Question 1

Initially, the biggest market for readymade clothes was

Accepted Answer

A)  women from wealthy families in the Northeast. 
B)  southern planters who bought such clothes for their slaves. 
C)  workers in textile mills. 
D)  businessmen working in Northeastern financial centers. 
A)  women from wealthy families in the Northeast. 
B)  southern planters who bought such clothes for their slaves. 
C)  workers in textile mills. 
D)  businessmen working in Northeastern financial centers.

Question 2

As evidenced by the formation of the Lowell Female Reform Association in 1844, female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using?

Accepted Answer

A)  They organized a nationwide product boycott. 
B)  They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. 
C)  They engaged in sabotage against the machines. 
D)  They organized and went on strike. 
A)  They organized a nationwide product boycott. 
B)  They called for the passage of state legislation to shorten the workday. 
C)  They engaged in sabotage against the machines. 
D)  They organized and went on strike.

Question 3

The key to the American system of manufacturing was

Accepted Answer

A)  the financial method used to finance plant expansion. 
B)  a unique method of corporate management. 
C)  the use of machine-tooled, interchangeable parts. 
D)  the vertical integration of companies. 
A)  the financial method used to finance plant expansion. 
B)  a unique method of corporate management. 
C)  the use of machine-tooled, interchangeable parts. 
D)  the vertical integration of companies.

Question 4

Which of the following correctly characterizes the penny press?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penny newspapers were affiliated with a political party and relied on politicians for a great deal of their content. 
B)  The penny press had no hired reporters, and their content was based solely on readers' letters. 
C)  Rather than relying on subscriptions and political contributions for their revenue, penny newspapers were sold by newsboys on the street and earned money from advertising. 
D)  Penny newspapers catered primarily to wealthy urbanites and covered mostly financial and commercial news. 
A)  Penny newspapers were affiliated with a political party and relied on politicians for a great deal of their content. 
B)  The penny press had no hired reporters, and their content was based solely on readers' letters. 
C)  Rather than relying on subscriptions and political contributions for their revenue, penny newspapers were sold by newsboys on the street and earned money from advertising. 
D)  Penny newspapers catered primarily to wealthy urbanites and covered mostly financial and commercial news.

Question 5

By the 1850s, which of the following was a consequence of internal improvements in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  The canals and railroads built in the North only benefited factory owners and financiers. 
B)  The canals and railroads built in the North had a unifying effect by linking the Northeast with the Old Northwest. 
C)  The canals and railroads built in the North benefited the entire nation and helped to integrate both the South and the Old Northwest into the North's market economy. 
D)  The canals and railroads built in the North severely strained the economy of many Northern states, causing some of those states to declare their state treasuries bankrupt. 
A)  The canals and railroads built in the North only benefited factory owners and financiers. 
B)  The canals and railroads built in the North had a unifying effect by linking the Northeast with the Old Northwest. 
C)  The canals and railroads built in the North benefited the entire nation and helped to integrate both the South and the Old Northwest into the North's market economy. 
D)  The canals and railroads built in the North severely strained the economy of many Northern states, causing some of those states to declare their state treasuries bankrupt.

Question 6

By the mid-1800s, what occupation was recognized as consistent with the domestic ideal and therefore as acceptable for a woman?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nursing 
B)  Social work 
C)  Teaching 
D)  Secretarial work 
A)  Nursing 
B)  Social work 
C)  Teaching 
D)  Secretarial work

Question 7

In the 1840s and 1850s, the wealth of members of the upper-class elite in America was often based on

Accepted Answer

A)  talent. 
B)  godliness. 
C)  inheritance or marriage. 
D)  perseverance. 
A)  talent. 
B)  godliness. 
C)  inheritance or marriage. 
D)  perseverance.

Question 8

During the 1830s northeastern farmers faced which of the following problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The new labor-saving farm implements were unsuited to the area's terrain. 
B)  Severe drought struck the area. 
C)  Overproduction led to a dramatic decline in wheat and corn prices. 
D)  Many were overburdened with debt because of the acquisition of new land. 
A)  The new labor-saving farm implements were unsuited to the area's terrain. 
B)  Severe drought struck the area. 
C)  Overproduction led to a dramatic decline in wheat and corn prices. 
D)  Many were overburdened with debt because of the acquisition of new land.

Question 9

During the nineteenth century,

Accepted Answer

A)  overall family size increased in all regions of the country. 
B)  government at both the state and national level established social programs designed to alleviate poverty. 
C)  the number of single women in the United States increased significantly. 
D)  the gap between rich and poor in the United States narrowed. 
A)  overall family size increased in all regions of the country. 
B)  government at both the state and national level established social programs designed to alleviate poverty. 
C)  the number of single women in the United States increased significantly. 
D)  the gap between rich and poor in the United States narrowed.

Question 10

Which of the following acted as an impediment to industrial growth in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The enactment of laws in many Northeastern states that outlawed corporations 
B)  Supreme Court decisions that were unfavorable to business interests 
C)  The absence of businessmen willing to take investment risks 
D)  The lack of cheap, quick transportation 
A)  The enactment of laws in many Northeastern states that outlawed corporations 
B)  Supreme Court decisions that were unfavorable to business interests 
C)  The absence of businessmen willing to take investment risks 
D)  The lack of cheap, quick transportation

Question 11

Between 1820 and 1860, the population of free blacks in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  remained essentially constant. 
B)  declined moderately. 
C)  rose slightly. 
D)  rose steadily. 
A)  remained essentially constant. 
B)  declined moderately. 
C)  rose slightly. 
D)  rose steadily.

Question 12

A counting house was

Accepted Answer

A)  the place where railroad companies planned their train schedules and freight rates. 
B)  the place where the paperwork for a merchant's commercial transactions was completed. 
C)  a corporation's central warehouse. 
D)  a bank. 
A)  the place where railroad companies planned their train schedules and freight rates. 
B)  the place where the paperwork for a merchant's commercial transactions was completed. 
C)  a corporation's central warehouse. 
D)  a bank.

Question 13

In the early nineteenth century, family planning was

Accepted Answer

A)  becoming more common. 
B)  unknown. 
C)  confined to the rich. 
D)  generally regarded as immoral. 
A)  becoming more common. 
B)  unknown. 
C)  confined to the rich. 
D)  generally regarded as immoral.

Question 14

Which of the following best states the free-labor ideology?

Accepted Answer

A)  If you work hard and live a virtuous life, you will move up the social and economic ladder. 
B)  Life is full of hardships that, if endured, will build character. 
C)  Manual labor is beneath those of Anglo-Saxon heritage. 
D)  Slavery is morally wrong and should be abolished immediately. 
A)  If you work hard and live a virtuous life, you will move up the social and economic ladder. 
B)  Life is full of hardships that, if endured, will build character. 
C)  Manual labor is beneath those of Anglo-Saxon heritage. 
D)  Slavery is morally wrong and should be abolished immediately.

Exam 11: The Restless North, 1815-1860

Initially, the biggest market for readymade clothes was

As evidenced by the formation of the Lowell Female Reform Association in 1844, female workers in New England textile mills had changed their methods of resistance to deteriorating working conditions. What new method were they using?

The key to the American system of manufacturing was

Which of the following correctly characterizes the penny press?

By the 1850s, which of the following was a consequence of internal improvements in the North?

By the mid-1800s, what occupation was recognized as consistent with the domestic ideal and therefore as acceptable for a woman?

In the 1840s and 1850s, the wealth of members of the upper-class elite in America was often based on

During the 1830s northeastern farmers faced which of the following problems?

During the nineteenth century,

Which of the following acted as an impediment to industrial growth in the early nineteenth century?

Between 1820 and 1860, the population of free blacks in the United States

A counting house was

In the early nineteenth century, family planning was

Which of the following best states the free-labor ideology?

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