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- 1. Multiple Choice
This period in American history, between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, saw strong nationalism and little political division as there was essentially one political party.
The Era of Good Feelings
The Colonial Period
The Antebellum Period
The Jeffersonian Era
- 2. Multiple Choice
Whose vision for the United States does the Market Revolution best align with?
The Jeffersonian
The Hamiltonian
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to Crash Course, what would be the most effective way to ship something from Cincinnati to New York in the early 1800s?
Overland by road.
By ship down the Mississippi, through the Gulf, and up the East Coast.
By rail using a train.
By canal using a boat.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which areas saw major advancements during the Market Revolution?
Transportation
Communication
Agriculture
Medicine
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are two infrastructure projects that the United States government invested in during the Market Revolution?
Roads
Canals
Steamboats
Dams
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was a notable advancement in transportation made by Robert Fulton?
The Steamboat
The Steam Engine
The Stagecoach Wagon
The Cotton Gin
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which canal linked the Great Lakes and the Hudson River, making New York the nation's premier port?
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Kiel Canal
- 8. Multiple Choice
This notable advancement in transportation included routes such as the Baltimore & Ohio, which began in 1828.
Railroads
Steamboats
Canals
Toll Roads
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is another notable advancement that might have prevented Andrew Jackson from fighting a battle, like the Battle of New Orleans, two weeks after the end of a war?
The Telegraph
Railroads
National Roads
Steamboats
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did this episode argue was the most important innovation of this time period?
Factories
Railroads
Telegraphs
Water wheels
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the American System of production?
The mass production of interchangeable parts.
The mass production of low-quality parts.
The mass production of high-end goods.
The mass production of firearms.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where did the American system of mass production with interchangeable parts begin?
New England
The Midwest
The South
The Western Frontier
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which two organizations were essential for the growth of the market economy in the U.S.?
Big business
A Federal government that protected big business
Small business
A Federal government opposed to big business
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which system of industry slowly faded throughout the 19th century as production became more centralized in factories?
Cottage Industry
Cotton Industry
Textile Industry
Urban Industries
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is another effect of the Market Revolution?
It affected work and leisure time which were now dictated by a clock.
It affected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the seasons.
It affected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the rising and setting of the sun.
All of the above.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which innovation increased the standardization of time?
Railroads
Steamboats
Stage Coaches
Bicycles
- 17. Multiple Choice
Initially, who did the mills in Lowell, Massachusetts employ in great numbers?
Young women
Young men
Children
Immigrants
- 18. Multiple Choice
In Colonial America, workers were paid a "price" or completed "piece work". What became the dominant form of payment for workers during the Market Revolution/Industrial Revolution?
A wage or wages
Lump sums
Block grants
Credit
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was an alternative to the soul-crushing wage work in factories?
Western migration
Eastern migration
Southern migration
Northern migration
- 20. Multiple Choice
What term, coined by John L. O'Sullivan, describes Americans' belief that it is their destiny to spread out all over the country?
Manifest Destiny
The Monroe Doctrine
Nationalism
Immigration
- 21. Multiple Choice
As Americans progressively moved west, who did eastern factory owners progressively turn toward as a replacement workforce?
Young women
Young men
Older people
Immigrants
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is one notable group of immigrants who came to America in large numbers due to an ongoing natural disaster in their home country from 1845 to 1851?
The Irish
German-speaking peoples (Germany didn't exist yet)
The Jews
Italians
- 23. Multiple Choice
What intellectual movement began during this time as Americans sought to redefine freedom in a changing world?
Transcendentalism
Gothic
Progressive
Modern
- 24. Multiple Choice
The 19th Century saw a series of economic booms and busts. What are these known as?
Business cycles
Playing the stock market
Disparity, or wealth inequality
Capitalism
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