HIS 1043-001 US History: Pre-Columbus-Civil War Smartbook Assignment #10

What major innovations transformed urban life in the early 1800s? Select all that apply. -gas street lamps -subways -buses and street cars -parking meters

-gas street lamps -buses and street cars

The rise of mass politics coincided with what other developments in American life? Select all that apply. -the expansion of commerce -faster transportation and communication -the rise of big cities -expanding rights for women

-the expansion of commerce -faster transportation and communication -the rise of big cities

The canals that were built in the United States in the decades following the War of 1812 ______. Select all that apply. -made transportation more expensive than it had been over land -were mostly built with public funds -were mostly privately financed -linked most of the country's major rivers and lakes

-were mostly built with public funds -linked most of the country's major rivers and lakes

In the Burned-Over District, evangelist _____ staged as series of revivals culminating in a six-month stint in Rochester in 1830-1831.

Charles Grandison Finney

In 1830, Joseph Smith founded the religion known as the ______.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

How did the introduction of gas street lamps transform American cities?

It led to the development of businesses that provided late-night entertainment.

The leader of the Perfectionists, _____, believed that the Second Coming had already taken place and founded a community based on shared property and "complex marriage."

John Humphrey Noyes

In the early 1800s, a factory system of textile processing plants appeared in which region of the country?

New England

In 1833, Benjamin Day introduced The _____ Sun, the first daily paper to sell for a penny.

New York

The Erie Canal contributed to ______.

a growth in domestic trade

The Second Great Awakening in the United States was ______.

a high point for religious activity that was marked by revivals and mass conversions

In the three decades after the War of 1812, Americans expanded the number of miles of _____ from 100 to over 3,000.

canals

What was the central theme of union activity in the 1830s?

capping the workday at ten hours

The construction of the Erie Canal was significant because it ______.

created a continuous water passage between the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes

All of the American cities that had populations of one hundred thousand or more by 1860 were ______.

established next to major waterways

By the 1840s, unions and their political supporters had achieved which goal?

establishing a ten-hour standard for a workday

Joseph Smith, Jr. of Palmyra, New York said that he created _____ from texts inscribed on golden plates directed to him by an angel.

the Book of Mormon

Which religious group believed that Christ would return to earth by April 18, 1844?

the Millerites

Millennialism is the belief that ______.

the arrival of the thousand-year reign of Christ and the angels on Earth prior to the Last Judgment is at hand

The biggest contributing factor to the pattern of urbanization that took place during the nineteenth century was/were ______.

the spread of the market economy

Though the most successful penny press newspapers attracted a wide readership, they can be credited with introducing ____ to the habit of daily newspaper reading.

working-class people

What were the effects of the process of de-skilling and tighter managerial control that occurred in American manufacturing in the early 1800s? Select all that apply. -Artisans had fewer opportunities for advancement and professional satisfaction in their careers. -The quality of American-made goods suffered a marked decline. -Urban workers identified less with elite professional artisans in their field and more with other workers at their skill level across trades. -Many workers found that there were fewer jobs available across various trades.

-Artisans had fewer opportunities for advancement and professional satisfaction in their careers. -Urban workers identified less with elite professional artisans in their field and more with other workers at their skill level across trades.

Which of the following are true of the General Trades Union? Select all that apply. -It began in New York and spread to other cities. -It provided a way for agricultural workers to coordinate over large distances. -It marked the first time workers had attempted to assert their right to set prices for their work. -Workers from various trades joined together to set prices for their work.

-It began in New York and spread to other cities. -Workers from various trades joined together to set prices for their work.

How did the American workplace change in the pre-Civil War era of industrial development? Select all that apply. -Managers begin exerting tighter control over their employees' time and productivity. -Managers de-skilled the manufacturing process by breaking production into a series of components that could be done by less-skilled laborers. -Automated machinery began to be introduced for tasks that had traditionally been done by hand. -State and local governments passed laws to limit child labor and the number of hours a worker could be asked to perform.

-Managers begin exerting tighter control over their employees' time and productivity. -Managers de-skilled the manufacturing process by breaking production into a series of components that could be done by less-skilled laborers.

Which decade marked the high point for union activism, with the establishment of the General Trades Union and a track record of highly successful strikes?

1830s

The long-term urbanization trend over the nineteenth century meant that by ____, a majority of Americans lived in cities.

1920

In the 1820s and 1830s, many American Christians believed ______.

in the imminent arrival of the thousand-year reign of Christ and the angels on Earth prior to the Last Judgment

New York City grew quickly in the first quarter of the nineteenth century due to ______.

its domestic and international transportation links

The early days of American industrialization did not primarily involve which of the following?

machines and factories

From the 1810s through the 1840s, workers at the textile processing plants of the Waltham-Lowell system were mostly ______.

single women from New England farm families