Question 1

Ironically, the Jacksonian era was characterized by:

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A)  an increase in tolerance for racial diversity 
B)  the end of the western frontier 
C)  a standard of living that fell beneath Europe's 
D)  growing economic and social inequality 
E)  an almost total absence of social mobility 
A)  an increase in tolerance for racial diversity 
B)  the end of the western frontier 
C)  a standard of living that fell beneath Europe's 
D)  growing economic and social inequality 
E)  an almost total absence of social mobility

Question 2

Examine the movement westward that took place in the early nineteenth century making note of the various pieces of legislation that played a role in the process.

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The answer of Examine the movement westward that took place...

Question 3

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was:

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A)  religious freedom in the United States 
B)  an abundance of cheap land 
C)  high wages in factories 
D)  a deadly potato famine 
E)  hatred of British rule in Ireland 
A)  religious freedom in the United States 
B)  an abundance of cheap land 
C)  high wages in factories 
D)  a deadly potato famine 
E)  hatred of British rule in Ireland

Question 4

Trace the development of organized labor in early America. Be sure to include both the early union movement and the development of labor politics.

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Organized labor in early America began t

Question 5

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that:

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A)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were constitutional 
B)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were unconstitutional 
C)  forming a trade union was illegal 
D)  forming a trade union was not illegal 
E)  employers could not hire strikebreakers 
A)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were constitutional 
B)  immigration quotas established in the late 1830s were unconstitutional 
C)  forming a trade union was illegal 
D)  forming a trade union was not illegal 
E)  employers could not hire strikebreakers

Question 6

Trace the impact that industrialization had on the environment.

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Industrialization had a significant impa

Question 7

By the 1850s, trains traveled an average of forty miles an hour.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the Lowell system and both its short-term and long-term effects on American industry.

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The Lowell system was a labor and produc

Question 9

By the early 1800s, the five largest American cities were all major:

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A)  military centers 
B)  seaports 
C)  iron-producing centers 
D)  cotton exporters 
E)  state capitals 
A)  military centers 
B)  seaports 
C)  iron-producing centers 
D)  cotton exporters 
E)  state capitals

Question 10

In terms of political behavior, the Irish:

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A)  seldom voted 
B)  generally supported Democrats 
C)  idolized John Quincy Adams 
D)  started a new party for immigrants 
E)  were easily manipulated into voting against their interests 
A)  seldom voted 
B)  generally supported Democrats 
C)  idolized John Quincy Adams 
D)  started a new party for immigrants 
E)  were easily manipulated into voting against their interests

Question 11

The German migration to the United States:

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A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers 
B)  peaked in 1831 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish 
D)  often ended in St. Louis, San Antonio, or Milwaukee 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities 
A)  included few educated professionals or skilled workers 
B)  peaked in 1831 
C)  was in most respects similar to that of the Irish 
D)  often ended in St. Louis, San Antonio, or Milwaukee 
E)  provoked race riots in several cities

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era?

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A)  Fighters used bare knuckles. 
B)  The sport was imported from Britain. 
C)  Some bouts resulted in a fatality. 
D)  It was strictly entertainment for the lower classes. 
E)  Fighters were often from Ireland or England. 
A)  Fighters used bare knuckles. 
B)  The sport was imported from Britain. 
C)  Some bouts resulted in a fatality. 
D)  It was strictly entertainment for the lower classes. 
E)  Fighters were often from Ireland or England.

Question 13

Physicians in the early 1800s:

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A)  were required to go to medical school 
B)  were closely regulated by the government 
C)  included very few women 
D)  were experts in modern medical science 
E)  provided roughly the same services as nurses 
A)  were required to go to medical school 
B)  were closely regulated by the government 
C)  included very few women 
D)  were experts in modern medical science 
E)  provided roughly the same services as nurses

Question 14

In antebellum theaters, audiences:

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A)  quietly watched performances 
B)  were an equal mix of men and women 
C)  preferred patriotic dramas to comedies 
D)  were not capable of judging the quality of the acting 
E)  responded vocally to the quality of performances 
A)  quietly watched performances 
B)  were an equal mix of men and women 
C)  preferred patriotic dramas to comedies 
D)  were not capable of judging the quality of the acting 
E)  responded vocally to the quality of performances

Question 15

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was:

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A)  theater 
B)  cockfighting 
C)  prizefighting 
D)  dog fighting 
E)  ballet 
A)  theater 
B)  cockfighting 
C)  prizefighting 
D)  dog fighting 
E)  ballet

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: John Jacob Astor
Francis Cabot Lowell
Cyrus McCormick
Stephen Foster
Elias Howe
Samuel Slater
Lyman Beecher
Samuel F. B. Morse
Robert Fulton
Charles Goodyear

Accepted Answer

The Answer of invented the telegraph and preached anti-Catholic sermons is...

Question 17

Lyman Beecher's anti-Catholic sermons in 1834:

Accepted Answer

A)  were met with great praise throughout the United States 
B)  provoked mob attacks on many churches in New York 
C)  provoked a mob to attack the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts 
D)  were endorsed by Congress 
E)  caused the northern and southern Baptists to reunite 
A)  were met with great praise throughout the United States 
B)  provoked mob attacks on many churches in New York 
C)  provoked a mob to attack the Ursuline Convent in Charlestown, Massachusetts 
D)  were endorsed by Congress 
E)  caused the northern and southern Baptists to reunite

Question 18

By the 1850s, railroads had begun to receive encouragement from the federal government in the form of:

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A)  military protection 
B)  monetary backing 
C)  a ban on further canal construction 
D)  advertising 
E)  land grants 
A)  military protection 
B)  monetary backing 
C)  a ban on further canal construction 
D)  advertising 
E)  land grants

Question 19

The textile plant established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813:

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A)  manufactured finished cloth 
B)  was owned by the state government 
C)  was destroyed by the British in the War of 1812 
D)  closed because of the panic of 1819 
E)  manufactured thread, which it then sold to weavers 
A)  manufactured finished cloth 
B)  was owned by the state government 
C)  was destroyed by the British in the War of 1812 
D)  closed because of the panic of 1819 
E)  manufactured thread, which it then sold to weavers

Question 20

Antebellum minstrel shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  featured the songs of Stephen Foster 
B)  featured black performers made up as whites 
C)  were similar to operatic shows. 
D)  portrayed black characters positively 
E)  were embraced by elite and educated audiences 
A)  featured the songs of Stephen Foster 
B)  featured black performers made up as whites 
C)  were similar to operatic shows. 
D)  portrayed black characters positively 
E)  were embraced by elite and educated audiences

Exam 9: The Dynamics of Growth

Ironically, the Jacksonian era was characterized by:

Examine the movement westward that took place in the early nineteenth century making note of the various pieces of legislation that played a role in the process.

The major impetus for the huge Irish immigration to the United States after 1845 was:

Trace the development of organized labor in early America. Be sure to include both the early union movement and the development of labor politics.

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that:

Trace the impact that industrialization had on the environment.

By the 1850s, trains traveled an average of forty miles an hour.

Describe the Lowell system and both its short-term and long-term effects on American industry.

By the early 1800s, the five largest American cities were all major:

In terms of political behavior, the Irish:

The German migration to the United States:

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era?

Physicians in the early 1800s:

In antebellum theaters, audiences:

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was:

Lyman Beecher's anti-Catholic sermons in 1834:

By the 1850s, railroads had begun to receive encouragement from the federal government in the form of:

The textile plant established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813:

Antebellum minstrel shows:

The Collision of Cultures

Britain and Its Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Shaping a Federal Union

The Federalist Era

The Early Republic

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian ERA

The Old South

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

An Empire in the West

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

Reconstruction: North and South

Big Business and Organized Labor

The South and the West Transformed

The Emergence of Urban America

Gilded Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

America and the Great War

The Modern Temper

Republican Resurgence and Decline

New Deal America

The Second World War

The Fair Deal and Containment

The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

New Frontiers: Politics and Social Change in the 1960s

Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s

A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

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