Question 1

The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called

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A)  the cult of domesticity.
B)  nativism.
C)  racism.
D)  rugged individualism.
E)  patriotism.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Most early railroads in the United States were built in the

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A)  North.
B)  Old South.
C)  lower Mississippi Valley.
D)  Far West.
E)  Appalachian Mountains.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Jacob Astor

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Question 4

It has been claimed that the frontier acted as a "safety valve" for the East, allowing the discontented and certain immigrants to begin an alternative life on the frontier. To what extent does this seem to have been true?

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The claim that the frontier acted as a "...

Question 5

One of the primary goals of the child-centered family of the early-mid 1800s was to

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A)  raise children who were obedient to authority.
B)  allow parents to spoil their children.
C)  raise independent individuals who would become responsible citizens of the American republic.
D)  increase the average number of children per family to five per household.
E)  preserve childhood innocence.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Elias Howe

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Elias Howe (1819-1867) was an American i...

Question 7

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) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-state incorporation laws

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State incorporation laws are statutes en...

Question 9

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the industrial revolution was or was not a revolutionary event.

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Revolution can be defined as a fundament...

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-factory system

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Question 11

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 D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Know Nothing Party

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Question 13

Identify the single most significant development in (a) manufacturing technology, (b) transportation, (c) communications technology, and (d) business organization that encouraged industrialization in the United States. Explain your choice in each category.

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Question 14

Between 1830 and 1860, nearly ____ million Irish arrived in America.

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A)  20
B)  2
C)  5
D)  8
E)  10F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Awful Disclosures

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Question 16

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The growth of early-nineteenth-century American manufacturing was stimulated by the

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A)  War of 1812.
B)  Peace of Ghent.
C)  Louisiana Purchase.
D)  Embargo Act of 1807 and the related Non-Intercourse Act of 1809.
E)  rise of the Know-Nothing Party.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The growth of industry and the factory system in the United States was slowed by

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A)  the high price of land.
B)  the scarcity of labor.
C)  limited investment capital.
D)  a small domestic market.
E)  weak incentives for new technology.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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