Question 1

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

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Question 2

Which pioneering traits, fostered by America's early-mid-nineteenth-century frontier experience, were admirable and beneficial to the development of the American West during this era? Which pioneering traits were less than admirable and caused problems in managing the West's natural resources and ecosystem during the early-mid-nineteenth century? How did these pioneering traits become associated with being distinctive American traits?

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Question 3

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that

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A) corporations were unconstitutional. 
B) labor unions were not illegal conspiracies in Massachusetts provided that their strategies and tactics were honorable and peaceful. 
C) labor strikes were illegal as violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 
D) the Boston Associates' employment of young women in their factories was inhumane. 
E) the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-transportation revolution

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Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

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

Question 6

The initial waves of Irish immigrants typically worked in all of the following occupations except

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A) domestic servants. 
B) construction workers. 
C) day laborers. 
D) coopers. 
E) saloon owners.

Question 7

The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then quadrupled, in the

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A) 1810s and 1820s. 
B) 1820s and 1830s. 
C) 1830s and 1840s. 
D) 1840s and 1850s. 
E) 1850s and 1860s.

Question 8

Early-nineteenth-century American families

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A) were becoming more loosely knit and less affectionate. 
B) usually included three generations in the same household. 
C) taught their children to be unquestioningly obedient. 
D) usually allowed parents to determine choice of marriage partners. 
E) were getting smaller.

Question 9

Rank the following in terms of their contribution to industrialization: cotton gin, principle of interchangeable parts, the Erie Canal, and the development of the railroads in the North and West. Justify your ranking.

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Question 10

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​
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Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860
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-____ Erie Canal

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Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

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A) rapid growth rate of the European population. 
B) perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity. 
C) introduction of transoceanic steamships. 
D) economic and political turmoil in Europe. 
E) religious oppression by European state churches.

Question 12

In early-nineteenth-century America, the

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A) annual population growth rate was much higher than in colonial days. 
B) urban population was growing at an unprecedented rate. 
C) birthrate was rapidly declining. 
D) death rate was increasing. 
E) United States had become the most populous nation in the western world.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-cotton gin

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Question 14

How did Eli Whitney make the American Civil War more likely, and at the same time, give the Union an advantage once the war began?

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Question 15

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

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A) produced by free labor. 
B) sold to England for production of textiles in their mills. 
C) grown on the tidewater plains. 
D) consumed by the southern textile industry. 
E) of the long-staple variety.

Question 16

Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems except

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A) the expense. 
B) states' rights advocates' opposition. 
C) eastern states' opposition. 
D) rigorous economic competition from steamboat traffic, which undermined the argument for improved and more connecting western roads. 
E) wartime interruptions.

Question 17

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

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A) often became Baptist or Methodists. 
B) mixed well with other Americans. 
C) remained mostly in the Northeast. 
D) prospered with astonishing ease. 
E) dropped most of their German customs.

Question 18

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​
​
Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860
​
 
-____ Lake Ontario

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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

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.

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) , the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -transportation revolution

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

The initial waves of Irish immigrants typically worked in all of the following occupations except

The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then quadrupled, in the

Early-nineteenth-century American families

Rank the following in terms of their contribution to industrialization: cotton gin, principle of interchangeable parts, the Erie Canal, and the development of the railroads in the North and West. Justify your ranking.

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 -____ Erie Canal

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

In early-nineteenth-century America, the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -cotton gin

How did Eli Whitney make the American Civil War more likely, and at the same time, give the Union an advantage once the war began?

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems except

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 -____ Lake Ontario

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

German immigrants to the United States

Exam 14: Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) , the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -transportation revolution

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

The initial waves of Irish immigrants typically worked in all of the following occupations except

The influx of immigrants to the United States tripled, then quadrupled, in the

Early-nineteenth-century American families

Rank the following in terms of their contribution to industrialization: cotton gin, principle of interchangeable parts, the Erie Canal, and the development of the railroads in the North and West. Justify your ranking.

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ ​ Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 ​ -____ Erie Canal

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

In early-nineteenth-century America, the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -cotton gin

How did Eli Whitney make the American Civil War more likely, and at the same time, give the Union an advantage once the war began?

Most of the cotton produced in the American South after the invention of the cotton gin was

Western road building in the early 1800s faced all of the following problems except

When German immigrants came to the United States, they

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ ​ Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 ​ -____ Lake Ontario

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

German immigrants to the United States

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -America's early-nineteenth-century population was notable for its

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 -____ Erie Canal

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860 -____ Lake Ontario