Chapter 13 Forging the National
Economy questions and answers
self-reliance - correct answer-Ralph Waldo Emerson
rendezvous - correct answer-meeting place
ecological imperialism - correct answer-Historians' term for the spoliation of western natural
resources through excessive hunting, logging, mining, and grazing.
Ancient Order of Hibernians - correct answer-Irish semi-secret society that served as a
benevolent organization for downtrodden Irish immigrants in the United States.
Molly Maguires - correct answer-Secret organization of Irish miners that campaigned, at
times violently, against poor working conditions in the Pennsylvania mines.
Tammany Hall - correct answer-a political organization within the Democratic Party in New
York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
Awful Disclosures - correct answer-Maria Monk's sensational expose of alleged horrors in
Catholic convents. Its popularity reflected nativist fears of Catholic influence.
Know-Nothing Party - correct answer-Political party of the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and
anti-immigrant
Industrial Revolution - correct answer-A series of improvements in industrial technology that
transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
Cotton Gin - correct answer-a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
Patent Office - correct answer-the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that
keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
limited liability - correct answer-A form of business ownership in which the owners are liable
only up to the amount of their individual investments.
Commonwealth v. Hunt - correct answer-Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that
strengthened the labor movement by upholding the legality of unions.
factory girls - correct answer-Young women employed in the growing factories of the early
19th century, they labored long hours in difficult conditions, living in socially new conditions
away from farms and families
Economy questions and answers
self-reliance - correct answer-Ralph Waldo Emerson
rendezvous - correct answer-meeting place
ecological imperialism - correct answer-Historians' term for the spoliation of western natural
resources through excessive hunting, logging, mining, and grazing.
Ancient Order of Hibernians - correct answer-Irish semi-secret society that served as a
benevolent organization for downtrodden Irish immigrants in the United States.
Molly Maguires - correct answer-Secret organization of Irish miners that campaigned, at
times violently, against poor working conditions in the Pennsylvania mines.
Tammany Hall - correct answer-a political organization within the Democratic Party in New
York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
Awful Disclosures - correct answer-Maria Monk's sensational expose of alleged horrors in
Catholic convents. Its popularity reflected nativist fears of Catholic influence.
Know-Nothing Party - correct answer-Political party of the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and
anti-immigrant
Industrial Revolution - correct answer-A series of improvements in industrial technology that
transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
Cotton Gin - correct answer-a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
Patent Office - correct answer-the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that
keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones
limited liability - correct answer-A form of business ownership in which the owners are liable
only up to the amount of their individual investments.
Commonwealth v. Hunt - correct answer-Massachusetts Supreme Court decision that
strengthened the labor movement by upholding the legality of unions.
factory girls - correct answer-Young women employed in the growing factories of the early
19th century, they labored long hours in difficult conditions, living in socially new conditions
away from farms and families
