Chapter 8

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was: Question 1 options: theater. cockfighting. prizefighting. dog fighting. ballet.

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their: Question 2 options: greater cargo space. speed. ability to sail up rivers. comfort for passengers. durability.

By 1860, one would most likely encounter Norwegian and Swedish immigrants in: Question 3 options: New York and New Jersey. Ohio and Pennsylvania. California and Oregon. Wisconsin and Minnesota. Texas and Louisiana.

Antebellum minstrel shows: Question 4 options: featured the songs of Stephen Foster. featured black performers made up as whites. were similar to operatic shows. portrayed black characters positively. were embraced by elite and educated audiences.

By the 1850s, a communications revolution had been triggered by the development of the: Question 5 options: telephone. telegraph. Pony Express. railroad. post office.

The textile plant established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1813: Question 6 options: manufactured finished cloth. was owned by the state government. was destroyed by the British in the War of 1812. closed because of the panic of 1819. manufactured thread, which it then sold to weavers.

The cotton gin was invented: Question 7 options: by John Deere. by John Oliver. in England. in the 1830s. by Eli Whitney.

In the antebellum era, prizefights lasted: Question 8 options: a set number of rounds. as long as the crowd demanded. until one fighter could not continue. a set number of minutes. until one fighter drew blood on the other.

The Germans who came to the United States: Question 9 options: were overwhelmingly Catholic. were poor and uneducated. settled mainly in rural areas. were highly individualistic. for religious reasons, did not drink beer.

The cotton gin's invention: Question 10 options: meant that fewer slaves were needed. made cotton a major export item. spurred immigration to the South. caused slavery to spread to Ohio and Illinois. increased imports from Britain.

Steamboats: Question 11 options: were commercially profitable by the 1790s. generally had at least twelve-foot drafts. brought cheaper and faster two-way traffic to the Mississippi Valley. were usually built of steel. soon made railroads obsolete.

Which of the following is NOT true of boxing in the antebellum era? Question 12 options: Fighters used bare knuckles. The sport was imported from Britain. Some bouts resulted in fatalities. It was strictly entertainment for the lower classes. Fighters were often from Ireland or England.

By the 1850s, railroads had begun to receive encouragement from the federal government in the form of: Question 13 options: military protection. monetary backing. a ban on further canal construction. advertising. land grants.

All of the following were true of the trains in use by the 1850s, EXCEPT that they: Question 14 options: were much faster than stagecoaches and steamboats. spurred iron production. reduced transportation costs. encouraged further expansion of farming. could only operate on flat terrain.

In terms of political behavior, the Irish: Question 15 options: seldom voted. generally supported Democrats. idolized John Quincy Adams. started a new party for immigrants. were easily manipulated into voting against their interests.

The Know-Nothings proposed to: Question 16 options: send immigrants back to Europe. ban the use of all languages except English. lengthen the time required to become a citizen. stop all immigration. build a fence along U.S. borders.

In antebellum theaters, audiences: Question 17 options: quietly watched performances. were an equal mix of men and women. preferred patriotic dramas to comedies. were not capable of judging the quality of the acting. responded vocally to the quality of performances.

Of all the immigrant groups that came to the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century, which was least tolerant of enslaved African Americans? Question 18 options: Chinese free blacks Irish Mexicans Germans

The Know-Nothing party: Question 19 options: was strongest in the 1850s. was weakest in New England. was based on prejudice against blacks. opposed the spread of public education. elected two presidents in its brief history.

Which of the following was NOT true of early labor organizations? Question 20 options: They were not popular among immigrant groups. Women organized their own unions. They grew out of local trade unions. They were primarily for skilled workers. They sometimes formed political organizations to carry their concerns forward.

German immigrants in the 1850s: Question 21 options: were mostly poor and nonreligious. almost never returned to their native country. tended to come as groups and families. usually spoke English already. were not the target of the nativists.

The largest professional occupation for men in the United States by 1860 was: Question 22 options: teaching. medicine. the law. nursing engineering

One striking aspect of the Lowell factories was: Question 23 options: the happiness of their workers. their employment of young single women. the superior quality of their products. their minimal impact on natural surroundings. that they paid workers in stocks.

The various workingmen's parties wanted: Question 24 options: higher taxes for the wealthy. less government oversight. a more radical management philosophy. laws regulating banks. support from management.

In what way did women NOT remain within the home? Question 25 options: working in professional occupations teaching in schools organizing community clubs and entertainments working in religious and social service realms playing leadership roles in municipal organizations