Question 1

By the time of the fabled London World's Fair in 1851, American products were prominent among the world's commercial wonders, which included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Ford's automobile. 
B)  Goodyear's vulcanized rubber goods. 
C)  Colt's firearms. 
D)  Morse's telegraph. 
E)  McCormick's reaper.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Question 3

To what extent did the impact of immigration, industrialization, urbanization, and the transportation revolution have on the development of American agriculture?

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Question 4

he growth of industry and the factory system in the United States was slowed by

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A)  the high price of land. 
B)  the scarcity of labor. 
C)  limited investment capital. 
D)  a small domestic market. 
E)  weak incentives for new technology.

Question 5

Life on the frontier was

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A)  fairly comfortable for women but not for men. 
B)  downright grim for most pioneer families. 
C)  free of disease and premature death. 
D)  rarely portrayed in popular literature. 
E)  based on tight-knit communities.

Question 6

Analyze and evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution on American labor, on the rich and the poor, and on families and home life.

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Question 7

Explain the impact of the market revolution on American workers, including women.

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Question 8

The turnpikes, canals, and steamboats were new transportation links that generally encouraged

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A)  lowering of freight rates. 
B)  economic growth. 
C)  rising land values. 
D)  migration of peoples. 
E)  states' rights.

Question 9

To what extent did each of the following play in the development of industrialization of the American economy: technology, immigration, investment, a surplus of inexpensive and docile wage labor, government aid, and internal improvements.

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Question 10

The canal era of American history began in 1817 with the construction of the

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A)  Ontario Canal connecting New York and Canada (British North America). 
B)  James River and Kanasha Canal from Virginia to Ohio. 
C)  Wabash Canal in Indiana. 
D)  Suez Canal in Illinois. 
E)  Erie Canal in New York.

Question 11

ecological imperialism

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Question 12

The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by

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A)  substantial employment of women and children in factories. 
B)  strikes by workers that were few in number but usually effective. 
C)  a general lengthening of the workday from 10 to 14 hours. 
D)  extensive union activity among workers. 
E)  reliance on the system of apprentices and masters.

Question 13

Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860

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A)  depressed the economy due to their poverty. 
B)  found themselves involved in few cultural conflicts. 
C)  had little impact on society until after the Civil War. 
D)  settled mostly in the South. 
E)  helped to fuel economic expansion.

Question 14

All of the following are true statements about the workers in the Lowell factory system EXCEPT

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A)  they were virtually all New England farm girls. 
B)  they were carefully supervised on and off the job by watchful matrons. 
C)  they lived in company boardinghouses and were forbidden to form unions. 
D)  they worked a maximum five days a week for eight hours a day. 
E)  they labored under grueling working conditions.

Question 15

German immigrants to the United States

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A)  quickly became a powerful political force. 
B)  came to escape economic hardships and autocratic government. 
C)  were as poor as the Irish. 
D)  contributed little to American life. 
E)  were almost all Roman Catholics.

Question 16

Compared with canals, railroads

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A)  were more expensive than canals to construct. 
B)  transported freight more slowly. 
C)  faced much less political opposition by vested economic interests. 
D)  required less technological obstacles to overcome to construct and operate them safely. 
E)  could be built almost anywhere with sufficient financial capital.

Question 17

America's early 19th-century population was notable for its

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A)  restlessness. 
B)  wastefulness. 
C)  youthfulness. 
D)  aggressiveness. 
E)  thoughtfulness.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of George Catlin.

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Question 19

Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

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A)  letters from family or friends in the U.S., bragging about easy opportunities for wealth 
B)  advertisements from companies promising big salaries to those who emigrate. 
C)  greater prospects of finding a suitable wife in the West. 
D)  word that there was free land available in the West. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 20

Identify the single most significant development in (a) manufacturing technology, (b) transportation, (c) communications technology, and (d) business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States. Explain your choice in each category.

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Exam 13: Forging the National Economy

By the time of the fabled London World's Fair in 1851, American products were prominent among the world's commercial wonders, which included all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

To what extent did the impact of immigration, industrialization, urbanization, and the transportation revolution have on the development of American agriculture?

he growth of industry and the factory system in the United States was slowed by

Life on the frontier was

Analyze and evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution on American labor, on the rich and the poor, and on families and home life.

Explain the impact of the market revolution on American workers, including women.

The turnpikes, canals, and steamboats were new transportation links that generally encouraged

To what extent did each of the following play in the development of industrialization of the American economy: technology, immigration, investment, a surplus of inexpensive and docile wage labor, government aid, and internal improvements.

The canal era of American history began in 1817 with the construction of the

ecological imperialism

The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by

Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860

All of the following are true statements about the workers in the Lowell factory system EXCEPT

German immigrants to the United States

Compared with canals, railroads

America's early 19^th-century population was notable for its

Identify and state the historical significance of George Catlin.

Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by

Identify the single most significant development in (a) manufacturing technology, (b) transportation, (c) communications technology, and (d) business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States. Explain your choice in each category.