Chapter 13/14 Flashcards
Life on the frontier was
a.
fairly comfortable for women but not for men.
b.
downright grim for most pioneer families.
c.
free of disease and premature death.
d.
rarely portrayed in popular literature.
e.
based on tight-knit communities.
B
All of the following gave rise to a more dynamic, market-oriented, national economy in early nineteenth-century America except
a.
the push west in search of cheap land.
b.
government regulation of all major economic activity.
c.
a vast number of European immigrants settling in the cities.
d.
newly invented machinery.
e.
better roads, faster steamboats, further-reaching canals, and tentacle-stretching railroads.
B
The dramatic growth of American cities between 1800 and 1860
a.
led to a lower death rate.
b.
contributed to a decline in the birthrate.
c.
resulted in unsanitary conditions in many communities.
d.
forced the federal government to slow immigration.
e.
created sharp political conflict between farmers and urbanites.
C
The sentiment of fear and opposition to open immigration was called
a.
the cult of domesticity.
b.
nativism.
c.
racism.
d.
rugged individualism.
e.
patriotism.
B
The “Father of the Factory System” in the United States was
a.
Robert Fulton.
b.
Samuel F. B. Morse.
c.
Eli Whitney.
d.
Samuel Slater.
e.
Thomas Edison.
D
As a result of the development of the cotton gin
a.
slavery revived and expanded.
b.
American industry bought more southern cotton than did British manufacturers.
c.
a nationwide depression ensued.
d.
the South diversified its economy.
e.
the textile industry moved to the South.
A
The underlying basis for modern mass production was
a.
unionized labor.
b.
Supreme Court rulings that favored laissez-faire.
c.
the use of interchangeable parts.
d.
the principle of limited liability.
e.
the passing of protective tariffs.
C
The early factory system distributed its benefits
a.
mostly to the owners.
b.
evenly to all.
c.
primarily in the South.
d.
to workers represented by unions.
e.
to overseas investors.
A
The American workforce in the early nineteenth century was characterized by
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 political activity among workers.
e.
reliance on the system of apprentices and masters.
A
In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that
a.
corporations were unconstitutional.
b.
labor unions were not illegal conspiracies.
c.
labor strikes were illegal by violating the Fair Labor Acts.
d.
the Boston Associates’ employment of young women in their factories was inhumane.
e.
the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions.
B
The cult of domesticity
a.
gave women more opportunity to seek employment outside the home.
b.
resulted in more pregnancies for women.
c.
restricted women’s moral influence on the family.
d.
glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers.
e.
was especially strong among rural women.
D
In general, ____ tended to bind the West and South together, while ____ and ____ connected West to East.
a.
steamboats, canals, railroads
b.
railroads, canals, steamboats
c.
canals, steamboats, turnpikes
d.
turnpikes, steamboats, canals
e.
turnpikes, railroads, steamboats
A
Clipper ships and the Pony Express had in common (multiple choice)
a.
the use of the most advanced technology.
b.
speedy service.
c.
a brief existence.
d.
low cost.
e.
support from the federal government.
B,C
A third revolution accompanied the reformation of American politics and the transformation of the American economy in the mid-nineteenth century, which contained all of the following characteristics except
a.
improved the character of ordinary Americans.
b.
made Americans more upstanding and God-fearing.
c.
focused on preserving the traditions of the founders.
d.
made Americans more literate and educated.
e.
poured their energies into religious revivals and reform movements.
C
Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin endorsed the belief
a.
in divine revelation.
b.
in original sin.
c.
in the deity of Christ.
d.
that a Supreme Being endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior.
e.
in the imminent end of the world.
D
