Question 1

From 1820 to 1860, the American economy witnessed a

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doubling of per capita income

Question 2

All of the following factors contributed to American economic growth from 1820 to 1860 EXCEPT the

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maintenance of low tariff rates.

Question 3

During the 1820s and 1830s, canal building projects

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provided cheap and reliable access to distant markets and goods

Question 4

The dramatic improvement in transportation networks between 1810 and 1860 contributed to the

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trend toward regional specialization.

Question 5

Antebellum advocates of public education hoped that the schools would

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counter unsettling effects of economic change.

Question 6

Manufacturers primarily valued education for their workers because it

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encouraged habits of discipline and productivity.

Question 7

7. The women who came to Lowell for mill jobs were

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the first women to labor outside their homes in large numbers.

Question 8

The continuing urban growth of New York City from 1820 to 1860 resulted primarily from its

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role in domestic and foreign trade.

Question 9

For most Cincinnati workers before the Civil War, a manufacturing job

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imposed a form of wage slavery.

Question 10

All of the following are true regarding the political rights of free blacks in the United States in the 1800s EXCEPT

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in most states, segregation in public facilities prevailed.

Question 11

Which of the following nations remained a model of industrial growth for the United States during the 1800s?

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Great Britian

Question 12

Which of the following were new inventions of the early transportation and industrialization era?

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Steam ship.

Question 13

A dramatic rise in the concentration of wealth in the United States from 1820 to 1860

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hardened class lines.

Question 14

The lesson Frederick Douglass learned to survive slavery was to

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understand and outwit his oppressors.

Question 15

Between 1815 and 1860, southern production of cotton

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represented more than half of all American exports.

Question 16

Compared to the United States, slavery in Latin America

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encouraged slave marriages and families more.

Question 17

Which of the following nations practiced slavery in Latin America and the West Indies?

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EnglandSpainFranceAll of the above.

Question 18

Southerners migrated southwestward in huge numbers between 1830 and 1860, seeking new lands for the

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production of cotton.

Question 19

The majority of slaves were engaged in

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agricultural labor.

Question 20

The typical slaveholder owned

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fewer than 10 slaves.

Question 21

Sociologist George Fitzhugh argued that southern black slaves

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received better treatment than northern factory workers.

Question 22

Wealthy southern planters justified slavery in terms of white superiority because such a defense

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deflected potential class antagonisms among whites.

Question 23

Many slaveholders urged their slaves to attend church because it

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offered the slaveholder a form of social control.

Question 24

Free African Americans were likely to

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reside in cities and towns.

Question 25

How did the church impact the free black community?

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It provided spiritual solace.It set community standards.It offered recreational opportunities.All of the above.

Question 26

Preachers of the Second Great Awakening such as Charles Finney emphasized

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emotion.

Question 27

Essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson urged Americans to

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look inward for knowledge and self-reliance.

Question 28

Elected president in 1828, Andrew Jackson

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won a resounding majority of popular ballots.

Question 29

Andrew Jackson's early national reputation stemmed mainly from his

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military exploits against Native Americans and the British.

Question 30

One of Andrew Jackson's key principles included the

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importance of majority rule.

Question 31

As president, Andrew Jackson

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asserted his power most dramatically through use of the veto.

Question 32

Southerners opposed high protective tariff rates because they feared resultant

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increased prices for manufactured goods.

Question 33

During the 1830s, the Cherokee Indians

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suffered hardships and death in a forced removal to Oklahoma.

Question 34

The Mormons faced public hostility because of

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rumors of unorthodox sexual practices.

Question 35

What institutions did some Americans attempt to reform?

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SchoolsAsylumsPrisons.

Question 36

What did trade unions advocate?

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shorter hourshigher wagesbetter working conditionsAll of the above.

Question 37

Which of the following women was a free African American who lectured and wrote about slavery?

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Sojourner Truth.

Question 38

In 1815, Spain held the title to all of the following present-day lands EXCEPT

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Louisiana.

Question 39

According to agreements made in 1818 and 1827, the United States and Great Britain

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jointly occupied Oregon.

Question 40

Americans were attracted to Texas in the 1820s by the

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lure of cheap land for cotton cultivation.

Question 41

The slogan Manifest Destiny referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)

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obligation to spread across the continent.

Question 42

As a result of Mexican restrictions in Texas, American settlers there

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plotted a revolution.

Question 43

With the victory at San Jacinto in 1836, Texas

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gained its independence from Mexico.

Question 44

All of the following factors nourished an American conviction that California must become part of the United States EXCEPT the

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desire of newcomers to blend into California society.

Question 45

In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), the United States agreed to

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guarantee the civil and political rights of former Mexican citizens.

Question 46

Which of the following statements accurately describes the gold miners in California?

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Most were unmarried men.Most were young, in their twenties.About 80 percent of them came from the United States.All of the above.

Question 47

Which of the following ethnic and racial groups were present in California during the 1850s?

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ChineseAfrican AmericansEuropeansAll of the above.

Question 48

All of the following are true regarding the Chinese American population in the 1800s EXCEPT they

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were able to become members of the legislature.

Question 49

Americans encountered a Spanish-speaking culture in all of the following places EXCEPT

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Oregon.

Question 50

White artisans in the South viewed black workers as

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threats to their livelihoods.

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