Question 1

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities in the first half of the nineteenth century, most women still primarily worked in the home or on the farm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The greatest proportional influx of German immigrants in the history of the United States came in the 1820s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the unique role Catholicism played in the resistance to immigration.

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Catholicism played a unique role in the ...

Question 5

How did the opening of the Erie Canal economically transform the Midwest?

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The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 ha...

Question 6

Which of the following became popular with all classes?

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A)   cockfighting
B)   bear baiting
C)   stand-up comedy
D)   boxing
E)   fishingF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes Irish immigrants by the start of the Civil War?

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A)   Most of them had remarkable careers in business, especially real estate.
B)   They had energized American trade unions.
C)   Most of them had converted to Protestantism.
D)   They started a new party for immigrants out of disdain for the Democrats.
E)   They had warm relations with German immigrants and tended to live in the same communities.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following statements describes the minstrel shows between the 1830s and 1870s?

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A)   Immensely popular, they often included the songs of Stephen Foster.
B)   They featured black performers made up as whites.
C)   They were similar to operatic shows.
D)   They portrayed black characters positively.
E)   Primarily elite and educated audiences embraced them.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

How did the expanding "market-based economy" impact the lives of workers, professionals, and women?

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The expanding "market-based economy" had...

Question 10

In what ways did immigration alter the nation's population and shape its politics?

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Immigration has significantly altered th...

Question 11

Industrialization drove the rapid expansion of towns and cities throughout New England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match each description with the item below.
-Clermont

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A)  invented the telegraph
B)  invented the sewing machine
C)  with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company
D)  earned a medical degree, a first of its kind
E)  was a piano maker and immigrantF) helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public educationG) was the first clipper shipH) improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great PlainsI) was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert FultonJ) was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brandK) was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favoriteL) C) and K)
M) D) and K)

Question 13

By 1860, one would MOST likely encounter Norwegian and Swedish immigrants in

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A)   New York and New Jersey.
B)   Ohio and Pennsylvania.
C)   California and Oregon.
D)   Wisconsin and Minnesota.
E)   Texas and Louisiana.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

How did changes in transportation and communication alter the economic landscape during the first half of the nineteenth century?

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The changes in transportation and commun...

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Francis Cabot Lowell

Accepted Answer

A)  invented the telegraph
B)  invented the sewing machine
C)  with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company
D)  earned a medical degree, a first of its kind
E)  was a piano maker and immigrantF) helped found schools to train teachers and promoted the idea of free public educationG) was the first clipper shipH) improved the steel plow, thereby making it possible to farm the Great PlainsI) was the first commercial steamboat, built by Robert R. Livingston and Robert FultonJ) was a Jewish tailor who made work pants during the gold rush and would become the origin story of a major brandK) was a famous composer whose song "Oh! Susanna" emerged as a national favoriteL) C) and I)
M) D) and F)

Question 16

A market-based economy characteristically produces boom-and-bust cycles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The American party condemned the rise of nativism, which was the belief that different ethnicities all had an inherent right to own land in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their

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A)   greater cargo space.
B)   speed.
C)   ability to sail up rivers.
D)   comfort for passengers.
E)   durability.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Which of the following statements accurately describes the United States between 1815 and 1850?

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A)   The United States evolved into a transcontinental power and experienced a period of economic prosperity.
B)   The United States experienced a period of stagnation in that people mostly stayed in the same place.
C)   The United States decreased in size and power because several states left the Union.
D)   The United States successfully outlawed ethnic prejudices, making assimilation by immigrants rapid.
E)   The United States became so focused on building factories that commercial agriculture turned obsolete.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Discuss the various aspects of popular culture in antebellum America.

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Popular culture in antebellum America wa...

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The American party condemned the rise of nativism, which was the belief that different ethnicities all had an inherent right to own land in the United States.

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Match each description with the item below. -Clermont

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Which of the following statements describes the minstrel shows between the 1830s and 1870s?

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