History 011 - US History to 1877 » Spring 2022 » Quiz 8

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Question #1
The first major transportation project, which ran sixty-two miles from Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was the
A.   Erie Canal.
B.   National (Cumberland) Road.
C.   Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
D.   Lancaster Turnpike.
E.   St. Lawrence Seaway.
Question #2
This individual produced the steel plow to introduce a revolution to agriculture in the West. Who was he?
A.   Mac Deere
B.   John Deere
C.   John Adams
Question #3
In what way was the National Trades' Union unusual for its time?
A.   It discouraged striking as a means of protest.
B.   It represented workers in a variety of industries.
C.   It represented only glassworkers.
D.   It was supported by bankers and business owners.
Question #4
What are journeymen?
A.   young workers who are learning a new craft
B.   skilled artisans who are employed by master artisans
C.   workers who join labor unions
D.   workers who move from job to job
Question #5
What was the most important impact of the canal-building era?
A.   It lowered the price of farm products.
B.   It opened the Midwest to world markets.
C.   It provided jobs for many free blacks.
D.   It improved communication between large cities.
Question #6
Most early railroads in the United States were built in the
A.   Appalachian Mountains.
B.   North.
C.   Far west.
D.   lower Mississippi Valley.
E.   Old South.
Question #7
Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860
A.   depressed the economy due to their poverty.
B.   found themselves involved in few cultural conflicts.
C.   helped to fuel economic expansion.
D.   settled mostly in the South.
E.   had little impact on society until after the Civil War.
Question #8
As a result of the development of the cotton gin
A.   American industry bought more southern cotton than did British manufacturers.
B.   the South diversified its economy.
C.   the textile industry moved to the South.
D.   slavery revived and expanded.
E.   a nationwide depression ensued.

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