Question 1

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Gibbons v. Ogden

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A)  a celebration of the home
B)  revolutionized American slavery
C)  mass production of interchangeable parts
D)  corporate charter
E)  a belief that American expansion was divinely appointedF) religious revivalG) steamboat travelH) 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 2

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:

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A)   the Louisiana Purchase was unconstitutional.
B)   Congress had the authority to create the Bank of the United States.
C)   the New York legislature could not grant a monopoly on steamboat navigation.
D)   corporations were illegal because their potential to become monopolistic posed a threat to individual free enterprise.
E)   railroad workers had no right to strike since it interfered with national commerce.

Question 3

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

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The factory system is a method of manufa...

Question 4

Which of the following helped to increase the visibility and power of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century?

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A)   The fact that President Jackson was Catholic.
B)   Archbishop John Hughes of New York spoke out against the use of the King James Bible.
C)   Congressional passage of an Act of Religious Toleration that gave Catholics political rights.
D)   The dramatic increase in the number of Italian Catholic immigrants.
E)   A visit by the pope to New York City.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  a celebration of the home
B)  revolutionized American slavery
C)  mass production of interchangeable parts
D)  corporate charter
E)  a belief that American expansion was divinely appointedF) religious revivalG) steamboat travelH) 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 6

Which problem with cotton did Eli Whitney solve by inventing the cotton gin?

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A)   Whitney figured out how to remove the cotton-destroying boll weevil and thereby save the cotton crop.
B)   Removing seeds from the cotton was a slow and painstaking task, but Whitney made it much easier and less labor-intensive.
C)   Processing cotton required too many different pieces of equipment, but Whitney figured out how to change the equipment more easily and quickly, saving time and money.
D)   Planting the cotton took too many hours to make its growth very profitable, but Whitney enabled planters to use a machine to speed the planting.
E)   The production of southern whiskey required the use of cotton in purifying the liquor, but the cotton absorbed too much liquid; Whitney's machine changed that.

Question 7

In the early decades of the nineteenth century, what helped shape southern Ohio?

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A)   New England settlers who moved to Ohio.
B)   Slaveholders from Kentucky.
C)   Migrants from St. Louis.
D)   Merchants from northern Ohio.
E)   Immigrants from Mexico.

Question 8

How did westward movement affect the South?

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A)   The lack of canals slowed down the use of slaves.
B)   The plantation slave-based economy was replicated in Alabama and Mississippi.
C)   Trade with the eastern United States was no longer seen as a priority.
D)   The South developed a highly effective and large railroad system to transport goods from west to east.
E)   Slavery did not expand west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Question 9

The Erie Canal gave which city primacy over competing ports in accessing trade with the Northwest?

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A)   Baltimore.
B)   Philadelphia.
C)   Boston.
D)   New York.
E)   Chicago.

Question 10

How did Mormonism challenge societal norms?

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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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Richard Allen

Accepted Answer

A)  Supreme Court chief justice
B)  transcendentalist
C)  coined the term "manifest destiny"
D)  established America's first factory
E)  steamboat innovatorF) African Methodist Episcopal ChurchG) steel plowH) self-made millionaireI) preacher in New YorkJ) reaperK) Walden PondL) called for a radical change in the wage labor system

Question 12

What is the significance of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?

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A)   The internal slave trade within the United States grew dramatically.
B)   The Atlantic slave trade continued to bring slaves in large numbers to the United States up until 1860.
C)   The Erie Canal became the primary waterway for shipping cotton.
D)   Cotton production decreased dramatically for twenty-five years.
E)   The federal government recommended using Indians as slaves.

Question 13

There was a significant increase in the American birthrate during the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the shift from artisan to factory worker, and discuss the factory system. What were the advantages and disadvantages? Who was left out? Who benefited? What were some ways workers responded?

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The shift from artisan to factory worker...

Question 15

Compare immigration to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s to the present day. Is there a similarity?

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A)   Most immigrants in both time periods were from Mexico.
B)   In both centuries, immigrants' primary motive was to escape religious persecution.
C)   Most immigrants in both centuries sought better economic opportunities.
D)   In both time periods, the primary group to arrive in America was children.
E)   The immigrants in both periods focused on gold mining.

Question 16

Which improvement most dramatically increased the speed and lowered the expense of commerce in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   The transcontinental railroad.
B)   Canals and steamboats.
C)   The factory system.
D)   A system of federally financed roads.
E)   The establishment of an efficient postal system.

Question 17

By 1860, less than 1,000 miles of telegraph wire were operational in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

John O'Sullivan coined the term "manifest destiny" to describe America's divinely appointed mission to settle all of North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did the market revolution affect western farming?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cyrus McCormick's reaper slowed down the process of harvesting wheat.
B)   Farmers in the Old Northwest used slave labor to expand their production.
C)   Farmers in the West found markets in the East for their crops and livestock.
D)   Farms in the eastern United States continued to grow more corn than in the West.
E)   John Deere's steel plow was mass-produced after the Civil War in 1865.

Question 20

As the market revolution took on steam, some critics described wage labor as the very essence of slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

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As the market revolution took on steam, some critics described wage labor as the very essence of slavery.

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Which problem with cotton did Eli Whitney solve by inventing the cotton gin?

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Compare immigration to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s to the present day. Is there a similarity?

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There was a significant increase in the American birthrate during the nineteenth century.

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By 1860, less than 1,000 miles of telegraph wire were operational in the United States.

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Which of the following helped to increase the visibility and power of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century?

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The Erie Canal gave which city primacy over competing ports in accessing trade with the Northwest?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Richard Allen

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

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