Question 1

In the essay "Factory Life as It Is by an Operative," how does the writer assess her world?

Accepted Answer

A)   She marveled at the technology in the factory.
B)   She did not appreciate what had happened to the artisans.
C)   She believed it was best to keep quiet about her work.
D)   She saw the wealthy as hypocrites.
E)   She did not believe enough jobs had been created.

Question 2

What came to be redefined as a personal moral quality associated more and more closely with women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Freedom.
B)   Liberty.
C)   Virtue.
D)   Family.
E)   Temperance.

Question 3

What do historians mean when they assert that the Second Great Awakening "democratized" American Christianity? What are the strengths and weaknesses of that assertion?

Accepted Answer

The term "democratized" in the context o...

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-corporation

Accepted Answer

A)  a celebration of the home
B)  revolutionized American slavery
C)  mass production of interchangeable parts
D)  a personal moral quality associated with women
E)  a belief that American expansion was divinely appointedF) religious revivalG) a decree that labor organization was legalH) a literary and philosophical movementI) groups chained together while migrating to the Deep SouthJ) a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its membersK) prejudice against immigrantsL) waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 5

What was the biggest motivating factor in moving westward in the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Land was cheaper.
B)   Gold existed just beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
C)   Slaves could escape to safe havens.
D)   Cotton could be grown in Ohio and Indiana.
E)   People were escaping religious persecution.

Question 6

In today's society,who best resembles Henry David Thoreau's ideas from his stay at Walden?

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A)   A pro-war demonstrator.
B)   A hermit growing an organic garden.
C)   An Amish community raising a barn.
D)   A hippie-like commune that makes its own clothes.
E)   A corporate biologist conducting research in nature.

Question 7

National boundaries made westward expansion difficult as they erected a barrier to settlement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-individualism

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Individualism is a social and political ...

Question 9

What did Harriet Noble conclude about her family's move from New York to Michigan after the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was more dangerous in the Old West because of numerous Indian threats.
B)   Detroit was a small but clean city.
C)   She was incapable of doing the work of men.
D)   She believed the French in Detroit were noble.
E)   Rugged living in the West made her children better prepared to face life.

Question 10

How did Mormonism challenge societal norms?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Mormon leadership wanted to allow women in leadership positions.
B)   The Mormons conducted marriages in different ways.
C)   The Mormons believed that Jesus Christ never existed.
D)   The Mormons believed the Native Americans came from East Asia and brought Buddhism.
E)   The Mormons used alcohol in religious services.

Question 11

The catalyst for the market revolution was a series of innovations in transportation and communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Despite the fact that the first Workingman's Parties had been established by the 1820s,strikes were still very uncommon in the 1830s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-factory system

Accepted Answer

The factory system is a method of manufa...

Question 14

The cult of domesticity:

Accepted Answer

A)   received very little support, which is why people referred to it as a cult, or a small fringe group.
B)   represented a significant break with the idea of republican motherhood.
C)   was based on the idea that women should be less dependent upon men.
D)   led to a decline in birthrates.
E)   meant that women would concede their household duties to domestic servants.

Question 15

What was the most important export from the United States by the mid-nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tobacco.
B)   Coal.
C)   Timber.
D)   Cotton.
E)   Wheat.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-cult of domesticity

Accepted Answer

A)  a celebration of the home
B)  revolutionized American slavery
C)  mass production of interchangeable parts
D)  a personal moral quality associated with women
E)  a belief that American expansion was divinely appointedF) religious revivalG) a decree that labor organization was legalH) a literary and philosophical movementI) groups chained together while migrating to the Deep SouthJ) a chartered entity that has rights and liabilities distinct from those of its membersK) prejudice against immigrantsL) waterway linking New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 17

The American railroad industry in the first half of the nineteenth century:

Accepted Answer

A)   was exclusively in the North.
B)   stimulated the coal mining industry.
C)   was smaller in terms of total miles of track than the European rail system.
D)   mainly connected one waterway to another waterway.
E)   encouraged entrepreneurs to begin building extensive canal systems for the first time.

Question 18

What sparked the rapid growth of Chicago from a small settlement in 1830 to America's fourth largest city by 1860?

Accepted Answer

A)   The city became a major marketplace for cotton.
B)   Railroads connected Chicago to numerous eastern marketplaces.
C)   It was home to the most escaped slaves in the United States.
D)   The city started to build the first skyscapers.
E)   The Erie Canal connected directly to Chicago.

Question 19

According to John O'Sullivan,the "manifest destiny" of the United States to occupy North America could be traced to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
B)   a divine mission.
C)   the Adams-Onís Treaty.
D)   the Bible.
E)   federal treaties with Indian nations.

Question 20

Irish immigrants tended to be more skilled than the German immigrants arriving around the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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National boundaries made westward expansion difficult as they erected a barrier to settlement.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -individualism

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The American railroad industry in the first half of the nineteenth century:

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