9. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 9: The Panic of 1819

**Quiz for Document 9.1: Auction in Chatham Square (1820)**

Quiz for Document 9.1: Auction in Chatham Square (1820)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. The household goods depicted in this image imply that their original owners were

wealthy merchants.

laboring people.

rural farmers.

bankers and lawyers.

2. What emotion does the image of the auction in Chatham Square attempt to evoke from its audience?

Guilt

Resentment

Sympathy

Religiosity

3. This image supports which of the following conclusions?

Economic crises like the panic of 1819 had a devastating effect on many urban laboring families.

Urban laborers’ financial insecurity came in part from their tendency to consume more than they could afford.

The panic of 1819 led workers to be evicted from their housing, which subsequently opened the door to urban gentrification.

Most urban dwellers avoided public auctions because they created a public spectacle that shamed poor families.

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