Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?

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A)   Long-distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi River.
B)   More rail lines were located in the Northeast than in any other part of the country.
C)   Private investors provided nearly all the capital for rail development.
D)   Chicago was the railroad center of the West.
E)   Railroads helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

How did the emergence of the factory system change the face of American labor during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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Question 4

In most parts of the North before the Civil War,free blacks could

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A)   compete for menial jobs.
B)   attend public schools.
C)   use public services available to whites.
D)   All these answers are correct.
E)   vote.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Prior to 1860,hostility among native-born Americans toward immigrants was spurred,in part,by

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A)   fears of political radicalism.
B)   the effect they had on the falling price of African slaves.
C)   the refusal by immigrants to adapt to American culture.
D)   concerns that immigrants generally did not participate in politics.
E)   the ability of immigrants to command high wages.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Erie Canal was

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

American factory workers in early-nineteenth-century textile mills largely consisted of

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A)   single men.
B)   unskilled urban workers.
C)   young immigrants.
D)   slaves.
E)   families and rural, single women.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following contributed to the great industrial advances of the mid-nineteenth century?

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A)   the factory system.
B)   American inventors.
C)   the manufacturing of machine tools.
D)   All of these answers are correct.
E)   financing by affluent Northeast merchants.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The early union movement among skilled artisans

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A)   attempted to create one collective national trade union.
B)   was weakened by the Panic of 1837.
C)   welcomed working women as members.
D)   was generally supported by state governments.
E)   was strengthened by the influx of immigrant laborers.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Prior to 1860,perhaps the most significant invention for middle-class American homes was the

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A)   electric iron.
B)   telegraph.
C)   cast-iron stove.
D)   icebox.
E)   air conditioner.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

What were the advances in new technology that had the greatest effect on the emerging American factory system during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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Question 15

In the 1840s,John Deere introduced significant improvements to the

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A)   reaper.
B)   thresher.
C)   cotton gin.
D)   plow.
E)   tractor.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Between 1800 and 1830,immigration to the United States

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A)   was at its peak for the century.
B)   consisted mostly of people from southern Europe.
C)   was the most significant factor in the nation's population growth.
D)   was not a significant contributor to the national population.
E)   consisted mostly of people from Germany and Russia.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

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A)   the workday grew longer and wages increased.
B)   the workday grew shorter and wages declined.
C)   piece rates replaced a daily wage.
D)   women and children were more likely to earn more than men.
E)   safety conditions began to improve.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 20

The "Know-Nothing" movement was partially directed at reducing the influence of

Accepted Answer

A)   abolitionists.
B)   Catholics.
C)   Jews.
D)   free blacks.
E)   Democrats.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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