CH 8 HIS Quiz

How did the American or Know-Nothing party of the 1850s change politics in the United States?

It led to the creation of the modern Republican party and to the start of the Third Party System.

What was the most common pathway to entering new professions in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Most people entering the new professions did so by apprenticing with existing experts since there were few professional schools.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the United States between 1815 and 1850?

The United States evolved into a transcontinental power and experienced a period of economic prosperity.

Which of the following statements best evaluates the impact of the many inventions and technological developments of the first half of the nineteenth century?

They improved the standard of living and living conditions for most people, especially women.

Which of the following statements would be a correct analysis of the impact of mechanical seeders and mechanical reapers developed by Cyrus McCormick in the 1830s and 1840s?

They led to the growth of large-scale commercial agriculture in the Midwest and Great Plains.

Which of the following statements accurately describes audiences in theaters during the first half of the nineteenth century?

They were predominantly men but from all walks of life.

In 1817, Senator John C. Calhoun refused to believe that canals would benefit the growth of the United States.

false

The American party condemned the rise of nativism, which was the belief that different ethnicities all had an inherent right to own land in the United States.

fasle

The year 1845 saw the launch of therRainbow, America's first clipper. Clippers were developed to meet which demand?

faster and more efficient transport for trade with California and China

Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon

fear of growing Catholic influence.

The many Irish immigrants of the 1840s and 1850s not only were opposed by anti-Catholic nativists but were themselves in competition with and despised which of the following groups?

free African Americans who competed for low-paying jobs

Which of the following statements describes the minstrel shows between the 1830s and 1870s?

immensely popular, they often included the songs of Stephen Foster.

Which of the following statements describes the impact of the invention and use of the cotton gin in the United States?

it led to an increased demand for cotton exports and thereby an increased demand for slave labor in the South.

The advantage clipper ships had over traditional merchant vessels was their

speed

The development of a market economy in the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century was stimulated mostly by which of the following?

the development of faster and more efficient transportation and communications networks within the United States

The most popular form of indoor entertainment in the first half of the nineteenth century was

theater

What was the purpose of the National Trades Union?

to promote the interests of craft trade union workers throughout the nation

A market-based economy characteristically produces boom-and-bust cycles.

true

British cotton manufacturers preferred cotton from the American South to other types from around the world.

true

Despite the rapid progress in education and professional activities in the first half of the nineteenth century, most women still primarily worked in the home or on the farm.

true

During the first half of the nineteenth century, social drinking was pervasive.

true

In the dormitories where workers of the Lowell System lived, the staff enforced rules such as church attendance and curfews.

true

The United States had the fastest growing economy in the world by 1850.

true

The cotton gin made cotton the most profitable agricultural product in the United States

true

The first great immigration wave, from 1845 to 1854, was also the greatest in U.S. history in proportion to the size of the country's population at the time.

true