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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"
The Market Revolution best aligns with who's vision for America?
The Jeffersonian
The Hamiltonian
According to Crash Course what would be the most effective way to ship something from Cincinnati to New York in the early 1800's?
Overland by road.
By ship down the Mississippi, through the gulf and up the east coast.
By rail using train.
By canal using boat.
The Market Revolution saw major advancements in the areas of?
Transportation
Communication
Agriculture
Medicine
What are two infrastructure projects the United States government invested in during the Market Revolution?
Roads
Canals
Steam boats
Dams
What was a notable advancement in transportation made by Robert Fulton?
The Steamboat
The Steam Engine
The Stage Coach Wagon
The
Which canal linked the Great Lakes and Hudson River making New York the nations primer port?
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Kiel Canal
This notable advancement in transportation included routes such as the Baltimore & Ohio which began in 1828.
Railroads
Steamboats
Canals
Toll Roads
What is another notable advancement which may have prevented Andrew Jackson from fighting a battle two weeks after the end of a war like the Battle of New Orleans?
The Telegraph
Railroads
National Roads
Steamboats
What did this episode argue was the most important innovation of this time period?
Factories
Railroads
Telegraphs
Water wheels
Which best describe 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.
Where did the American System of mass production with interchangeable parts begin?
New England
The Midwest
The South
The Western Frontier
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.
Which of the following is another effect of the market revolution?
It effected work and leisure time which were now dictated by a clock.
It effected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the seasons.
It effected work and leisure time which were now dictated by the the raising and setting of the sun.
All of the above.
Which innovation increased the standardization of time?
Railroads
Steamboats
Stages Coaches
Bicycles
Initially mills in Lowell Massachusetts employed who in great numbers
Young women
Young men
Children
Immigrants
In Colonia America workers were paid a "price" or completed "piece work". What became the dominate form of payment for workers during the Market Revolution / Industrial Revolution?
A wage or wages
Lump sums
Block grants
Credit
What was one alternative to the soul crushing wage work in factories?
Western migration
Eastern migration
Southern migration
Northern migration
What term was coined by John L. O'Sullivan which describes Americans belief that it is their destiny to spread out all over the country?
Manifest destiny
The Monroe Doctrine
Nationalism
Immigration
As Americans progressively moved west, eastern factory owners progressively turned toward who as a replacement?
Young women
Young men
Older people
Immigrants
What is one notable group of immigrants who came to America in large numbers as there was an on going natural disaster in their home country from 1845-1851?
The Irish
German speaking peoples (Germany didn't exist yet)
The Jews
Italians
The 19th Century saw a series of economic booms and bust which are known as?
Business cycles
Playing the stock market
Disparity or wealth inequality
Capitalism
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