American Economic Growth Between 1840, 1860, Questions And Answers

Question 1

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The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was

manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity

an increase in agricultural productivity.

an adequate supply of laborers.

a constant influx of immigrants.
Question 2

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In contrast to the Germans, Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often

worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities. entered at the bottom rung of the free-labor ladder as wage laborers or domestic servants.

were the most sought-after immigrant group because they got along well with the predominantly Protestant population in the Northeast.

lived up
to the ideal of wage laborers who became independent, self-sufficient property holders.

entered at the bottom rung of the free-labor ladder as wage laborers or domestic servants.
Question 3

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The convention at Seneca Falls in 1848 advocated

women's rights and suffrage.

women's rights and suffrage.

the abolition of slavery.

better sanitary conditions to curb the rising infant mortality rate.

equal pay for women workers.
Question 4

1 / 1 point
In 1855, African American leaders saw their most notable success to date when public schools were integrated in Massachusetts.

public schools were integrated in Massachusetts.

blacks received voting rights in Massachusetts.

gradual emancipation was approved in Massachusetts.

slavery was abolished in Massachusetts.
Question 5

1 / 1 point
Behind the scenes, Harriet Tubman and other free blacks helped fugitive slaves escape from the South

by procuring ships for their passage north.

via the underground railroad.

via a complex system of tunnels.

by providing them with clothes and horses.

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5 / 5 - A
Overall Grade (highest attempt):

5 / 5 - A

Mary Todd Lincoln

Question 1 options:

came from a poor and humble background.

traded a life of disrepute for a life of respectability upon marrying Abraham Lincoln.

came from a privileged, slaveholding family.

came from an average family and had little formal schooling.
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Question 2 (1 point)

A large influx of immigrants arrived in America between the years 1840 and 1860; three-fourths of them came from either

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Sweden or Norway.

Italy or Germany.

England or Ireland.

Germany or Ireland.
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Question 3 (1 point)

Prior to emigrating west to the Great Salt Lake, Mormons

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were persecuted by non-Mormons because of their religious practices and were forced to move on.

attracted members who shared their beliefs in the value of materialism and slavery.

were well received by each community they settled in.

settled in Arkansas, only to be burned out by locals.
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Question 4 (1 point)

Unlike European manufacturers in the first half of the nineteenth century, American manufacturers were spurred to invent labor-saving methods and devices because

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workers were in limited supply and thus more expensive.

the government offered tax incentives to new innovations and inventions.

workers were unreliable and lacked the work ethic needed for optimal production.

American colleges had superior engineering schools that encouraged innovation.
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Question 5 (1 point)

During the 1840s and 1850s, U.S. factories were able to become more productive because

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steam engines began to be used as an energy source.

the use of electricity became widespread.

waterwheel technology improved.

water and animal power had been phased out.