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Question 1

By 1860, as a result of the social expectations expressed in the cult of domesticity,
 
  A. middle-class wives were given no special role in the family.
 
  B. unmarried women were generally excluded from all income-earning activities.
 
  C. women were increasingly seen as contributors to the family economy.
 
  D. women who read books or magazines were likely to be criticized.
 
  E. women became increasingly isolated from the public world.

Question 2

All of the following statements regarding American leisure activities prior to 1860 are true EXCEPT that
 
  A. popular tastes in public spectacle tended toward the bizarre and fantastic.
 
  B. reading was a principal leisure activity among affluent Americans.
 
  C. minstrel shows were increasingly popular.
 
  D. unpaid vacations were becoming common among the middle class.
 
  E. men gravitated to taverns for drinking, talking, and game-playing.

Question 3

In the 1840s, P. T. Barnum's American Museum in New York showcased
 
  A. European artists.
 
  B. human oddities.
 
  C. past American leaders and heroes.
 
  D. nature and natural history.
 
  E. American artists.

Question 4

In 1860, the typical white male American of the Old Northwest (today's Midwest) was
 
  A. an industrial worker.
 
  B. the owner of a family farm.
 
  C. a marginal farmer.
 
  D. an urban artisan.
 
  E. a farmhand who did not own his own land.

Question 5

Compared to 1800, in 1860 urban American families
 
  A. had an increasing birth rate.
 
  B. None of these answers is correct.
 
  C. were less likely to see their children leave home in search of work.
 
  D. had a declining birth rate.
 
  E. were less likely to have income earners work outside the home.



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Answer 1

E

Answer 2

D

Answer 3

B

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

D



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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