significant autonomy as to when they took their breaks and how long they took for lunch and dinner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following helped to increase the visibility and power of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fact that President Jackson was Catholic. 
B)  Minister Lyman Beecher's sermon preaching religious toleration was published and widely circulated. 
C)  Congressional passage of an Act of Religious Toleration that gave Catholics political rights. 
D)  The dramatic increase in the number of Italian Catholic immigrants. 
E)  Archbishop John Hughes's wave of revivals that converted thousands to Catholicism. 
A)  The fact that President Jackson was Catholic. 
B)  Minister Lyman Beecher's sermon preaching religious toleration was published and widely circulated. 
C)  Congressional passage of an Act of Religious Toleration that gave Catholics political rights. 
D)  The dramatic increase in the number of Italian Catholic immigrants. 
E)  Archbishop John Hughes's wave of revivals that converted thousands to Catholicism.

Question 13

In the essay "Factory Life as It Is by an Operative," how does the writer assess her world?

Accepted Answer

A)  She marveled at the technology in the factory. 
B)  She did not appreciate what had happened to the artisans. 
C)  She believed it was best to keep quiet about her work. 
D)  She saw the wealthy as hypocrites. 
E)  She did not believe enough jobs had been created. 
A)  She marveled at the technology in the factory. 
B)  She did not appreciate what had happened to the artisans. 
C)  She believed it was best to keep quiet about her work. 
D)  She saw the wealthy as hypocrites. 
E)  She did not believe enough jobs had been created.

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Charles Grandison Finney

Accepted Answer

Charles Grandison Finney was a prominent

Question 15

In Gibbons v.Ogden,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional. 
B)  Congress had the authority to create the Bank of the United States. 
C)  New York could not grant a monopoly on steamboat navigation between New York and New Jersey. 
D)  corporations were illegal because their potential to become monopolistic posed a threat to individual free enterprise. 
E)  railroad workers had no right to strike since it interfered with national commerce. 
A)  the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional. 
B)  Congress had the authority to create the Bank of the United States. 
C)  New York could not grant a monopoly on steamboat navigation between New York and New Jersey. 
D)  corporations were illegal because their potential to become monopolistic posed a threat to individual free enterprise. 
E)  railroad workers had no right to strike since it interfered with national commerce.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-cotton gin

Accepted Answer

A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes 
A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 17

Which of the following is true of Lafayette's 1824 visit to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made a series of speeches supporting the emancipation of slaves. 
B)  Federalists strongly protested the visit because of Lafayette's connections with the French Revolution. 
C)  Southern states banned "persons of color" from ceremonies honoring him. 
D)  He negotiated a trade agreement that demonstrated the rising economic influence of the United States. 
E)  He came to attend the funeral of his good friend,Thomas Jefferson. 
A)  He made a series of speeches supporting the emancipation of slaves. 
B)  Federalists strongly protested the visit because of Lafayette's connections with the French Revolution. 
C)  Southern states banned "persons of color" from ceremonies honoring him. 
D)  He negotiated a trade agreement that demonstrated the rising economic influence of the United States. 
E)  He came to attend the funeral of his good friend,Thomas Jefferson.

Question 18

Joseph Smith never made it to Utah with his Mormon followers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Jacob Astor

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system 
A) Supreme Court chief justice 
B) transcendentalist 
C) coined the term "manifest destiny" 
D) established America's first factory 
E) steamboat innovator
F)African Methodist Episcopal Church
G)steel plow
H)self-made millionaire
I)preacher in New York
J)reaper
K)The American Frugal Housewife
L)called for a radical change in the wage labor system

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-nativism

Accepted Answer

A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes 
A) a celebration of the home 
B) revolutionized American slavery 
C) mass production of interchangeable parts 
D) a personal moral quality associated with women 
E) a belief that American expansion was divinely appointed
F)religious revival
G)a decree that labor organization was legal
H)a literary and philosophical movement
I)groups chained together while migrating to the Deep South
J)a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its members
K)prejudice against immigrants
L)waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

According to John O'Sullivan,the "manifest destiny" of the United States to occupy North America could be traced to:

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Erie Canal

The "American System of manufactures":

One German newcomer wrote that "there aren't any masters [in America],here everyone is a free agent." How accurate a statement was that? Why would a German immigrant view America as free? Do you think an Irish immigrant would feel the same way about America? Why or why not?

What was the significance of Robert Fulton?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Orestes Brownson

For middle-class women in the nineteenth century,not working was viewed as a badge of freedom.

As the market revolution took on steam,some critics described wage labor as the very essence of slavery.

The first industry to be shaped by the large factory system was:

Even though the days were long at New England textile factories,the girls were still allowed significant autonomy as to when they took their breaks and how long they took for lunch and dinner.

Which of the following helped to increase the visibility and power of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century?

In the essay "Factory Life as It Is by an Operative," how does the writer assess her world?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Charles Grandison Finney

In Gibbons v.Ogden,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -cotton gin

Which of the following is true of Lafayette's 1824 visit to the United States?

Joseph Smith never made it to Utah with his Mormon followers.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Jacob Astor

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -nativism

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 9: The Market Revolution,1800-1840

According to John O'Sullivan,the "manifest destiny" of the United States to occupy North America could be traced to:

The "German triangle" in the mid-nineteenth century referred to:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Erie Canal

The "American System of manufactures":

One German newcomer wrote that "there aren't any masters [in America],here everyone is a free agent." How accurate a statement was that? Why would a German immigrant view America as free? Do you think an Irish immigrant would feel the same way about America? Why or why not?

What was the significance of Robert Fulton?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Orestes Brownson

For middle-class women in the nineteenth century,not working was viewed as a badge of freedom.

As the market revolution took on steam,some critics described wage labor as the very essence of slavery.

The first industry to be shaped by the large factory system was:

Even though the days were long at New England textile factories,the girls were still allowed significant autonomy as to when they took their breaks and how long they took for lunch and dinner.

Which of the following helped to increase the visibility and power of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century?

In the essay "Factory Life as It Is by an Operative," how does the writer assess her world?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Charles Grandison Finney

In Gibbons v.Ogden,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -cotton gin

Which of the following is true of Lafayette's 1824 visit to the United States?

Joseph Smith never made it to Utah with his Mormon followers.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Jacob Astor

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -nativism

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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