Question 1

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on a plantation in Georgia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The largest group of immigrants living in America in 1860 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavian 
E)  German 
A)  British 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Irish 
D)  Scandinavian 
E)  German

Question 3

Discuss the transportation revolution that followed the opening of the Erie Canal.

Accepted Answer

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 sp

Question 4

What factors account for the tremendous growth in cotton cultivation from 1790 to 1860?

Accepted Answer

Several factors account for the tremendo

Question 5

One advantage of New England for manufacturing was a river system that provided power and transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A radical wing of the Jackson Democratic Party was also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Locofocos 
B)  Tammany Hall 
C)  the National Trades' Union 
D)  the Industrial Workers of the World 
E)  the Sons of the Revolution 
A)  the Locofocos 
B)  Tammany Hall 
C)  the National Trades' Union 
D)  the Industrial Workers of the World 
E)  the Sons of the Revolution

Question 8

By the 1830s, most western products reached New Orleans by:

Accepted Answer

A)  steamboat 
B)  flatboat 
C)  mule train 
D)  wagon 
E)  railroad 
A)  steamboat 
B)  flatboat 
C)  mule train 
D)  wagon 
E)  railroad

Question 9

Jefferson's embargo in 1807 and the War of 1812:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost destroyed American manufacturing 
B)  had little effect on the growth of textile manufacturing in America 
C)  encouraged rapid growth in American manufacturing 
D)  restricted exports and thereby hurt the growth of American manufacturing 
E)  encouraged Americans to live more simply because consumer goods were scarce 
A)  almost destroyed American manufacturing 
B)  had little effect on the growth of textile manufacturing in America 
C)  encouraged rapid growth in American manufacturing 
D)  restricted exports and thereby hurt the growth of American manufacturing 
E)  encouraged Americans to live more simply because consumer goods were scarce

Question 10

In the antebellum era, prizefights lasted:

Accepted Answer

A)  a set number of rounds 
B)  as long as the crowd demanded 
C)  until one fighter could not continue 
D)  a set number of minutes 
E)  until one fighter drew blood on the other 
A)  a set number of rounds 
B)  as long as the crowd demanded 
C)  until one fighter could not continue 
D)  a set number of minutes 
E)  until one fighter drew blood on the other

Question 11

Theatergoers in the antebellum period often hurled insults and objects at performers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Rhode Island or Fall River systems differed from that of Lowell in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  workers were allowed to unionize 
B)  hours were shorter 
C)  employers were all-powerful 
D)  whole families were often employed 
E)  not just textiles were manufactured 
A)  workers were allowed to unionize 
B)  hours were shorter 
C)  employers were all-powerful 
D)  whole families were often employed 
E)  not just textiles were manufactured

Question 14

Discuss the communication revolution and its impact on advancing the nation.

Accepted Answer

The communication revolution refers to t

Question 15

Irish immigrants to the United States tended to join the Republican Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

German immigrants in the 1850s:

Accepted Answer

A)  were mostly poor and nonreligious 
B)  almost never returned to their native country 
C)  tended to come as groups and families 
D)  usually spoke English already 
E)  were not the target of the nativists 
A)  were mostly poor and nonreligious 
B)  almost never returned to their native country 
C)  tended to come as groups and families 
D)  usually spoke English already 
E)  were not the target of the nativists

Question 17

The Know-Nothings proposed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  send immigrants back to Europe 
B)  ban the use of all languages except English 
C)  lengthen the time required to become a citizen 
D)  stop all immigration 
E)  build a fence along U.S. borders 
A)  send immigrants back to Europe 
B)  ban the use of all languages except English 
C)  lengthen the time required to become a citizen 
D)  stop all immigration 
E)  build a fence along U.S. borders

Question 18

A large strike led by Massachusetts shoemakers in early 1860:

Accepted Answer

A)  caused unions to be outlawed 
B)  won higher wages and union recognition 
C)  shut down the North's whole economy 
D)  resulted in widespread property destruction 
E)  showed the continuing weakness of unions 
A)  caused unions to be outlawed 
B)  won higher wages and union recognition 
C)  shut down the North's whole economy 
D)  resulted in widespread property destruction 
E)  showed the continuing weakness of unions

Question 19

Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon:

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of growing Catholic influence 
B)  Irish sympathy for black equality 
C)  Irish support for trade unions 
D)  jealousy over the fact that so many Irish were well educated 
E)  competition for housing in industrial cities 
A)  fear of growing Catholic influence 
B)  Irish sympathy for black equality 
C)  Irish support for trade unions 
D)  jealousy over the fact that so many Irish were well educated 
E)  competition for housing in industrial cities

Question 20

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

Accepted Answer

Popular culture in antebellum America wa

Exam 9: The Dynamics of Growth

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on a plantation in Georgia.

The largest group of immigrants living in America in 1860 was:

Discuss the transportation revolution that followed the opening of the Erie Canal.

What factors account for the tremendous growth in cotton cultivation from 1790 to 1860?

One advantage of New England for manufacturing was a river system that provided power and transportation.

Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.

A radical wing of the Jackson Democratic Party was also known as:

By the 1830s, most western products reached New Orleans by:

Jefferson's embargo in 1807 and the War of 1812:

In the antebellum era, prizefights lasted:

Theatergoers in the antebellum period often hurled insults and objects at performers.

The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815.

The Rhode Island or Fall River systems differed from that of Lowell in that:

Discuss the communication revolution and its impact on advancing the nation.

Irish immigrants to the United States tended to join the Republican Party.

German immigrants in the 1850s:

The Know-Nothings proposed to:

A large strike led by Massachusetts shoemakers in early 1860:

Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon:

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

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

America in a New Millennium

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