Question 1

One of the first businesses to benefit from the telegraph was the railroads.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In most cities of the East prior to the Civil War, the income gap between rich and poor gradually narrowed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following statements regarding American leisure activities prior to 1860 are true EXCEPT that

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A)   men gravitated to taverns for drinking, talking, and game-playing.
B)   reading was a principle leisure activity among affluent Americans.
C)   minstrel shows were increasingly popular.
D)   popular tastes in public spectacle tended toward the bizarre and fantastic.
E)   unpaid vacations were becoming common among the middle class.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

By the mid-nineteenth century, the rail center of the West was ________.

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Question 5

Commonwealth v. Hunt was a Massachusetts Supreme Court case which declared that labor unions were lawful organizations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the 1840s, the dominant immigrant group in New England textile mills was the

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A)   Irish.
B)   Germans.
C)   English.
D)   Italians.
E)   Chinese.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Most of the pre-Civil War Irish and German immigrants who came to the United States did so as families, as opposed to single men and women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Early American Victorian homes were characterized by

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A)   spare and simple designs that emphasized natural light.
B)   dark colors, and rooms crowded with heavy furniture.
C)   small rooms, and a reduction in total living space.
D)   all members of a family sharing one bedroom.
E)   a lack of parlors and dining rooms.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States

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A)   rapidly grew, in part due to improved public health.
B)   saw the proportion of enslaved blacks to free whites increase.
C)   increased at a slower rate than the populations of Europe.
D)   remained relatively constant.
E)   grew in spite of a very low birth rate in America.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

In the pre-Civil War period, turnpikes were regarded as an improvement over canals as a means of transportation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pre-Civil War rural communities of the Northwest were usually populated by a diverse mix of ethnic groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How had the status and role of American women changed between 1800 and 1860?

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The status and role of American women ch...

Question 13

By 1860, the number of American inventions to receive patents reached nearly 2,000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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Question 15

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 C)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

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)

Question 17

In the 1840s, John Deere introduced significant improvements to the

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A)   tractor.
B)   thresher.
C)   cotton gin.
D)   reaper.
E)   plow.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Elias Howe's invention of the ________ required precision grinding machines to construct.

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

Before 1860, compared to Irish immigrants, German immigrants to the United States

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A)   generally arrived with more money.
B)   were less likely to migrate with entire families.
C)   were more likely to remain in eastern cities.
D)   came in greater numbers.
E)   generally moved on to the Southeast.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Exam 10: America’s Economic Revolution

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In most cities of the East prior to the Civil War, the income gap between rich and poor gradually narrowed.

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The great majority of Irish immigrants settled in the

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Between 1800 and 1830, immigration to the United States

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Commonwealth v. Hunt was a Massachusetts Supreme Court case which declared that labor unions were lawful organizations.

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One of the first businesses to benefit from the telegraph was the railroads.

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

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Between 1820 and 1840, the population of the United States

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Pre-Civil War rural communities of the Northwest were usually populated by a diverse mix of ethnic groups.

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

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