Question 1

The Dred Scott v.Sanford decision of the U.S.Supreme Court in 1857

Accepted Answer

A)  made all persons born in the U.S. citizens. 
B)  provided U.S. citizenry to the children of U.S. born slaves. 
C)  permitted slaves to sue others in courts. 
D)  prevented slaves from being taken away from their owners without due process. 
A)  made all persons born in the U.S. citizens. 
B)  provided U.S. citizenry to the children of U.S. born slaves. 
C)  permitted slaves to sue others in courts. 
D)  prevented slaves from being taken away from their owners without due process.

Question 2

In the case of Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842),the Massachusetts Court held that labor unions are not necessarily illegal.They may stop work and boycott products without committing unlawful acts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The "Walker thesis," that falling birth rates among native-born Americans was due to immigration,?is reinforced by the view that immigrants were a direct capital transfer from Europe to America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

On the farm,which of the following people had the highest labor value?

Accepted Answer

A)  A woman 
B)  A man 
C)  A child 
D)  A grandparent 
A)  A woman 
B)  A man 
C)  A child 
D)  A grandparent

Question 5

Immigrants were valued as a vital source of labor and,consequently,they were greeted with open arms after the 1830s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was a key factor which pushed the nation close to civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Missouri Compromise of 1820 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case 
C)  The Tariff of Abominations of 1828 
D)  The Supreme Court practice of "judicial instrumentalism," which the South believed ?undermined the Constitution 
A)  The Missouri Compromise of 1820 
B)  Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Case 
C)  The Tariff of Abominations of 1828 
D)  The Supreme Court practice of "judicial instrumentalism," which the South believed ?undermined the Constitution

Question 7

Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves were owned by the majority of Southern whites. 
B)  The old Southern states held the majority of slaves even as the new cotton South expanded. 
C)  The increase in slave ownership was most dramatic in the relatively new cotton plantations. 
D)  Slavery vanished in the Middle colonies but not the North by the start of the Civil War. 
A)  Slaves were owned by the majority of Southern whites. 
B)  The old Southern states held the majority of slaves even as the new cotton South expanded. 
C)  The increase in slave ownership was most dramatic in the relatively new cotton plantations. 
D)  Slavery vanished in the Middle colonies but not the North by the start of the Civil War.

The Dred Scott v.Sanford decision of the U.S.Supreme Court in 1857

In the case of Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842),the Massachusetts Court held that labor unions are not necessarily illegal.They may stop work and boycott products without committing unlawful acts.

The "Walker thesis," that falling birth rates among native-born Americans was due to immigration,?is reinforced by the view that immigrants were a direct capital transfer from Europe to America.

On the farm,which of the following people had the highest labor value?

Immigrants were valued as a vital source of labor and,consequently,they were greeted with open arms after the 1830s.

Which of the following was a key factor which pushed the nation close to civil war?

Which statement is correct?

Overseas Empire

Colonial Development

America on the Eve of Revolution

Gaining Independence

Westward Expansion

Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism

Transportation, Internal Improvements, and Urbanization

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

The Command Economy Emerges: World War I

Normalcy”: 1919–1929

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The “Prosperity” of Wartime

Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Economy

Population, Health, and Labor

Postwar Industry and Agriculture

To the New Millennium and Beyond

Does Our Past Have a Future?

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Exam 6: Population and Labor Force

The Dred Scott v.Sanford decision of the U.S.Supreme Court in 1857

In the case of Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842),the Massachusetts Court held that labor unions are not necessarily illegal.They may stop work and boycott products without committing unlawful acts.

The "Walker thesis," that falling birth rates among native-born Americans was due to immigration,?is reinforced by the view that immigrants were a direct capital transfer from Europe to America.

On the farm,which of the following people had the highest labor value?

Immigrants were valued as a vital source of labor and,consequently,they were greeted with open arms after the 1830s.

Which of the following was a key factor which pushed the nation close to civil war?

Which statement is correct?

Overseas Empire

Colonial Development

America on the Eve of Revolution

Gaining Independence

Westward Expansion

Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism

Transportation, Internal Improvements, and Urbanization

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

The Command Economy Emerges: World War I

Normalcy”: 1919–1929

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The “Prosperity” of Wartime

Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Economy

Population, Health, and Labor

Postwar Industry and Agriculture

To the New Millennium and Beyond

Does Our Past Have a Future?

Filters