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0/1Question 35In their book American Slavery as It Is, Theodore Dwight Weld and the Grimké sistersNo answer provideda. appealed to the economic interests of southerners by arguing that slavery was unprofitable.b. presented testimony from individual southerners about the evils of slavery.c. openly criticized individuals who did not agree with their views on slavery.d. refuted William Lloyd Garrison's position on the necessity of African colonization.0/1Question 37Abolitionist leaders used which of the following in their crusade to end slavery in the middle of the 1800s?No answer provideda. Aid to fugitive slavesb. Financial support for free blacks willing to foment rebellion in the Southc. Continuous demonstrations against slavery outside the White Housed. Lecture tours demanding the end of the international slave tradeQuestion 11Who was a critic for the New York Tribune, an editor of The Dial, and the author of Woman in the Nineteenth Century?No answer provideda. Margaret Fullerb. Angelina Grimkéc. Susan B. Anthonyd. Harriet Beecher Stowe0/1Question 21Why are the Oneidians, Shakers, and Fourierists historically significant?No answer provideda. They articulated criticisms of the class divisions created by the market economy.b. They repudiated heterosexual sex and sexuality.c. All of these groups exercised great influence over American politics.d. These utopians all criticized capitalism but made tremendous profits through manufacturing.If the price of a good increases by 10%, and the quantity demanded changes by 15%, then the price elasticity of demand is equal to:Consider the accompanying supply and demand graph. Consumer surplus is ____ and producer surplus is ____ .Question 15In the late 1840s and the 1850s, Emersonians did which of the following?No answer provideda. Created dozens of utopian settlements throughout New England and the Midwestb. Suggested that most workers were incapable of higher learningc. Abandoned their quest to create new social institutionsd. Rejected cash donations from wealthy followers, calling such donations "tainted funds"The seaport town of New Monopoly has become extremely popular with shipping companies due to its superior location. The port has become so congested that ships must wait hours every day just to dock. The mayor of New Monopoly realizes that the congestion at the port costs the shipping companies and his town money. This is an example of0/1Question 25Which of the following factors was critical in the ballooning populations of cities like New York in the mid-nineteenth century?No answer provideda. Immigrationb. America's relatively high birthratec. The rapid increase in life expectancyd. The growth of urban cultureQuestion 9Which of the following qualities did Henry David Thoreau urge in his readers, as demonstrated by the statement, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer"?No answer provideda. Stubbornnessb. Individualityc. Expressivenessd. Musicality0/1Question 23Which of the following contributed to the harassment and persecution of Mormons at Nauvoo in the early 1840s?No answer provideda. Their widespread ownership of slavesb. Their declaration of war against the Illinois militiac. Mormons' plan to make plural marriage legal in Illinoisd. Mormons' power as a voting bloc in local electionsQuestion 10Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Ralph Waldo Emerson were well known for their involvement in which of the following movements?No answer provideda. Educational reformb. Prison reformc. Transcendentalismd. TemperanceQuestion 13Which of the following did Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville have in common?No answer provideda. Both celebrated the positive potential of the individual.b. Both warned against the restrictions imposed on individuals by social groups.c. They wrote mostly of the past and ignored current realities in the United States.d. They criticized transcendentalism and warned against excessive individualism.0/1Question 26Which of these factors contributed to the tremendous increase in commercialized sex in the new cities of the mid-nineteenth century?No answer provideda. Mainstream churches' timidity about addressing sexual issues explicitlyb. Cities' refusal to pass legislation banning prostitution and pornographyc. An influx of immigrants from southern and eastern European countiesd. The subsistence wages and exploitative conditions of women's jobs0/1Question 27Which of the following describes the minstrel shows that became popular in American cities in the 1840s?No answer provideda. They were a popular form of entertainment and social criticism.b. Minstrel shows contributed to the problem of prostitution in the big cities.c. Minstrel shows celebrated the lifestyle of the "b'hoys."d. They were pioneered by P. T. Barnum, who founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus.0/1Question 19Which of the following was an evangelical movement that believed the Second Coming of Christ had already occurred and people could attain complete freedom from sin?No answer provideda. Mormonismb. Fourierismc. Perfectionismd. Transcendentalism0/1Question 20The Oneida Community, founded in 1839 by John Humphrey Noyes, was known for which of the following practices?No answer provideda. Monogamyb. Complex marriagec. Equality of men and womend. Celibacy0/1Question 24For which of the following reasons did the Salt Lake Mormons succeed and thrive in the nineteenth century even as other social experiments failed?No answer provideda. Mormon society had strong, hierarchical leadership.b. The Mormon Church successfully monopolized Utah's vast natural mineral wealth.c. The group rejected evangelicalism in favor of natural reproduction.d. Mormon leaders embraced violent tactics to keep followers in line.0/1Question 28Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in American cities in the mid-nineteenth century?No answer provideda. Minstrel showsb. The Democratic Partyc. Prostitutiond. Male promiscuityQuestion 12Which of the following is properly paired?a. Walt Whitman—Leaves of Grassb. Henry David Thoreau—Uncle Tom's Cabinc. Nathaniel Hawthorne—The American Scholard. Herman Melville—The Scarlet Letter
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