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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the regional differences shown in the charts?
Manufacturing activities had come to dominate the South by 1840.
The North grew cotton and other crops for factories in the West and South.
The Northeast became the center of manufacturing while the South grew cash crops like cotton.
Trading whiskey and processed foods became more important in the West than other trading activities in the North or South.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which correctly describes the relationship of the data shown on these two graphs?
An increase in the slave population led to a sharp decline in cotton production.
Increasing cotton production led to an increased demand for slave labor.
Cotton production and the growth of the slave population in the United States were unrelated.
The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to a decline in the demand for slave labor to clean raw cotton by hand.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which best accounts for the population trend shown in the table?
Increased jobs in manufacturing and transportation led people to move to cities.
The larger acreage under cultivation led people to move from urban to rural areas.
The Civil War destroyed the economy of the South, leading to a shift of population.
The federal government passed legislation encouraging people to settle the Great Plains.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In the mid-nineteenth century, the number of American factories increased. What shift in the population occurred as a result?
African Americans in the North moved South.
People moved from rural areas to cities to find jobs.
Urban residents left cities to find jobs in agriculture.
Large numbers of settlers in the West moved back East.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had the greatest impact in encouraging urbanization during the early nineteenth century?
the spread of cotton cultivation across the Deep South
the dispute over the extension of slavery to western territories
the construction of canals and railroad lines
the removal of American Indians from the Southeast
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the War of 1812 lead to economic changes in the nation?
Americans became more dependent on importing manufactured goods from France.
New England lost its lead in shipbuilding after the destruction of the American fleet during the war.
The settlement of the West was slowed down because of the peace settlement with England.
Northern manufacturers greatly increased their production of textiles, which could not be imported from England during the war.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How have people of Irish heritage contributed to our national identity?
Some helped build the Erie Canal and lay the first railroad tracks; others entered public service such as city government and the police force.
They started the first English-speaking colonies, built large plantations, and introduced the cultivation of cash crops such as sugar and cotton.
They introduced the first kindergartens, started local orchestras, excelled at baking and brewing, and were famous for their furniture.
They established the first universities in the United States and the first professional schools for teachers, doctors and lawyers.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How have German Americans contributed to our national identity?
They helped clear Southern lands and performed most of the hard work in growing cotton, sugar and other crops on Southern plantations.
They did most of the work in digging the Erie Canal and in laying the first railroad tracks.
They introduced kindergarten education, started local orchestras and music programs, and excelled at baking, brewing and wood carving.
They gave us our language and major political traditions, including democratic government and trial by jury.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did the cotton gin encourage the growth of slavery?
More slaves were needed to pick the sticky seeds from the fibers of raw cotton because cotton gins often broke down.
Since the type of cotton with sticky seeds that grew in the South could now be used in factories, Southerners planted more cotton.
More slaves were needed to work in Southern factories with new steam-powered machines to weave the cotton fibers into cloth.
It introduced a new process to protect the cotton plants from boll weevils and other pests, increasing the demand for Southern cotton.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
American manufacturers became more reliant on imported parts.
More skilled workers were needed to give each manufactured item its own unique characteristics.
Many manufactured goods could be assembled and repaired more easily.
The American machine-tool industry rapidly declined.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the table above?
Steamboat travel became a government monopoly.
Canals were no longer used for water transportation.
The shipping of many goods became less expensive
Slavery was abolished in areas reached by steamboat.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did railroads contribute to the economic development of the United States in the period after the Civil War?
Railroads eliminated the need for shipping goods by water routes.
Railroads encouraged the formation of labor unions in factories.
Railroads provided the most cost-effective means of land transportation.
Railroads set aside large tracts of land for American Indians.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did the invention of the railroad change the way in which manufactured goods were produced?
Manufacturers obtained raw materials more easily from distant areas.
Manufacturers began producing textiles with factory machinery.
Manufacturers were able to use electric power for production.
Most manufacturers moved to the South where they had lower labor costs.
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did the development of the steamboat change the way goods were manufactured?
Lower freight rates meant manufacturers could obtain raw materials from longer distances.
Most workers took steamboats each day to commute from their homes to factories.
Steamboat technology was adapted to new uses in the mass production of goods.
The use of steamboats led most manufacturing to shift from the North to the South.
- 15. Multiple Choice
How did the building of railroad lines affect the way in which manufactured goods were marketed?
Manufacturers were unable to create demand for their goods in distant markets.
Manufacturers continued to ship most of their goods by river and canal.
Manufacturers were able to their goods to a national market.
Manufacturers limited their sales to local markets to avoid competition.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was a major effect of technological innovation in the United States during the 1800s?
The agricultural production of farmers decreased.
The size of the average factory building became smaller.
Factory workers moved from urban to rural areas.
The speed of production increased in most factories.
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did completion of the Transcontinental Railroad lead to the opening of the west?
It helped settlers to ship the gold mined in California to banks in the east.
It led the federal government to pass the Homestead Act, giving free land to homesteaders.
It enabled settlers to cross the west, to receive shipments, and to ship their own goods.
It made it easier for settlers to capture the buffalo living on the Great Plains.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Spread of the domestic system
Decrease in the manufacture of goods
Shift of manufacturing centers to the South
Cheaper goods for consumers
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best explains the changes in the table for the decades 1841–1850 and
1851–1860?
Irish immigrants wanted to settle in the United States while they could still purchase slave labor for their farms.
Irish immigrants were escaping from warfare between Britain and Ireland.
Irish immigrants left their homeland because of a famine caused by a diseased potato crop.
Irish immigrants were attracted to the United States in large numbers by news of the California Gold Rush.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which immigrant group most helped to dig American canals in the 1820s and to lay down
railroad tracks in the 1850s and 1860s?
Chinese Americans
French Americans
Irish Americans
German Americans
- 21. Multiple Choice
Starting in the 1830s, increased immigration from Germany to the United States occurred
primarily because of —
religious leaders who hoped to establish their own, ideal communities in America
the outbreak of religious wars between Catholics and Protestants
political turmoil in Germany and a desire for better economic opportunities
the failure of the potato crop, which had led to widespread mass starvation
- 22. Multiple Choice
How did Irish and Chinese immigrants transform the Great Plains after the Civil War?
They cut down forests to create farmland.
They replaced grasslands with farms and towns.
They constructed canals to irrigate dry fields.
They built the Transcontinental Railroad.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who invented the telegraph?
Eli Whitney
Elias Howe
Samuel Morse
Robert Fulton
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who has the first successful steamboat business?
Eli Whitney
Elias Howe
Samuel Morse
Robert Fulton
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a feature of the free enterprise system that developed in the United States?
national ownership of transportation and key industries
minimal government intrusion into economic affairs
high levels of state and federal taxation of private wealth
a disregard for private property rights in the interests of the state
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which statement best characterizes the behavior of U.S. businesses under the free enterprise system in the mid-nineteenth century?
They could not expand quickly because of the heavy federal tax burden.
They demanded more government regulation for protection against unfair competitors.
They tried to produce better products at cheaper prices to increase their sales and profits.
They encouraged the formation of labor unions to improve workers’ conditions.
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