History 101 - United States History to 1877 » 2019 » Chapter 10 Quiz

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Question #1
Between 1840 and 1860, the overwhelming majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States came from
A.   England and Russia.
B.   Italy and Russia.
C.   Ireland and Germany.
D.   England and Ireland.
E.   Ireland and Italy.
Question #2
The “Know-Nothing” movement was partially directed at reducing the influence of
A.   Democrats.
B.   abolitionists.
C.   Jews.
D.   free blacks.
E.   Catholics.
Question #3
In the United States in the 1830s, limited liability laws were developed, which
A.   meant stockholders could not be charged with losses greater than their investment.
B.   restricted the amount of capital a corporation could possess.
C.   protected the stockholders’ full investment in a company.
D.   prevented a corporation from being dominated by a small group of stockholders.
E.   protected corporations from liability lawsuits.
Question #4
American factory workers in early-nineteenth-century textile mills largely consisted of
A.   unskilled urban workers.
B.   single men.
C.   slaves.
D.   young immigrants.
E.   families and rural, single women.
Question #5
The republican vision in the United States included the tradition of the
A.   yeoman farmer.
B.   industrial entrepreneur.
C.   skilled artisan.
D.   skilled artisan and the yeoman farmer.
E.   yeoman farmer and the industrial entrepreneur.
Question #6
The Massachusetts court case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) declared that
A.   labor unions were lawful organizations.
B.   child labor laws were unconstitutional.
C.   unions must admit working women as members.
D.   labor strikes were illegal.
E.   minimum wage laws were a restraint on trade.
Question #7
In most parts of the North before the Civil War, free blacks could
A.   attend public schools.
B.   compete for menial jobs.
C.   All these answers are correct.
D.   vote.
E.   use public services available to whites.
Question #8
By 1860, as a result of the social expectations expressed in the “cult of domesticity,”
A.   unmarried women were generally excluded from all income-earning activities.
B.   women who read books or magazines were likely to be criticized.
C.   women were increasingly seen as contributors to the family economy.
D.   women became increasingly isolated from the public world.
E.   middle-class wives were given no special role in the family.
Question #9
For most American farmers, the 1840s and 1850s were a period of
A.   increasing economic connections between the North and South.
B.   economic growth in the West but decline in the East.
C.   economic decline, as more people moved to urban centers.
D.   extreme economic highs and lows brought on by volatile changes in demand.
E.   rising prosperity, due to increased worldwide demand for farm products.
Question #10
Prior to 1860, the social institution that most bound together rural Americans was the
A.   town hall.
B.   grocery store.
C.   tavern.
D.   church.
E.   schoolhouse.

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