Question 1

In an effort to provide for the public safety of its citizens, New York City

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A)  hired its own police force in 1845. 
B)  encouraged citizens to arm themselves in the 1840s. 
C)  established a nine o'clock evening curfew in 1845. 
D)  erected gas lights on all streets in 1842. 
A)  hired its own police force in 1845. 
B)  encouraged citizens to arm themselves in the 1840s. 
C)  established a nine o'clock evening curfew in 1845. 
D)  erected gas lights on all streets in 1842. A

Question 2

The boom-and-bust economic cycles from 1815 to 1860 were the direct result of

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A)  droughts and resulting crop failures. 
B)  the development and expansion of the new market economy. 
C)  government intervention in the economy. 
D)  the nation's overdependence on foreign trade. 
A)  droughts and resulting crop failures. 
B)  the development and expansion of the new market economy. 
C)  government intervention in the economy. 
D)  the nation's overdependence on foreign trade. B

Question 3

In contrast to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States

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A)  were not as likely to be subjected to negative stereotyping. 
B)  were all of the Protestant faith. 
C)  found it very difficult to find employment. 
D)  usually stayed for a few years and then returned home. 
A)  were not as likely to be subjected to negative stereotyping. 
B)  were all of the Protestant faith. 
C)  found it very difficult to find employment. 
D)  usually stayed for a few years and then returned home. A

Question 4

Some New England textile mill workers responded to their deteriorating working conditions in the 1830s by

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A)  organizing a nationwide product boycott. 
B)  lobbying state legislatures for a shorter workday. 
C)  engaging in sabotage against the machines. 
D)  organizing and going on strike. 
A)  organizing a nationwide product boycott. 
B)  lobbying state legislatures for a shorter workday. 
C)  engaging in sabotage against the machines. 
D)  organizing and going on strike.

Question 5

In the 1850s, which of the following cities was the center of the clothing trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  Cincinnati 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  New York 
A)  Boston 
B)  Cincinnati 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  New York

Question 6

Why did city governments eventually take over the task of supplying water to urban dwellers?

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A)  Private interests did not have the capital necessary to build adequate water supply systems. 
B)  Wealthy citizens demanded the extension of services to industry and business. 
C)  Cities were judged to be liable for illnesses and deaths caused by contaminated drinking water. 
D)  Arguments at neighborhood wells over water rights became a major source of violence and disorder. 
A)  Private interests did not have the capital necessary to build adequate water supply systems. 
B)  Wealthy citizens demanded the extension of services to industry and business. 
C)  Cities were judged to be liable for illnesses and deaths caused by contaminated drinking water. 
D)  Arguments at neighborhood wells over water rights became a major source of violence and disorder.

Question 7

During the early nineteenth century, many married and widowed working-class women

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A)  worked at specialized tasks in the new factories. 
B)  acquired secretarial skills and worked in urban offices. 
C)  became clerks in the new urban department stores. 
D)  sold their domestic skills for wages by working as laundresses, seamstresses, and cooks. 
A)  worked at specialized tasks in the new factories. 
B)  acquired secretarial skills and worked in urban offices. 
C)  became clerks in the new urban department stores. 
D)  sold their domestic skills for wages by working as laundresses, seamstresses, and cooks.

Question 8

Individual farmers in the new market economy of the 1800s

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A)  specialized in growing crops that could be sold for cash on the market. 
B)  started trading surplus crops with their neighbors. 
C)  were self-sufficient. 
D)  raised a wide variety of crops. 
A)  specialized in growing crops that could be sold for cash on the market. 
B)  started trading surplus crops with their neighbors. 
C)  were self-sufficient. 
D)  raised a wide variety of crops.

Question 9

After the War of 1812,

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A)  farmers in the North remained self-reliant and seldom participated in the emerging market economy. 
B)  more people in the North began to work for others in return for wages. 
C)  there seemed to be few economic differences between the North and the South. 
D)  the United States was immediately flooded with foreign imports, thus pushing many newly emerging domestic industries into bankruptcy. 
A)  farmers in the North remained self-reliant and seldom participated in the emerging market economy. 
B)  more people in the North began to work for others in return for wages. 
C)  there seemed to be few economic differences between the North and the South. 
D)  the United States was immediately flooded with foreign imports, thus pushing many newly emerging domestic industries into bankruptcy.

Question 10

The explosion of canal building in the 1820s and 1830s was caused by the

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A)  success of the Erie Canal. 
B)  impact of the protective tariff. 
C)  development of the New England textile industry. 
D)  provision of federal subsidies for canal construction. 
A)  success of the Erie Canal. 
B)  impact of the protective tariff. 
C)  development of the New England textile industry. 
D)  provision of federal subsidies for canal construction.

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason for the rapid manufacturing and commercial expansion experienced by the Northeast during the forty years following the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unparalleled natural increase in the population of the North and South increased demand for manufactured products. 
B)  The federal government poured vast sums of money into the building of factories and the building of canals. 
C)  Transportation costs were dramatically reduced as a result of extensive internal improvements. 
D)  After the war most European nations refused to import goods to the United States, thus domestic manufacturing expanded rapidly in the Northeast to meet consumer demand. 
A)  The unparalleled natural increase in the population of the North and South increased demand for manufactured products. 
B)  The federal government poured vast sums of money into the building of factories and the building of canals. 
C)  Transportation costs were dramatically reduced as a result of extensive internal improvements. 
D)  After the war most European nations refused to import goods to the United States, thus domestic manufacturing expanded rapidly in the Northeast to meet consumer demand.

Question 12

The massive nineteenth-century influx of Irish immigrants into the United States was accompanied by

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A)  the passage of restrictive immigration laws. 
B)  legislation lengthening residency requirements for citizenship. 
C)  the growth of anti-Catholic sentiment. 
D)  a nationwide typhoid fever epidemic. 
A)  the passage of restrictive immigration laws. 
B)  legislation lengthening residency requirements for citizenship. 
C)  the growth of anti-Catholic sentiment. 
D)  a nationwide typhoid fever epidemic.

Question 13

Which of the following was a consequence of the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)  The difficulty of moving troops and supplies during the war spurred interest in the building of a more reliable road system. 
B)  Sectional conflict became far more pronounced. 
C)  The federal government tried to pay its war debts by enacting the first income tax on American citizens. 
D)  The war acted to impede the emergence of domestic industries. 
A)  The difficulty of moving troops and supplies during the war spurred interest in the building of a more reliable road system. 
B)  Sectional conflict became far more pronounced. 
C)  The federal government tried to pay its war debts by enacting the first income tax on American citizens. 
D)  The war acted to impede the emergence of domestic industries.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the labor movement during the 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was made up primarily of socialists and anarchists. 
B)  It was successful in getting pension plans for many workers. 
C)  Its major achievement came when the courts relieved workers from the threat of conspiracy laws being used against them if they organized or engaged in strikes. 
D)  It demonstrated the unity present among workers. 
A)  It was made up primarily of socialists and anarchists. 
B)  It was successful in getting pension plans for many workers. 
C)  Its major achievement came when the courts relieved workers from the threat of conspiracy laws being used against them if they organized or engaged in strikes. 
D)  It demonstrated the unity present among workers.

Question 15

Which of the following is a good example of the transition to a market economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers in the West began to try to meet the demands of the marketplace by producing animals, dairy products, grain, and vegetables on a single family farm. 
B)  More and more farmers, especially in the West, began to turn to subsistence farming. 
C)  Farm women began to produce more dairy products to be sold in the market, and they then used their profits to buy factory-produced cloth. 
D)  Spinning and weaving at home became more and more important. 
A)  Farmers in the West began to try to meet the demands of the marketplace by producing animals, dairy products, grain, and vegetables on a single family farm. 
B)  More and more farmers, especially in the West, began to turn to subsistence farming. 
C)  Farm women began to produce more dairy products to be sold in the market, and they then used their profits to buy factory-produced cloth. 
D)  Spinning and weaving at home became more and more important.

Question 16

Which of the following was true of minstrel shows in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  By ridiculing African Americans, they stoked the fires of racism. 
B)  They provided a forum through which whites and blacks could better understand and accept their cultural differences. 
C)  They served as the major entry point for African Americans into the entertainment industry. 
D)  By popularizing African American song and dance, they served to break down racial barriers. 
A)  By ridiculing African Americans, they stoked the fires of racism. 
B)  They provided a forum through which whites and blacks could better understand and accept their cultural differences. 
C)  They served as the major entry point for African Americans into the entertainment industry. 
D)  By popularizing African American song and dance, they served to break down racial barriers.

Question 17

Which of the following made urban expansion possible in early-nineteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public transit 
B)  The power of cities to annex adjacent unincorporated areas 
C)  Donations of land to city governments 
D)  Removal of the Native Americans 
A)  Public transit 
B)  The power of cities to annex adjacent unincorporated areas 
C)  Donations of land to city governments 
D)  Removal of the Native Americans

Question 18

Which of the following was true of northern artisans in the pre-industrial age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most could not make a living as craftsmen, and thus they also engaged in subsistence farming. 
B)  Most lived in seaport towns. 
C)  They never earned wages while working for master craftsmen as either apprentices or journeymen. 
D)  Most lived in rural areas, and their crafted goods were transported to urban areas for sale. 
A)  Most could not make a living as craftsmen, and thus they also engaged in subsistence farming. 
B)  Most lived in seaport towns. 
C)  They never earned wages while working for master craftsmen as either apprentices or journeymen. 
D)  Most lived in rural areas, and their crafted goods were transported to urban areas for sale.

Question 19

Which of the following best explains the deterioration of the working and living conditions of workers in New England textile mills in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Living and working conditions deteriorated primarily because of the economic depression of the late 1830s. 
B)  Working and living conditions deteriorated primarily because of the growing labor surplus. 
C)  Management's emphasis shifted from providing decent working and living conditions for the workers to maximizing profits. 
D)  Competition from English imports was the primary reason for the deterioration of working and living conditions. 
A)  Living and working conditions deteriorated primarily because of the economic depression of the late 1830s. 
B)  Working and living conditions deteriorated primarily because of the growing labor surplus. 
C)  Management's emphasis shifted from providing decent working and living conditions for the workers to maximizing profits. 
D)  Competition from English imports was the primary reason for the deterioration of working and living conditions.

Question 20

The Massachusetts case Commonwealth v. Hunt was important in which of the following respects?

Accepted Answer

A)  It declared organized labor to be an illegal restraint of trade. 
B)  By ruling that it was constitutional for a state to use the militia to end labor disputes, it declared strikes to be illegal. 
C)  By ruling that a contract between a labor union and a factory owner was binding, it recognized the right of labor to bargain collectively. 
D)  It recognized the right of workers to organize and strike. 
A)  It declared organized labor to be an illegal restraint of trade. 
B)  By ruling that it was constitutional for a state to use the militia to end labor disputes, it declared strikes to be illegal. 
C)  By ruling that a contract between a labor union and a factory owner was binding, it recognized the right of labor to bargain collectively. 
D)  It recognized the right of workers to organize and strike.

Exam 11: The Restless North, 1815-1860

In an effort to provide for the public safety of its citizens, New York City

The boom-and-bust economic cycles from 1815 to 1860 were the direct result of

In contrast to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States

Some New England textile mill workers responded to their deteriorating working conditions in the 1830s by

In the 1850s, which of the following cities was the center of the clothing trade?

Why did city governments eventually take over the task of supplying water to urban dwellers?

During the early nineteenth century, many married and widowed working-class women

Individual farmers in the new market economy of the 1800s

After the War of 1812,

The explosion of canal building in the 1820s and 1830s was caused by the

Which of the following is a reason for the rapid manufacturing and commercial expansion experienced by the Northeast during the forty years following the War of 1812?

The massive nineteenth-century influx of Irish immigrants into the United States was accompanied by

Which of the following was a consequence of the War of 1812?

Which of the following is true of the labor movement during the 1840s?

Which of the following is a good example of the transition to a market economy?

Which of the following was true of minstrel shows in the 1830s and 1840s?

Which of the following made urban expansion possible in early-nineteenth-century America?

Which of the following was true of northern artisans in the pre-industrial age?

Which of the following best explains the deterioration of the working and living conditions of workers in New England textile mills in the 1830s and 1840s?

The Massachusetts case Commonwealth v. Hunt was important in which of the following respects?

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