Question 1

George Catlin advocated

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A)   placing Indians on reservations.
B)   efforts to protect America's endangered species.
C)   continuing the rendezvous system.
D)   keeping white settlers out of the West.
E)   the preservation of nature as a national policy.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The "Father of the Factory System" in the United States was

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A)   Robert Fulton.
B)   Samuel F. B. Morse.
C)   Eli Whitney.
D)   Samuel Slater.
E)   Francis Cabot Lowell.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

By the time of the fabled London World's Fair in 1851, American products were prominent among the world's commercial wonders, which included all of the following except

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A)   Ford's automobile.
B)   Goodyear's vulcanized rubber goods.
C)   Colt's firearms.
D)   Morse's telegraph.
E)   McCormick's reaper.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 4

Identify the following statement that is false.

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A)   Land was cheap in America; this helped fuel the immigration flux in the 1840s and 1850s.
B)   Money for capital investment was not plentiful in pioneering America and required an influx of foreign capital during the Industrial Revolution.
C)   Foreign capital was dependent upon security in property rights, sufficient infrastructure, an adequate work force, and political stability.
D)   Even though capital was lacking, raw materials were widely developed and discovered in America from colonial times through the 1840s.
E)   The United States had a difficult time producing goods of high quality and cheap cost to compete with mass-produced European products from colonial times until the 1840s and 1850s.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Analyze and evaluate the positive and negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution on American labor, on the rich and the poor, and on families and home life.

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Question 6

With the development of cash-crop agriculture in the trans-Allegheny West

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A)   subsistence farming became common.
B)   farmers began to support the idea of slave labor.
C)   farmers quickly faced mounting indebtedness.
D)   the South could harvest a larger crop.
E)   the issue of farm surpluses came to the fore.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

The early factory system distributed its economic benefits

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A)   mostly to the owners.
B)   evenly among factory owners, factory managers, and factory workers.
C)   primarily in the South and West.
D)   to workers represented by unions.
E)   to overseas investors.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a particular economic activity: the South ____ for export; the West grew grains and livestock to feed ____; and the East ____ for the other two regions.

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A)   raised grain, southern slaves, processed meat
B)   grew cotton, southern slaves, made machines and textiles
C)   grew cotton, eastern factory workers, made machines and textiles
D)   raised grain, eastern factory workers, made furniture and tools
E)   processed meat, southern slaves, raised grainF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

All of the following are true statements about the relationship between Irish immigrants and U.S.citizens except

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A)   the Irish were seen as wage-depressing competitors for jobs by many Protestant American workers.
B)   Nativist Americans from the middle and upper classes generally hated the Irish.
C)   the Irish often saw signs on factory gates that said "No Irish Need Apply."
D)   race riots between blacks and Irish were common.
E)   Irish immigrants became fiercely supportive of the abolitionist cause.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Pioneering Americans marooned by geography

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A)   never took the time to explore the beauty of the natural landscape.
B)   grew to depend on other people for most of their basic needs.
C)   abandoned the rugged individualism of colonial Americans.
D)   never looked for any help beyond their immediate family.
E)   were often ill informed, superstitious, provincial, and fiercely individualistic.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

All of the following are true statements about German immigrants except

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A)   they typically settled in Northeast coastal cities.
B)   they tended to be better educated than mainstream Americans.
C)   they supported public schools, the arts, and music.
D)   they championed freedom and fought to end slavery.
E)   they settled in compact colonies to preserve their language and culture.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Factors encouraging the growth of immigration rates in the first half of the nineteenth century included the

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A)   rapid growth rate of the European population.
B)   perception of America as the land of freedom and opportunity.
C)   introduction of transoceanic steamships.
D)   economic and political turmoil in Europe.
E)   religious oppression by European state churches.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

In general, ____ tended to bind the West and South together, while ____ and ____ connected West to East.

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A)   steamboats, canals, railroads
B)   railroads, canals, steamboats
C)   canals, steamboats, turnpikes
D)   turnpikes, steamboats, canals
E)   turnpikes, railroads, steamboatsF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

List the five most important technological inventions of the early nineteenth century, and rank them in order of importance in facilitating the flourishing of the factory system in America.Justify your ranking.

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Question 15

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​
Major Canals, Lakes, and Roads Linking the East and West, 1810-1860
 
-____ Lake Huron

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Question 16

The turnpikes, canals, and steamboats were new transportation links that generally encouraged

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A)   lowering of freight rates.
B)   economic growth.
C)   rising land values.
D)   migration of peoples.
E)   states' rights.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by

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A)   substantial employment of women and children in factories.
B)   strikes by workers that were few in number but usually effective.
C)   a general lengthening of the workday from ten to fourteen hours.
D)   extensive union activity among workers.
E)   reliance on the system of apprentices and masters.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

​Compare and contrast the economic development of the Northeast with that of the South.What were some of the reasons that caused those differences in development?

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Question 19

The American phase of the industrial revolution first blossomed

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A)   on southern plantations.
B)   in the New England textile industry.
C)   in rapidly growing Chicago.
D)   in railroads and ship building.
E)   in coal and iron mining regions.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

If America is indeed a "nation of immigrants," why does it have a history of native prejudice toward new immigrant groups?

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