Starting with the Erie Canal, heavy construction work on canals and railroads was mainly done by __________. A) local farmers B) slaves C) immigrants D) convicts ANSWER Answer: C
For many industrial workers, the move from farm to factory meant __________. A) a new division between work and leisure B) more free time C) a higher standard of living D) more control of their own lives ANSWER Answer: A
Businesses in which country were first to produce high-quality goods for ordinary people? A) the United States B) Britain C) Germany D) France ANSWER Answer: A
The chief subject of discussion at the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, was __________. A) revolutions abroad and their effect on the United States B) prison reform C) educational reform D) women’s rights ANSWER Answer: D
A political consequence of German and Irish immigration to New York City in the mid-nineteenth century was the end of __________ control of New York City. A) Whig B) Democratic C) Republican D) Federalist ANSWER Answer: A
Which statement describes what German and Irish immigrants had most in common? A) They formed ethnic enclaves in cities. B) They were Catholic. C) They mainly worked as laborers or domestics. D) They faced little discrimination. ANSWER Answer: A
What role did free blacks play in the abolitionist movement, and how did white abolitionists respond to free black participation? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: free blacks and the beginnings of the abolitionist movement; free blacks and white abolitionist organizations; civil rights versus social equality; Douglass and Garrison
The United States gained the Oregon Territory south of the 49th parallel by __________. A) a treaty with Great Britain B) defeating the British in a war C) a treaty with Russia D) defeating the Mexicans in a war ANSWER Answer: A
In general, Free-soilers were __________. A) antiblack B) anti-expansionist C) in favor of annexation of Texas D) abolitionists ANSWER Answer: A
Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States __________. A) received land and Mexico got money B) got everything President Polk wanted C) received land and Mexico got nothing D) got security and Mexico got commercial advantages ANSWER Answer: A