Question 1

The first American cooperative news gathering organization was called the ________.

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Question 2

The most profound economic development in mid-nineteenth-century America was the rise of the ________.

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Question 3

Before 1860,American middle-class families

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A)   were typically renters.
B)   rarely employed servants.
C)   usually saw women holding part-time employment outside of the home.
D)   became the most influential cultural form of urban America.
E)   had to cook their meals over an open hearth.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The American Museum that showcased human oddities was opened by ________.

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Question 5

The great majority of Irish immigrants settled in the

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A)   rural North.
B)   western territories.
C)   southern cities.
D)   rural South.
E)   eastern citiesF) A) and E)
G) C) and D) E

Question 6

In most parts of the North,before the Civil War,free blacks could

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A)   vote.
B)   attend public schools.
C)   use public services available to whites.
D)   compete for menial jobs.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Many of the free blacks in the North were people who had been skilled crafts workers as slaves and who bought or were given their freedom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Railroads played a relatively minor role in American transportation during the 1820s and 1830s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Massachusetts court case of Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842) declared that

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A)   labor unions were lawful organizations.
B)   labor strikes were illegal.
C)   child labor laws were unconstitutional.
D)   minimum wage laws were a restraint on trade.
E)   unions must admit working women as members.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E) A

Question 10

In 1860,the percentage of the population in the South living in towns (places of 2,500 or more) or cities (8,000 or more) was

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A)   5 percent.
B)   10 percent.
C)   15 percent.
D)   20 percent.
E)   33 percent.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

By 1860,over half of the manufacturing establishments in the United States were located west of the Mississippi River.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By 1860,the energy for industrialization in the United States increasingly came from

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A)   water.
B)   kerosene.
C)   coal.
D)   gasoline.
E)   wood.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Prior to 1860,perhaps the most significant invention for middle-class American homes was the

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A)   cast-iron stove.
B)   air conditioner.
C)   icebox.
D)   electric iron.
E)   telegraph.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Between 1800 and 1830,immigration to the United States

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A)   was the most significant factor in the nation's population growth.
B)   consisted mostly of people from southern Europe.
C)   was at its peak for the century.
D)   consisted mostly of people from Germany and Russia.
E)   was not a significant contributor to the national population.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

When the Lowell factory system began,

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A)   craftsmen were part of the production system.
B)   workers were fairly well paid and lived in supervised dormitories.
C)   workers had few benefits outside of a set wage scale.
D)   the workday ended when production quotas were met.
E)   workers rarely stopped working in the mills until retirement.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Describe the major features of American middle-class life during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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Question 17

Corporate development was aided by laws permitting a system of ________ for individual stockholders.

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Question 18

In the 1830s,Cyrus McCormick improved grain farming when he patented his

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A)   tractor.
B)   thresher.
C)   plow.
D)   reaper.
E)   mower.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 19

The first railroad company actually to begin operations was the ________.

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Question 20

The recruitment of young women to work and live in a factory setting was called the ________ or Waltham system.

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Lowell

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

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The most profound economic development in mid-nineteenth-century America was the rise of the ________.

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Before 1860,American middle-class families

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The American Museum that showcased human oddities was opened by ________.

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The great majority of Irish immigrants settled in the

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Railroads played a relatively minor role in American transportation during the 1820s and 1830s.

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The Massachusetts court case of Commonwealth v.Hunt (1842) declared that

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In 1860,the percentage of the population in the South living in towns (places of 2,500 or more) or cities (8,000 or more) was

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By 1860,over half of the manufacturing establishments in the United States were located west of the Mississippi River.

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Prior to 1860,perhaps the most significant invention for middle-class American homes was the

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Between 1800 and 1830,immigration to the United States

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