Question 1

For most American farmers,the 1840s and 1850s were 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.

Question 2

Describe the interrelationship between one technological development in the pre-Civil War era and another.

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Question 3

In 1860,the percentage of the population in free states living in towns (places of 2,500 people or more) or cities (8,000 or more) was

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A)   7 percent.
B)   13 percent.
C)   26 percent.
D)   39 percent.
E)   42 percent.

Question 4

Before 1860,the development of machine tools by the United States government resulted in the

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A)   turret lathe.
B)   universal milling machine.
C)   precision grinder.
D)   turret lathe, universal milling machine, and precision grinder.
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

Much of the new pre-Civil War immigration went into the growing cities of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Erie Canal was

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A)   limited to flat land.
B)   built entirely by private investors.
C)   built without either locks or gates.
D)   a tremendous financial success.
E)   a great boon to the growth of Philadelphia.

Question 7

Given the rapid increase in population,recruiting a labor force was a fairly easy task in the early years of the American factory system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 rates 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.

Question 9

The need to supply the United States military helped spur new innovations in machine tools and industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How do you account for the terrific growth of American industry prior to the Civil War?

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The terrific growth of American industry...

Question 11

The growth of commerce and industry allowed more Americans the chance to become prosperous without

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A)   a professional education.
B)   producing a product or service.
C)   owning land.
D)   capital.
E)   marrying.

Question 12

The paternalistic nature of the Lowell factory system lasted through the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By 1860,the number of American inventions to receive patents reached nearly 2,000.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The commercial and industrial growth in the United States prior to 1860 resulted in

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A)   increasing disparities in income between the rich and poor.
B)   a significant rise in income for nearly all Americans.
C)   decreasing disparities in income between the rich and poor.
D)   a significant decrease in income for nearly all Americans.
E)   None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

In the 1820s and 1830s,railroads

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A)   played a relatively small role in the nation's transportation system.
B)   standardized both the gauge of tracks and timetables.
C)   saw their greatest development in the southern slave states.
D)   became the dominant form of transportation in the nation.
E)   had not yet been constructed in America.

Question 16

The fastest-growing group in America prior to the Civil War was the working poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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.

Question 18

How had the status and role of American women changed between 1800 and 1860?

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Question 19

Until the Civil War,newspapers relied on mail transported by train for the exchange of news.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the pre-Civil War period,turnpikes were regarded as an improvement over canals as a means of transportation.

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A) True 
 B)False

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