Chap 9-12

Question 0

Who introduced the iron plow during this time?

Answer 0

Jethro Wood

Question 1

At the start of the 19th century, most ______ households produced a small surplus that was traded locally.

Answer 1

Rural

Question 2

What is a husk bee?

Answer 2

A celebration in which corn is husked.

Question 3

The Farmers Almanac was a publication that gave information about becoming a farmer.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Godey’s Lady Book was targeted at women readers.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the best definition of an artisan?

Answer 5

A skilled craftsman who makes things by hand.

Question 6

America’s first large scale, planned city for the sole purpose of manufacturing was …

Answer 6

Lowell, Massachusetts

Question 7

In 1800 America’s larges urban centers could be considered “walking cities”.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

A typical planter lived in a plantation home.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Slavery was a simple institution that took only one form in the South.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

According to the “cult of true womanhood” ______ was an ideal aspect for women.

Answer 10

Piety

Question 11

Transcendentalism was a loose set of philosophical and literary ideas that looked to nature for inspiration and philosophical insights.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

This religious group was at its height in the 1830s and rejected the values of the marketplace and the traditional ideal of the family.

Answer 12

The Shakers

Question 13

Temperance was the

Answer 13

Movement that developed in response to the concern over rising alcohol consumption

Question 14

Early opposition of slavery was led by

Answer 14

The Quakers

Question 15

Drinking was common during the work day during this time.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Who successfully mailed himself in a box from Virginia to Philadelphia?

Answer 16

Henry Brown

Question 17

Who labeled slavery “the peculiar institution”?

Answer 17

John C. Calhoun

Question 18

This document, issued at the Seneca Falls Convention, called for full female equality.

Answer 18

The Declaration of Sentiments

Question 19

During this time, a variety of other literary voices were coming to the forefront of literature.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

_________ was nicknamed Young Hickory.

Answer 20

James K. Polk

Question 21

The Mexican army annihilated American Texans at

Answer 21

the Alamo.

Question 22

The battle of San Jacinto

Answer 22

led to the defeat and capture of Santa Anna

Question 23

The Mexican-American War was the first conflict that professional journalists covered and reported almost on a daily basis.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

The Great Migration

Answer 24

Was a 2000 mile trek on the Overland Trail

Question 25

Mountain men or trappers and the Natives never got along.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

After facing prejudice, the Mormons decided to settle in

Answer 26

Utah

Question 27

Which war was the first conflict fought primarily of foreign soil?

Answer 27

The Mexican-American War

Question 28

The policy that allowed the people in each territory to decide for themselves whether to permit slavery was

Answer 28

popular sovereignty

Question 29

Manifest Destiny was a vision of American's future where the nation, with God's blessing took possession of the entire continent.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

The Gold Rush was sparked because gold was found in

Answer 30

California

Question 31

Women were earning high wages in fields such as cooking, cleaning, and health car jobs but many resorted to _______ for survival.

Answer 31

Prostitution

Question 32

The Compromise of 1850 established which of the following statutes?

Answer 32

The fugitive slave act Admission of California as a free state Popular sovereignty in Utah

Question 33

The Underground Railroad was a network of trains that helped slaves get to freedom.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was

Answer 34

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 35

Know nothing party members gained their name because when asked about their organization they would reply "you know nothing".

Answer 35

False

Question 36

In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that

Answer 36

Slaves were property not people living in the United States

Question 37

Industry only flourished in the North.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

More than 1/3 of southerners owned slaves.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

George Fitzhugh defended slavery and the treatment of the slaves.

Answer 39

True.