Question 1

Public lectures were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America prior to the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 1820s and 1830s, railroads

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A)  played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system.
B)  standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables.
C)  saw its greatest development in the southern slave states.
D)  became the dominant form of transportation in the nation.
E)  had not yet been constructed in America.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

For most nineteenth-century urban Americans, leisure activities grew more varied.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For most American farmers, the 1840s and 1850s was a period of

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A)  economic decline as more people moved to urban centers.
B)  rising prosperity due to increased world demand for farm products.
C)  extreme economic highs and lows brought on by volatile changes in demand.
D)  economic growth in the West but decline in the East.
E)  increasing economic connection between the North and South.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

In the 1840s, P.T.Barnum's American Museum in New York showcased

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A)  nature and natural history.
B)  American artists.
C)  human oddities.
D)  past American leaders and heroes.
E)  European artists.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the first half of the nineteenth century, the American birth rate declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the immigrant experience in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s.

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Question 9

The American Museum which showcased human oddities was opened by ________________.

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Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The great majority of pre-Civil War immigrants came from Ireland and England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without

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A)  a professional education.
B)  producing a product or service.
C)  owning land.
D)  capital.
E)  marrying.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Given the rapid increase in population, recruiting a labor force was a fairly easy task in the early years of the American factory system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How do you account for the terrific growth of American industry prior to the Civil War?

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Question 16

The rise of the American factory system

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A)  complemented the nation's traditional republican ideals.
B)  resulted in a rise in the status of skilled artisans among consumers.
C)  saw the government act to maintain the trade of skilled artisans.
D)  led some Northerners to advocate repealing abolition.
E)  led to the creation of skilled workingmen's craft societies.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Prior to 1860, American urban society

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A)  considered the conspicuous display of wealth to be poor social behavior.
B)  saw the wealthy people move toward the outer edges of cities.
C)  included a substantial number of destitute poor who starved to death.
D)  saw the Irish immigrants have less rights than free blacks.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

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 19

The pre-Civil War "cult of domesticity" left women increasingly detached from the public world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the middle of the nineteenth century, merchant capitalists in the United States

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A)  were an increasingly important economic force.
B)  were shifting from trade to manufacturing.
C)  had combined with British competitors.
D)  were shifting their operations to the Western states.
E)  had put most of their British competitors out of business.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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