Question 1

All of the following factors inhibited the efforts of labor unions to improve working standards EXCEPT

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A)  the large number of immigrant workers.
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists.
C)  ethnic divisions among workers.
D)  the question of whether to include women members.
E)  hostile laws and hostile courts.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

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 3

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

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Question 4

The Erie Canal was

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A)  limited to flat land.
B)  built entirely by private investors.
C)  built without either locks or gates.
D)  a tremendous financial success.
E)  a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Examine technological developments in America between 1800 and 1860.What are the characteristic features in the advances made throughout this period?

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Technological developments in America be...

Question 6

The most popular playwright in America in the 1830s was ________.

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Question 7

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 work day ended when production quotas were met.
E)  workers rarely stopped working in the mills until retirement.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The Northwest was the most self-consciously democratic section of the United States,but it was also a relatively conservative part of the country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compared to 1800,in 1860,urban American families

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A)  had a declining birth rate.
B)  were more likely to see their children leave home in search of work.
C)  were more likely to see income earners work outside the home.
D)  had a declining birth rate,and were more likely to see income earners work outside the home and see their children leave home in search of work.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above D

Question 10

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the northeastern part of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1830s,limited liability laws were developed in the United States that

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A)  protected the stockholders' full investment in a company.
B)  restricted the amount of capital a corporation could possess.
C)  prevented a corporation from being dominated by a small group of stockholders.
D)  protected corporations from liability lawsuits.
E)  meant stockholders could not be charged with losses greater than their investment.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

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) A) and B)
G) C) and D) E

Question 13

How did American leisure time and activities during the 1830s and 1840s compare with leisure during the 1810s and 1820s?

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During the 1830s and 1840s, American lei...

Question 14

For most Americans in the nineteenth century,vacations were rare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why did railroads become the key American industry in the nineteenth century?

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Railroads became the key American indust...

Question 17

By 1860,factories in the United States

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A)  were concentrated in the Northeast.
B)  produced goods whose total value greatly exceeded the nation's agricultural output.
C)  employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force.
D)  were concentrated in the Northeast and employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

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 19

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) All of the above
G) B) and D) C

Question 20

The principle of interchangeable parts made Elias Howe's invention of the ________ possible.

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

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Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the northeastern part of the United States.

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In the 1830s,limited liability laws were developed in the United States that

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