Question 1

Commonwealth v.Hunt was a Massachusetts Supreme Court case which declared that labor unions were lawful organizations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Before the 1830s, American corporations could be chartered only by

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A)  an act of Congress.
B)  presidential executive order.
C)  state legislatures.
D)  a public vote.
E)  a state governor.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

By 1866, telegraphic communication

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A)  existed between the United States and Europe.
B)  had become a popular device in many American households.
C)  was controlled by companies that operated within each time zone.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

All of the following statements regarding American leisure activities prior to 1860 are true EXCEPT

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A)  Shakespeare was the nation's most popular playwright.
B)  reading was a principle leisure activity among affluent Americans.
C)  minstrel shows were increasingly popular.
D)  popular tastes in public spectacle tended toward the bizarre and fantastic.
E)  unpaid vacations were becoming common among the middle class.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 5

The United States military was a center for innovations in new machine tools and industry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1860, the typical white male American of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest)  was

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A)  the owner of a family farm.
B)  a marginal farmer.
C)  a farmhand who did not own his own land.
D)  an industrial worker.
E)  an urban artisan.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Most of the pre-Civil War Irish and German immigrants who came to the United States did so as families, as opposed to single men and women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Between 1830 and 1860, what region of the nation changed the most dramatically? Explain.

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Question 9

In the 1820s and 1830s, the labor force for factory work in the United States

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A)  saw many skilled urban artisans move into factory jobs.
B)  consisted mostly of European immigrants.
C)  was reduced by dramatic improvements in agricultural production.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

By the 1840s, much of American grain production had become mechanized.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT

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A)  the large number of immigrant workers.
B)  the political strength of industrial capitalists.
C)  ethnic divisions among workers.
D)  the question of whether to include women members.
E)  hostile laws and hostile courts.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

After 1808, when the importation of slaves became illegal, the proportion of blacks to whites in the United States steadily declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The automatic reaper was invented by ______________ while the machine thresher was invented by _____________.

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Question 14

Railroads played a relatively minor role in American transportation during the 1820s and 1830s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the rise of the factory system change the American family?

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The rise of the factory system during th...

Question 16

Prior to 1860, the fastest-growing segment in American society was the

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A)  slaves.
B)  very poor.
C)  middle class.
D)  well-to-do.
E)  very rich.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 17

In New York City, the construction of _______________ resulted primarily from pressure from members of high society.

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Question 18

The process for vulcanizing rubber was discovered by __________________.

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Question 19

In the 1830s, limited liability laws were developed in the United States that

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A)  protected the stockholders' full investment in a company.
B)  restricted the amount of capital a corporation could possess.
C)  prevented a corporation from being dominated by a small group of stockholders.
D)  protected corporations from liability lawsuits.
E)  meant stockholders could not be charged with losses greater than their investment.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Examine technological developments in America between 1800 and 1860.What are the characteristic features in the advances made throughout this period?

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