By the 1850s at Lowell, __________. A) Irish immigrants had replaced New England women as workers B) the Lowell system had been widely copied across New England C) more women than ever were working in the mills D) most residents were self-sufficient farm workers ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Many of the first strikes in American labor history were led by __________. A) apprentices B) middle-class reformers C) Irish immigrants D) women workers ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was one of the three key factors in the transformation of the Old Northwest in the first half of the nineteenth century? A) new strains of wheat B) advances in transportation C) the abolition of slavery D) increased literacy rates ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In what ways was the transportation revolution “revolutionary”? What were its economic and social consequences? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: roads; canals; railroad; steamboats; national markets; migration patterns
Date: September 9th, 2020
Catharine Beecher campaigned for teacher training for women because of her belief that __________. A) women were the equals of men B) nurturing women would be better teachers C) educated women could eventually dominate men D) women were more community-minded than men ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The largest groups of immigrants who came to the United States before the Civil War were from __________. A) Ireland and Germany B) England and Scotland C) Italy and Poland D) Africa and West Indies ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How was the Female Moral Reform Society typical of mid-century reform movements? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: middle-class women and reform; religion and reform; urban issues: prostitution; evolution of reform efforts
Date: September 9th, 2020
The controversy over the borders of Oregon was resolved by __________. A) the U.S. purchase of Alaska B) a border skirmish with Britain C) a treaty extending the previous boundary line D) the Mexican-American War ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1844, the Liberty Party demonstrated that __________. A) third parties may not win elections but they can decide outcomes B) Americans have no interest in third parties C) most white Americans rejected the party’s racism D) parties that take decisive stands on the issues win elections ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
To whom was John O’Sullivan referring when he spoke of bringing democracy to “backward peoples”? A) Southerners and Westerners B) Irish Catholics and Russian Jews C) blacks and Chinese D) Indians and Mexicans ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
