Question 1

Railroads played a relatively minor role in American transportation during the 1820s and 1830s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 1840s,John Deere introduced significant improvements to the

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A)  tractor.
B)  thresher.
C)  cotton gin.
D)  reaper.
E)  plow.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

By the mid-nineteenth century,the rail center of the West was ________.

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Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding American leisure activities prior to 1860?

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A)  Shakespeare was the nation's most popular playwright.
B)  Reading was a principle leisure activity among affluent Americans.
C)  Minstrel shows were increasingly popular.
D)  Popular tastes in public spectacle tended toward the bizarre and fantastic.
E)  Unpaid vacations were becoming common among the middle class.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

As the immigrant labor force in New England textile mills grew in the 1840s,

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A)  the workday grew shorter and wages declined.
B)  payment by piece rate replaced a daily wage.
C)  women and children were more likely to earn more than men.
D)  safety conditions began to improve.
E)  the workday grew longer and wages increased.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Prior to 1860,the fastest-growing segment in American society was the

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A)  slaves.
B)  very poor.
C)  middle class.
D)  well-to-do.
E)  very rich.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

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 connections between the North and South.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Describe the major features of American middle-class life during the first half of the nineteenth century.

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Question 9

The process for vulcanizing rubber was discovered by ________.

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Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

By 1860,the energy for industrialization in the United States increasingly came from

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A)  water.
B)  kerosene.
C)  coal.
D)  gasoline.
E)  wood.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

How did the status and role of American women change between 1800 and 1860?

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Question 13

Between 1830 and 1860,what region of the nation changed the most dramatically overall? Explain.

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The region of the nation that changed th...

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the 1820s and 1830s,the labor force for factory work in the United States

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A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs.
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants.
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production.
D)  consisted mostly of European immigrants,saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs,and ultimately was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The recruitment of young women to work and live in a factory setting was called the ________ or Waltham system.

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Question 18

Corporate development was aided by laws permitting a system of ________ for individual stockholders.

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Question 19

The automatic reaper was invented by ________.

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Question 20

How did the rise of the factory system change the American family?

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