U.S. History: Final Exam
Which of the following was a result of the
invention of the cotton gin?
It meant that fewer slaves were needed.
It made cotton a major export item. It made cotton a major export item.
It spurred immigration to the South.
It caused slavery to spread to Ohio and
Illinois.
It increased imports from Britain.
What became a major problem in the
Lowell mills by the middle 1830s?
a shortage in cotton and other materials
needed to create cloth
the growing dominance of textile mills in
labor unrest due to working and living
the South
conditions
the long commute of workers from out of
state
labor unrest due to working and living
conditions
their reliance on the work of enslaved
Africans
Why was the National Trades' Union
formed?
to confine labor unions to only textile
workers
to organize local trade unions into a to organize local trade unions into a
stronger national association stronger national association
to prevent the formation of craft unions
to restrict women from joining unions of
any type
to increase the number of foreign imports
and to limit tariffs
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
John Deere
Samuel F. B. Morse
, U.S. History: Final Exam
Horace Mann
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
The major impetus for the huge Irish im-
migration to the United States after 1845
was
religious freedom in the United States. a deadly potato famine.
an abundance of cheap land.
high wages in factories.
a deadly potato famine.
hatred of British rule in Ireland.
Which of the following transportation
developments, built between 1811 and
1838, improved travel from the Atlantic
coast across Ohio westward into Illinois?
the National Road
the first commercial steamboats
the National Road
the Erie Canal
the Cumberland Road
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
What was the purpose of the National
Trades Union?
to expand the market economy by pro-
moting trade and commerce nationwide
to promote trade with other nations, es-
pecially Britain and China
to promote the interests of craft trade
to promote the interests of the new pro-
union workers throughout the nation
fessions established in the first half of the
nineteenth century
to promote the interests of craft trade
union workers throughout the nation
to promote the interests of the hun-
dreds of thousands of new Irish immi-
grant workers in East Coast cities
, U.S. History: Final Exam
Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based
upon
fear of growing Catholic influence.
Irish sympathy for Black equality.
fear of growing Catholic influence.
Irish support for the Republican party.
jealousy over the fact that so many Irish
were well educated.
Irish refusal to vote or participate in poli-
tics.
Which of the following statements de-
scribes the impact of the Erie Canal?
It reduced the need for steamboats on
the western rivers since commerce could
be sent by barge directly to eastern
cities.
It had little impact since railroads quickly
replaced canals as the main movers of
It connected the economies of the Mid-
commerce in the United States.
west and the East, turning New York
It connected the economies of the Mid-
into a major commercial and internation-
west and the East, turning New York into
al trading center.
a major commercial and international
trading center.
It led to the nation's first immigration re-
striction laws since so many immigrants
were required to help build the canal.
It led to the nation's first fugitive slave
laws since so many slaves fled southern
plantations to work on canal projects in
northern states.
Which of the following was the most im-
portant and profitable crop in the South,
and most influential in the national econ-
omy, in the first half of the nineteenth cotton
century?
tobacco
, U.S. History: Final Exam
wheat
corn
timber
cotton
Most immigrants to California in the
1850s came from which of the following
countries?
Japan China
Mexico
Ireland
German lands
China
The advantage clipper ships had over
traditional merchant vessels was their
greater cargo space.
speed.
speed.
ability to sail up rivers.
comfort for passengers.
durability.
By 1860, what had become the largest
American city, as its population sur-
passed 1 million?
Boston New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
New York
In the first half of the nineteenth century,
most women still worked at home or on
a farm. The only professions available to
women were which of the following? nurses (particularly as midwives deliver-
ing babies) or teachers
legal or medical assistants for lawyers
and doctors
signal operators for the many new tele-
Which of the following was a result of the
invention of the cotton gin?
It meant that fewer slaves were needed.
It made cotton a major export item. It made cotton a major export item.
It spurred immigration to the South.
It caused slavery to spread to Ohio and
Illinois.
It increased imports from Britain.
What became a major problem in the
Lowell mills by the middle 1830s?
a shortage in cotton and other materials
needed to create cloth
the growing dominance of textile mills in
labor unrest due to working and living
the South
conditions
the long commute of workers from out of
state
labor unrest due to working and living
conditions
their reliance on the work of enslaved
Africans
Why was the National Trades' Union
formed?
to confine labor unions to only textile
workers
to organize local trade unions into a to organize local trade unions into a
stronger national association stronger national association
to prevent the formation of craft unions
to restrict women from joining unions of
any type
to increase the number of foreign imports
and to limit tariffs
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
John Deere
Samuel F. B. Morse
, U.S. History: Final Exam
Horace Mann
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
The major impetus for the huge Irish im-
migration to the United States after 1845
was
religious freedom in the United States. a deadly potato famine.
an abundance of cheap land.
high wages in factories.
a deadly potato famine.
hatred of British rule in Ireland.
Which of the following transportation
developments, built between 1811 and
1838, improved travel from the Atlantic
coast across Ohio westward into Illinois?
the National Road
the first commercial steamboats
the National Road
the Erie Canal
the Cumberland Road
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
What was the purpose of the National
Trades Union?
to expand the market economy by pro-
moting trade and commerce nationwide
to promote trade with other nations, es-
pecially Britain and China
to promote the interests of craft trade
to promote the interests of the new pro-
union workers throughout the nation
fessions established in the first half of the
nineteenth century
to promote the interests of craft trade
union workers throughout the nation
to promote the interests of the hun-
dreds of thousands of new Irish immi-
grant workers in East Coast cities
, U.S. History: Final Exam
Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based
upon
fear of growing Catholic influence.
Irish sympathy for Black equality.
fear of growing Catholic influence.
Irish support for the Republican party.
jealousy over the fact that so many Irish
were well educated.
Irish refusal to vote or participate in poli-
tics.
Which of the following statements de-
scribes the impact of the Erie Canal?
It reduced the need for steamboats on
the western rivers since commerce could
be sent by barge directly to eastern
cities.
It had little impact since railroads quickly
replaced canals as the main movers of
It connected the economies of the Mid-
commerce in the United States.
west and the East, turning New York
It connected the economies of the Mid-
into a major commercial and internation-
west and the East, turning New York into
al trading center.
a major commercial and international
trading center.
It led to the nation's first immigration re-
striction laws since so many immigrants
were required to help build the canal.
It led to the nation's first fugitive slave
laws since so many slaves fled southern
plantations to work on canal projects in
northern states.
Which of the following was the most im-
portant and profitable crop in the South,
and most influential in the national econ-
omy, in the first half of the nineteenth cotton
century?
tobacco
, U.S. History: Final Exam
wheat
corn
timber
cotton
Most immigrants to California in the
1850s came from which of the following
countries?
Japan China
Mexico
Ireland
German lands
China
The advantage clipper ships had over
traditional merchant vessels was their
greater cargo space.
speed.
speed.
ability to sail up rivers.
comfort for passengers.
durability.
By 1860, what had become the largest
American city, as its population sur-
passed 1 million?
Boston New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
New York
In the first half of the nineteenth century,
most women still worked at home or on
a farm. The only professions available to
women were which of the following? nurses (particularly as midwives deliver-
ing babies) or teachers
legal or medical assistants for lawyers
and doctors
signal operators for the many new tele-
