Am Hist Chapter 8 Inquizitive
Nativists were individuals who organized politically to defend the rights of Native Americans, as the United States expanded westward into their lands to accommodate the increasing immigrant population.
False
The first half of the nineteenth century saw a dramatic increase in the number of law schools available for the purpose of training former teachers.
False
Identify the idea promoted by Horace Mann that prompted an explosion in the number of schools during the second quarter of the nineteenth century.
Free public education was the best way to discipline youths and train them for citizenship.
During the first half of the nineteenth century, a number of advancements in transportation helped accelerate the movement of goods throughout the country and connect America to foreign markets. Identify the effects each of these modes of transportation had on the economy.
Steamboat - This method of transport brought two-way traffic to the Mississippi and Ohio River systems, which spanned almost half the continent. Clipper ship- This form of transport could make the journey from New York to San Francisco in eighty-nine days. Railroad- This was the best form of transportation in terms of speed, carrying capacity, and reliability. Stagecoach- A system of exchanges roughly every forty miles, coupled with new infrastructure, increased the speed and efficiency of this form of travel.
Americans earned a reputation as being "inventive" because of all of the patents that were approved and led to significant improvements in the quality of life in the United States.
True
Many people who were native-born Americans feared that dangerous political ideas like socialism and communism would take hold if they continued to allow European immigrants to enter the United States.
True
The Industrial Revolution had significant impacts on environmental and living conditions.
True
One of the most significant changes to the economic landscape during the first half of the nineteenth century was the transition from a "household economy" to a market economy. Identify the impact this new market economy had on the United States.
Correct Answer(s) The standard of living rose. There were more opportunities for economic gain. Households began producing surplus crops and livestock to be sold. Incorrect Answer(s) Individual households produced enough food to subsist, but typically not much more.
Put in chronological order the following events that led to significant changes in the way people lived and worked in New England factories.
1. The Boston associates combine mechanical yarn spinning and clothe weaving in one factory 2.The Lowell System becomes the standard model of New England textile factories. 3. Mill owners over production of cotton leads to the decrease in the price of cotton. 4.Mill owners cut workers wages. 5.Women go on strike over living and working conditions.
Identify the ways import tariffs impacted the lives of Americans.
Correct Answer(s) Businesses took advantage of increased costs of foreign products by also increasing the price of domestic-made goods. Reduced foreign competition in the national marketplace led to the growth of industry in America. Incorrect Answer(s) Women in the Lowell system factories went on strike. The British stopped importing American cotton in retaliation, leading to a slowdown of economic growth in the South.
Identify the two most prevalent ethnic immigrant groups that changed the population of the United States in the aftermath of the worldwide financial panic of the late 1830s.
Correct Answer(s) German immigrants Irish immigrants Incorrect Answer(s) Chinese immigrants British immigrants Scandinavian and Norwegian immigrants
Identify the ways in which the transportation revolution changed the economic landscape during the first half of the nineteenth century.
Correct Answer(s) Increased mobility shifted the United States from a "household economy" to a market economy. Demand for materials needed to create the railroad stimulated the economy. Improvements to water transportation created a national economy. Incorrect Answer(s) Improvements to roads made transport by Conestogas the largest industry in the United States.
Identify how the technological advances of the nineteenth century helped improve living conditions in the United States.
Correct Answer(s) New machines created more leisure time for women by reducing the labor required for making clothing at home. Sewer systems helped keep human and animal waste from city streets. Machine-made newspapers and magazines were more accessible and affordable. Incorrect Answer(s) New architectural techniques allowed cities to accommodate more people by developing smaller, more efficient housing units.
Identify the impact the new array of professions of the nineteenth century had on American society.
Correct Answer(s) Teaching provided an opportunity for young adults to relocate from rural areas to more populous cities and towns. Apprenticeships provided valuable training and opportunities in the medical and legal fields. The concept of "women's work" evolved, as nursing and teaching became opportunities for women. Incorrect Answer(s) Equal opportunities were extending to all factory workers.
Analyze the quotation below. "If you could reconcile it to yourself to bring your negroes to the Mississippi Territory, they would certainly make you a handsome fortune in ten years by the cultivation of Cotton." Which of the statements does it accurately support?
Correct Answer(s) The Industrial Revolution contributed to the expansion of slavery into new territories. Following the invention of the cotton gin, the demand for cotton increased. Planters relocated to the cotton-growing regions of Alabama and Mississippi. Incorrect Answer(s) Cotton was such a labor-intensive crop that fostered the development of the gang labor system.
Identify the ways in which German immigrants differed from the Irish immigrants who arrived a few years before them.
Correct Answer(s) The majority of German immigrants were members of various Protestant denominations, as opposed to Catholic. A large number of German immigrants were professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, and engineers, while the Irish were poor, unskilled laborers. Germans tended to settle in rural areas, while the Irish generally settled in cities. Incorrect Answer(s) Members of the German immigrant community were able to rise to the top of their respective fields, while all Irish immigrants were relegated to low-skill, low-paying jobs.
Identify the elements you see that contributed to the transformation of the economic landscape in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Correct Answer(s) construction of railroads improvements in the quality of roads Incorrect Answer(s) increased focus on religion innovations in farming technology
Identify all of the policy objectives of the American party
Correct Answer(s) exclude Roman Catholics and immigrants from ever holding public office extend the waiting period for naturalization from five to twenty-one years Incorrect Answer(s) give non-Catholic women who were born in the United States all the rights of citizenship give slaves who were born in the United States all the rights of citizenship
Identify the invention that sparked an economic revolution by transforming southern agriculture
Cotton Gin
Describe the new professions that were changing American society.
Engineer- This field would become the nation's largest professional occupation for men. Teaching- Pay was low, and few stayed for an entire career. Law- Teaching was a common stepping-stone for men who entered this profession. Medicine- This profession lost public confidence due to many frauds.
During the first sixty years of the nineteenth century, immigrants from numerous countries drastically changed the populations of various regions throughout the United States. Match the regions with the ethnic groups that most commonly settled there.
Germans assorted - rural areas Irish- New York, Boston, and Philadelphia Scandinavians and Norwegians- Wisconsin and Minnesota Chinese- California