Question 1

What culture inspired Washington Irving's writing, especially "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American culture 
B)  African American culture 
C)  Anglo-American culture 
D)  Dutch American culture 
A)  Native American culture 
B)  African American culture 
C)  Anglo-American culture 
D)  Dutch American culture D

Question 2

The Louisiana Purchase raised constitutional questions regarding the

Accepted Answer

A)  right of religious freedom. 
B)  right of the federal government to buy land from foreign nations. 
C)  rights of Indians in land disputes. 
D)  authority of the judiciary. 
A)  right of religious freedom. 
B)  right of the federal government to buy land from foreign nations. 
C)  rights of Indians in land disputes. 
D)  authority of the judiciary. B

Question 3

In the 1810s, what region of the United States was home to a vast series of cotton mills built to look like meetinghouses?

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  Mid-Atlantic 
C)  South 
D)  West 
A)  New England 
B)  Mid-Atlantic 
C)  South 
D)  West A

Question 4

What development enabled Scots-Irish Presbyterians to cement their place in American society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspapers and magazines 
B)  Small farms and businesses 
C)  Public elementary and middle schools 
D)  Frontier colleges 
A)  Newspapers and magazines 
B)  Small farms and businesses 
C)  Public elementary and middle schools 
D)  Frontier colleges

Question 5

How did husbands and wives work together in making clothing and other fabrics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men did the weaving while women spun the yarn and sewed together the cloth. 
B)  Women did the weaving while men spun the yarn and sewed together the cloth. 
C)  The tasks of weaving, spinning, and sewing became interchangeable for men and women. 
D)  Men were only involved with fabric at the point of purchase of materials; women completed other aspects such as weaving, spinning, and sewing. 
A)  Men did the weaving while women spun the yarn and sewed together the cloth. 
B)  Women did the weaving while men spun the yarn and sewed together the cloth. 
C)  The tasks of weaving, spinning, and sewing became interchangeable for men and women. 
D)  Men were only involved with fabric at the point of purchase of materials; women completed other aspects such as weaving, spinning, and sewing.

Question 6

How did the expansion of cotton cultivation affect Indian relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relations improved because there was greater opportunity for wealth for everyone. 
B)  Relations stabilized because Indians cultivated cotton and benefited as well. 
C)  Tensions were aggravated because whites wanted more and more Indian land for cotton. 
D)  Relations were aggravated because Indians adopted white Americans' technological developments for their own gain. 
A)  Relations improved because there was greater opportunity for wealth for everyone. 
B)  Relations stabilized because Indians cultivated cotton and benefited as well. 
C)  Tensions were aggravated because whites wanted more and more Indian land for cotton. 
D)  Relations were aggravated because Indians adopted white Americans' technological developments for their own gain.

Question 7

Where was the capital city prior to the construction of the new capital in Washington, D.C.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  New York 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Charleston 
A)  Boston 
B)  New York 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  Charleston

Question 8

What university established the nation's first medical school?

Accepted Answer

A)  The University of Pennsylvania 
B)  Yale University 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  Columbia University 
A)  The University of Pennsylvania 
B)  Yale University 
C)  Harvard University 
D)  Columbia University

Question 9

Jefferson supported political revolutions in America and France but not Haiti because the Haitian Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  was not by the people, for the people. 
B)  was not backed by republican principles. 
C)  was unlikely to succeed, and he didn't want to alienate France. 
D)  challenged racial slavery and encouraged black freedom. 
A)  was not by the people, for the people. 
B)  was not backed by republican principles. 
C)  was unlikely to succeed, and he didn't want to alienate France. 
D)  challenged racial slavery and encouraged black freedom.

Question 10

Eli Whitney earned a fortune with the invention of the

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton gin. 
B)  spinning wheel. 
C)  rifling lathe. 
D)  coffee press. 
A)  cotton gin. 
B)  spinning wheel. 
C)  rifling lathe. 
D)  coffee press.

Question 11

What did the continued practice of impressment of American sailors by the British Royal Navy signal in the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States was politically strong. 
B)  France was militarily strong. 
C)  Great Britain was militarily weak. 
D)  The United States was still politically weak. 
A)  The United States was politically strong. 
B)  France was militarily strong. 
C)  Great Britain was militarily weak. 
D)  The United States was still politically weak.

Question 12

Why was the invention of the cotton gin such a big deal?

Accepted Answer

A)  One person operating a cotton gin could clean as much cotton in one day as several workers cleaning by hand could do in a week. 
B)  One person operating a cotton gin could clean as much cotton in one hour as several workers could clean by hand in a day. 
C)  The cotton gin could be operated by anyone, while hand-picking required technical skills. 
D)  The cotton gin was cheaper to build and more durable than its predecessor, the cotton brush. 
A)  One person operating a cotton gin could clean as much cotton in one day as several workers cleaning by hand could do in a week. 
B)  One person operating a cotton gin could clean as much cotton in one hour as several workers could clean by hand in a day. 
C)  The cotton gin could be operated by anyone, while hand-picking required technical skills. 
D)  The cotton gin was cheaper to build and more durable than its predecessor, the cotton brush.

Question 13

What caused most slave owners to refuse to emancipate their slaves in the 1790s?

Accepted Answer

A)  A weak market for slaves 
B)  The upcoming end of the international slave trade 
C)  The expansion of cotton production 
D)  A decrease in available immigrant workers 
A)  A weak market for slaves 
B)  The upcoming end of the international slave trade 
C)  The expansion of cotton production 
D)  A decrease in available immigrant workers

Question 14

What position did nineteenth-century writer Washington Irving take on Indian-English conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  He celebrated colonial accounts that celebrated Indian courage. 
B)  He challenged colonial accounts that celebrated white atrocities. 
C)  He celebrated colonial accounts that celebrated white atrocities. 
D)  He challenged colonial accounts for celebrating Indian courage. 
A)  He celebrated colonial accounts that celebrated Indian courage. 
B)  He challenged colonial accounts that celebrated white atrocities. 
C)  He celebrated colonial accounts that celebrated white atrocities. 
D)  He challenged colonial accounts for celebrating Indian courage.

Question 15

What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  People were inspired to abolish slavery more rapidly because less labor was required. 
B)  Cotton plantations expanded, which increased reliance on slavery. 
C)  People promoted abolition for women and children but continued enslavement of men. 
D)  It led to the end of the international slave trade in 1808. 
A)  People were inspired to abolish slavery more rapidly because less labor was required. 
B)  Cotton plantations expanded, which increased reliance on slavery. 
C)  People promoted abolition for women and children but continued enslavement of men. 
D)  It led to the end of the international slave trade in 1808.

Question 16

What region lagged behind the others in providing opportunities for public education for children before the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northeast 
B)  Mid-Atlantic 
C)  West 
D)  South 
A)  Northeast 
B)  Mid-Atlantic 
C)  West 
D)  South

Question 17

What was Jefferson's philosophy about the role of government?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government should reflect the values of the elected party. 
B)  The federal government should be abolished. 
C)  Federal power should be limited. 
D)  Federal power should be expansive. 
A)  The government should reflect the values of the elected party. 
B)  The federal government should be abolished. 
C)  Federal power should be limited. 
D)  Federal power should be expansive.

Question 18

New England merchants responded to the Embargo Act of 1807

Accepted Answer

A)  with support because they saw it as a way to punish Great Britain. 
B)  by opposing it in spirit but complying in practice as a sign of national unity. 
C)  by opposing it and seeking to have Jefferson removed from office. 
D)  by opposing it and attempting to smuggle goods through Canada. 
A)  with support because they saw it as a way to punish Great Britain. 
B)  by opposing it in spirit but complying in practice as a sign of national unity. 
C)  by opposing it and seeking to have Jefferson removed from office. 
D)  by opposing it and attempting to smuggle goods through Canada.

Question 19

What did Noah Webster hope to achieve with the publication of his first book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uniform spelling and pronunciation for all 
B)  Education of the masses about U.S. history 
C)  More ethical and upstanding young men 
D)  Great profit to pay off his debt 
A)  Uniform spelling and pronunciation for all 
B)  Education of the masses about U.S. history 
C)  More ethical and upstanding young men 
D)  Great profit to pay off his debt

Question 20

What percentage of households of middling wealth owned books by 1820?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  100 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  40 percent 
C)  80 percent 
D)  100 percent

Exam 8: The Early Republic

What culture inspired Washington Irving's writing, especially "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

The Louisiana Purchase raised constitutional questions regarding the

In the 1810s, what region of the United States was home to a vast series of cotton mills built to look like meetinghouses?

What development enabled Scots-Irish Presbyterians to cement their place in American society?

How did husbands and wives work together in making clothing and other fabrics?

How did the expansion of cotton cultivation affect Indian relations?

Where was the capital city prior to the construction of the new capital in Washington, D.C.?

What university established the nation's first medical school?

Jefferson supported political revolutions in America and France but not Haiti because the Haitian Revolution

Eli Whitney earned a fortune with the invention of the

What did the continued practice of impressment of American sailors by the British Royal Navy signal in the nineteenth century?

Why was the invention of the cotton gin such a big deal?

What caused most slave owners to refuse to emancipate their slaves in the 1790s?

What position did nineteenth-century writer Washington Irving take on Indian-English conflicts?

What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on slavery?

What region lagged behind the others in providing opportunities for public education for children before the Revolution?

What was Jefferson's philosophy about the role of government?

New England merchants responded to the Embargo Act of 1807

What did Noah Webster hope to achieve with the publication of his first book?

What percentage of households of middling wealth owned books by 1820?

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