Question 1

In 1860,most Americans worked in what sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  ranching 
B)  gold mining 
C)  farming 
D)  the textile industry 
E)  the transportation industry 
A)  ranching 
B)  gold mining 
C)  farming 
D)  the textile industry 
E)  the transportation industry

Question 2

Which of the following forms of transportation had the greatest impact on the American economy during the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the clipper ship 
B)  the canal system 
C)  the steamboat 
D)  the covered wagon 
E)  the railroad 
A)  the clipper ship 
B)  the canal system 
C)  the steamboat 
D)  the covered wagon 
E)  the railroad

Question 3

What was the period of greatest immigration in proportion to the overall population in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  1790 to 1800 
B)  1805 to 1815 
C)  1840 to 1860 
D)  1880 to 1890 
E)  1910 to 1920 
A)  1790 to 1800 
B)  1805 to 1815 
C)  1840 to 1860 
D)  1880 to 1890 
E)  1910 to 1920

Question 4

How did the annexation of Texas differ from previous territorial acquisitions? How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stimulate sectional controversies in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The annexation of Texas differed from pr

Question 5

Which of the following resulted from the growth of the working class in the 1830s and 1840s?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater cooperation between employer and employee 
B)  improvement in working conditions and wages 
C)  the paternalistic employer-employee relationship 
D)  more emphasis on skilled labor 
E)  an upsurge of labor militancy 
A)  greater cooperation between employer and employee 
B)  improvement in working conditions and wages 
C)  the paternalistic employer-employee relationship 
D)  more emphasis on skilled labor 
E)  an upsurge of labor militancy

Question 6

Which of these states was NOT wholly or partly Mexican in 1821?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Oregon 
C)  Texas 
D)  New Mexico 
E)  Arizona 
A)  California 
B)  Oregon 
C)  Texas 
D)  New Mexico 
E)  Arizona

Question 7

How did technological advances open the way for the creation of a national market?

Accepted Answer

Technological advances played a crucial

Question 8

Why did freight businesses not immediately shift to the railroads when they were first built?

Accepted Answer

A)  Companies distrusted the safety of the steam engine. 
B)  Companies received financial incentives from the government to stay with canal routes. 
C)  Canal boats were cheaper. 
D)  Companies were not convinced of their reliability. 
E)  Companies were fiercely loyal to the canal operators. 
A)  Companies distrusted the safety of the steam engine. 
B)  Companies received financial incentives from the government to stay with canal routes. 
C)  Canal boats were cheaper. 
D)  Companies were not convinced of their reliability. 
E)  Companies were fiercely loyal to the canal operators.

Question 9

In the early 1820s,Mexican officials encouraged settlers from the United States to settle in Texas with offers of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  more freedoms for women 
B)  religious freedom 
C)  cheap land 
D)  money 
E)  abolishing slavery 
A)  more freedoms for women 
B)  religious freedom 
C)  cheap land 
D)  money 
E)  abolishing slavery

Question 10

What was the greatest triumph of American technology during the mid-nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  improvements in the transportation infrastructure 
B)  new uses for vulcanized rubber 
C)  improved farm implements 
D)  sophisticated machine tools 
E)  more efficient farming strategies 
A)  improvements in the transportation infrastructure 
B)  new uses for vulcanized rubber 
C)  improved farm implements 
D)  sophisticated machine tools 
E)  more efficient farming strategies

Question 11

All of these were essential features of the factory system beginning in the 1840s,EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a supervised workforce 
B)  the workforce being located in one place 
C)  payment of cash wages 
D)  each product being produced by one worker 
E)  mechanization 
A)  a supervised workforce 
B)  the workforce being located in one place 
C)  payment of cash wages 
D)  each product being produced by one worker 
E)  mechanization

Question 12

How were the majority of immigrants employed in the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  as yeoman farmers 
B)  as small business owners 
C)  as wage workers in factories 
D)  as skilled craftsmen 
E)  as prospectors 
A)  as yeoman farmers 
B)  as small business owners 
C)  as wage workers in factories 
D)  as skilled craftsmen 
E)  as prospectors

Question 13

Which of the following demonstrates that economics was a major motivation for immigration?

Accepted Answer

A)  the occupations of the immigrants 
B)  the kinds of labor needed in the United States 
C)  the peaks in immigration that correspond to times of economic prosperity 
D)  the wages paid to immigrants 
E)  the forms that immigrants filled out when they reached Ellis Island 
A)  the occupations of the immigrants 
B)  the kinds of labor needed in the United States 
C)  the peaks in immigration that correspond to times of economic prosperity 
D)  the wages paid to immigrants 
E)  the forms that immigrants filled out when they reached Ellis Island

Question 14

Which presidential candidate in 1844 ran on a platform calling for the simultaneous annexation of Texas and assertion of American claims to all of Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Clay 
B)  James K. Polk 
C)  Martin Van Buren 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  James G. Birney 
A)  Henry Clay 
B)  James K. Polk 
C)  Martin Van Buren 
D)  John Tyler 
E)  James G. Birney

Question 15

What was the major push factor that brought Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  oppression by the British government 
B)  decline in the number of jobs in Ireland 
C)  overpopulation of Ireland 
D)  the great potato blight 
E)  persecution of Catholics 
A)  oppression by the British government 
B)  decline in the number of jobs in Ireland 
C)  overpopulation of Ireland 
D)  the great potato blight 
E)  persecution of Catholics

Question 16

How did Andrew Jackson and his administration react to Texas becoming an independent republic in 1836?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to convince Texans to return to Mexican rule. 
B)  They declared war on Mexico to defend Texas's revolt. 
C)  They immediately annexed Texas. 
D)  They formally recognized Texas as a sovereign republic. 
E)  They refused to recognize Texas as a republic. 
A)  They tried to convince Texans to return to Mexican rule. 
B)  They declared war on Mexico to defend Texas's revolt. 
C)  They immediately annexed Texas. 
D)  They formally recognized Texas as a sovereign republic. 
E)  They refused to recognize Texas as a republic.

Question 17

What caused James Polk to send troops to Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  to retaliate for the harsh Mexican treatment of Texans 
B)  to protect the southern border of the United States 
C)  to enforce U.S. claims along the Texas-Mexico border 
D)  to prevent a Mexican attempt to reacquire Texas 
E)  to distract Americans from other domestic issues 
A)  to retaliate for the harsh Mexican treatment of Texans 
B)  to protect the southern border of the United States 
C)  to enforce U.S. claims along the Texas-Mexico border 
D)  to prevent a Mexican attempt to reacquire Texas 
E)  to distract Americans from other domestic issues

Question 18

In the most extreme form of Manifest Destiny,what land would the United States ultimately occupy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the area from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains 
B)  the area from the east coast to the west coast 
C)  the land that is occupied today by the United States, Mexico, and Canada 
D)  North America and Central America 
E)  the entire North American continent plus the Caribbean islands 
A)  the area from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains 
B)  the area from the east coast to the west coast 
C)  the land that is occupied today by the United States, Mexico, and Canada 
D)  North America and Central America 
E)  the entire North American continent plus the Caribbean islands

Question 19

Which statement best characterizes how the labor force changed during the 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male workers made the transition from being factory workers to being artisans. 
B)  Male workers made the transition from being artisans to being factory workers. 
C)  Married women were more likely to work in factories than men. 
D)  Married women were more likely to work in factories than unmarried women. 
E)  Immigrants were being replaced in factories by native-born Americans. 
A)  Male workers made the transition from being factory workers to being artisans. 
B)  Male workers made the transition from being artisans to being factory workers. 
C)  Married women were more likely to work in factories than men. 
D)  Married women were more likely to work in factories than unmarried women. 
E)  Immigrants were being replaced in factories by native-born Americans.

Question 20

What brought most German immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to avoid European wars. 
B)  They wanted to escape tough economic times. 
C)  They wanted to escape catastrophic famine. 
D)  They wanted to escape political oppression. 
E)  They wanted to escape religious persecution. 
A)  They wanted to avoid European wars. 
B)  They wanted to escape tough economic times. 
C)  They wanted to escape catastrophic famine. 
D)  They wanted to escape political oppression. 
E)  They wanted to escape religious persecution.

In 1860,most Americans worked in what sector?

Which of the following forms of transportation had the greatest impact on the American economy during the 1840s and 1850s?

What was the period of greatest immigration in proportion to the overall population in America?

How did the annexation of Texas differ from previous territorial acquisitions? How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stimulate sectional controversies in the United States?

Which of the following resulted from the growth of the working class in the 1830s and 1840s?

Which of these states was NOT wholly or partly Mexican in 1821?

How did technological advances open the way for the creation of a national market?

Why did freight businesses not immediately shift to the railroads when they were first built?

In the early 1820s,Mexican officials encouraged settlers from the United States to settle in Texas with offers of which of the following?

What was the greatest triumph of American technology during the mid-nineteenth century?

All of these were essential features of the factory system beginning in the 1840s,EXCEPT ________.

How were the majority of immigrants employed in the mid-1800s?

Which of the following demonstrates that economics was a major motivation for immigration?

Which presidential candidate in 1844 ran on a platform calling for the simultaneous annexation of Texas and assertion of American claims to all of Oregon?

What was the major push factor that brought Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

How did Andrew Jackson and his administration react to Texas becoming an independent republic in 1836?

What caused James Polk to send troops to Mexico?

In the most extreme form of Manifest Destiny,what land would the United States ultimately occupy?

Which statement best characterizes how the labor force changed during the 1800s?

What brought most German immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

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Exam 13: an Age of Expansionism

In 1860,most Americans worked in what sector?

Which of the following forms of transportation had the greatest impact on the American economy during the 1840s and 1850s?

What was the period of greatest immigration in proportion to the overall population in America?

How did the annexation of Texas differ from previous territorial acquisitions? How did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stimulate sectional controversies in the United States?

Which of the following resulted from the growth of the working class in the 1830s and 1840s?

Which of these states was NOT wholly or partly Mexican in 1821?

How did technological advances open the way for the creation of a national market?

Why did freight businesses not immediately shift to the railroads when they were first built?

In the early 1820s,Mexican officials encouraged settlers from the United States to settle in Texas with offers of which of the following?

What was the greatest triumph of American technology during the mid-nineteenth century?

All of these were essential features of the factory system beginning in the 1840s,EXCEPT ________.

How were the majority of immigrants employed in the mid-1800s?

Which of the following demonstrates that economics was a major motivation for immigration?

Which presidential candidate in 1844 ran on a platform calling for the simultaneous annexation of Texas and assertion of American claims to all of Oregon?

What was the major push factor that brought Irish immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

How did Andrew Jackson and his administration react to Texas becoming an independent republic in 1836?

What caused James Polk to send troops to Mexico?

In the most extreme form of Manifest Destiny,what land would the United States ultimately occupy?

Which statement best characterizes how the labor force changed during the 1800s?

What brought most German immigrants to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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