Question 1

The downturn in the immigration cycle beginning in the 1850s is attributable to which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children 
B)  Grandparents 
C)  Women 
D)  Men 
A)  Children 
B)  Grandparents 
C)  Women 
D)  Men D

Question 2

Which of the following best describes white servitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  It applied to hired labor. 
B)  It was more costly than slavery. 
C)  It bound vagrants and orphans into productive employment. 
D)  It was pervasive on tobacco, indigo and cotton plantations. 
A)  It applied to hired labor. 
B)  It was more costly than slavery. 
C)  It bound vagrants and orphans into productive employment. 
D)  It was pervasive on tobacco, indigo and cotton plantations. D

Question 3

Describe the important labor activities before 1860.Discuss the importance of the outcome of the Massachusetts case Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842)in labor history.

Accepted Answer

Before 1860, labor activities in the United States were focused on the rise of industrialization and the growth of factory-based production. Important labor activities included the formation of labor unions, strikes, and the push for better working conditions and wages for workers.

One significant case that had a major impact on labor history before 1860 was the Massachusetts case Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842). This case was a landmark decision that declared labor unions and strikes legal, as long as they were conducted peacefully and for the purpose of improving working conditions and wages. This decision overturned previous laws that had outlawed labor unions and strikes, and set an important precedent for the rights of workers to organize and advocate for their interests.

The outcome of Commonwealth v. Hunt was crucial in shaping the labor movement in the United States. It provided legal protection for the formation of labor unions and the right to strike, leading to a significant increase in labor organizing and collective bargaining. This case also laid the groundwork for future labor laws and regulations, and helped to establish the rights of workers to advocate for fair treatment in the workplace. Overall, the outcome of Commonwealth v. Hunt was a pivotal moment in labor history, as it helped to empower workers and pave the way for the labor movement to gain strength and influence in the years to come.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes chattel slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provided protected property rights to the slaves. 
B)  It offered property rights to the slave owners. 
C)  It involved the establishment of a voluntary contract between slave and slave owner. 
D)  It created wealth for the slave and slave owner. 
A)  It provided protected property rights to the slaves. 
B)  It offered property rights to the slave owners. 
C)  It involved the establishment of a voluntary contract between slave and slave owner. 
D)  It created wealth for the slave and slave owner.

Question 5

Population growth in the early nineteenth century was slow due to the lack of immigration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe the economic importance of educating the labor force.

Accepted Answer

Educating the labor force is of signific

Question 7

Americans wanted growth.Explain at what expense growth came during the antebellum period.

Accepted Answer

During the antebellum period, Americans

Question 8

The "middle-class" ideal that developed in the early 19th century included which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were socially and legally equal to men and were encouraged to choose between working and staying in the home (avoiding wage-labor in the factories). 
B)  Men were to be the income earners providing for the family's material needs while women were to play a greater role regarding the family's spiritual needs. 
C)  Apprenticeships, rather than public schools, would better serve the need of preparing children for middle-class careers. 
D)  Poverty among the lower classes was due not to their moral failure but rather low wages, uncertain employment, and lack of economic opportunity. 
A)  Women were socially and legally equal to men and were encouraged to choose between working and staying in the home (avoiding wage-labor in the factories). 
B)  Men were to be the income earners providing for the family's material needs while women were to play a greater role regarding the family's spiritual needs. 
C)  Apprenticeships, rather than public schools, would better serve the need of preparing children for middle-class careers. 
D)  Poverty among the lower classes was due not to their moral failure but rather low wages, uncertain employment, and lack of economic opportunity.

Question 9

Discuss the different theories that explain why American fertility was relatively high in rural compared to urban areas.

Accepted Answer

There are several theories that explain

Question 10

Explain why the opportunity costs of pursuing an agricultural life for new U.S.immigrants were high in the late 1840s.

Accepted Answer

The opportunity costs of pursuing an agr

Question 11

Describe the main sources of population growth from 1789 to 1860.Identify the factors that contributed to the increase in the relative size of immigration and domestic population.

Accepted Answer

The main sources of population growth fr

Question 12

If children can be considered durable goods,then this would help explain

Accepted Answer

A)  high birth rates among farm families. 
B)  small family size among farm families. 
C)  lower birth rates in towns than in the countryside. 
D)  lower birth rates in the countryside than in towns. 
A)  high birth rates among farm families. 
B)  small family size among farm families. 
C)  lower birth rates in towns than in the countryside. 
D)  lower birth rates in the countryside than in towns.

Question 13

By the 1830s,young women and children

Accepted Answer

A)  were a very important portion of the industrial work force, about 40%. 
B)  were a minor portion of the industrial work force, about 10%. 
C)  were a moderate portion of the industrial work force, about 25%. 
D)  were not a part of the "industrial" work force because legislation forbade,it in order to protect young women and children. 
A)  were a very important portion of the industrial work force, about 40%. 
B)  were a minor portion of the industrial work force, about 10%. 
C)  were a moderate portion of the industrial work force, about 25%. 
D)  were not a part of the "industrial" work force because legislation forbade,it in order to protect young women and children.

Question 14

Describe the family economy of the Northeast.Identify the economic roles of men,women and children.Compare these roles to men,women and children of the plantation South.

Accepted Answer

The family economy of the Northeast was

Question 15

Brinley Thomas (1954)argues that immigrants were attracted to the United States between 1815 and 1914 for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  Harvest failures in the home countries of the immigrants 
B)  Organized labor opportunities, health benefits, safe working conditions and healthy work environments in the U.S. 
C)  European population increases, contributing to problems associated with more mouths to feed in a stagnant European economy 
D)  Increasing job opportunities in an expanding U.S. economy 
A)  Harvest failures in the home countries of the immigrants 
B)  Organized labor opportunities, health benefits, safe working conditions and healthy work environments in the U.S. 
C)  European population increases, contributing to problems associated with more mouths to feed in a stagnant European economy 
D)  Increasing job opportunities in an expanding U.S. economy

Question 16

In order to explain the relative sizes of families in urban versus rural environments,some economists viewed children as investment or durable consumptions goods,respectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Immigration significantly contributed to economic growth in the U.S.throughout the entire period between Independence and the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The practice of parents giving their children an amount of land similar to what they received from their parents is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  targeted bequest. 
B)  strategic bequest. 
C)  life cycle bequest. 
D)  investment bequest. 
A)  targeted bequest. 
B)  strategic bequest. 
C)  life cycle bequest. 
D)  investment bequest.

Question 19

Discuss the role of the U.S.Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v.Sanford (1857)in fueling the Civil War.Compare the rights of the slave owners to the slaves from a property right perspective.

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v

Question 20

Identify the push and pull forces leading to mass U.S.immigration after 1840.

Accepted Answer

The push and pull forces leading to mass

Exam 6: Population and Labor Force

The downturn in the immigration cycle beginning in the 1850s is attributable to which group?

Which of the following best describes white servitude?

Describe the important labor activities before 1860.Discuss the importance of the outcome of the Massachusetts case Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842)in labor history.

Which of the following best describes chattel slavery?

Population growth in the early nineteenth century was slow due to the lack of immigration.

Describe the economic importance of educating the labor force.

Americans wanted growth.Explain at what expense growth came during the antebellum period.

The "middle-class" ideal that developed in the early 19th century included which of the following elements?

Discuss the different theories that explain why American fertility was relatively high in rural compared to urban areas.

Explain why the opportunity costs of pursuing an agricultural life for new U.S.immigrants were high in the late 1840s.

Describe the main sources of population growth from 1789 to 1860.Identify the factors that contributed to the increase in the relative size of immigration and domestic population.

If children can be considered durable goods,then this would help explain

By the 1830s,young women and children

Describe the family economy of the Northeast.Identify the economic roles of men,women and children.Compare these roles to men,women and children of the plantation South.

Brinley Thomas (1954)argues that immigrants were attracted to the United States between 1815 and 1914 for all of the following reasons except

In order to explain the relative sizes of families in urban versus rural environments,some economists viewed children as investment or durable consumptions goods,respectively.

Immigration significantly contributed to economic growth in the U.S.throughout the entire period between Independence and the Civil War.

The practice of parents giving their children an amount of land similar to what they received from their parents is known as a

Discuss the role of the U.S.Supreme Court Case Dred Scott v.Sanford (1857)in fueling the Civil War.Compare the rights of the slave owners to the slaves from a property right perspective.

Identify the push and pull forces leading to mass U.S.immigration after 1840.

Overseas Empire

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America on the Eve of Revolution

Gaining Independence

Westward Expansion

Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism

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Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land

The Debate over Slavery

The Early Industrial Sector

The Financial System and the International Economy

Economic Effects of the Civil War

Railroads and Economic Development

Post-Civil War Agriculture

Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration

Industrialization, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Growth

Big Business and Government Intervention

Financial Developments 1863–1914

The Giant Economy and Its International Relations

Labor and the Law

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The Great Depression

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