Chapter 8

Quiz for Chapter Eight Thinking Like a Historian: The Entrepreneur and the Community

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Question 1

A historian examining this collection of sources would most likely come to which of the following conclusions about republican culture in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century?A. American republicanism emphasized the importance of the wealthy and the insignificance of the common man.
B. Whether they were rich or poor, most Americans viewed hard work and self-discipline as the source of their dignity.
C. Despite their republican rhetoric, most Americans recognized that economic privilege, not hard work, was the key to wealth.
D. In the early nineteenth century, Americans valued their political and religious opportunities much more highly than money.

Question 2

Which republican values were the American pewterers celebrating in their 1788 banner (source 1)?A. Democracy
B. Self-reliance
C. Social equality
D. Separation of church and state

Question 3

The author of “A Working Man’s Recollections of America” (source 3) would most likely have responded to John Jacob Astor’s claim in source 2 by stating which of the following?A. Hard work does not inevitably create wealth.
B. Education, not hard work, is the key to riches.
C. Wealth comes more easily to the native born than to immigrants.
D. Only by using family connections can a man become wealthy.

Question 4

A member of which of the following groups would have been most likely to support the viewpoint expressed by Philip Hone in source 4?A. Proponents of neomercantilism
B. Southern slave owners
C. Evangelical Baptists
D. Irish immigrants

Question 5

According to the author of the 1848 New York Herald editorial, what factor accounted for a significant proportion of John Jacob Astor’s wealth at the time of his death?A. The Commonwealth System
B. The hard work of New York’s citizens
C. Good luck
D. New York bankers