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.   Lancaster Turnpike.
B.   Erie Canal.
C.   Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
D.   St. Lawrence Seaway.
E.   National (Cumberland) Road.
Question #2
This individual produced the steel plow to introduce a revolution to agriculture in the West. Who was he?
A.   John Adams
B.   John Deere
C.   Mac Deere
Question #3
In what way was the National Trades' Union unusual for its time?
A.   It was supported by bankers and business owners.
B.   It represented only glassworkers.
C.   It represented workers in a variety of industries.
D.   It discouraged striking as a means of protest.
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 improved communication between large cities.
C.   It opened the Midwest to world markets.
D.   It provided jobs for many free blacks.
Question #6
Most early railroads in the United States were built in the
A.   Far west.
B.   Old South.
C.   lower Mississippi Valley.
D.   Appalachian Mountains.
E.   North.
Question #7
Immigrants coming to the United States before 1860
A.   depressed the economy due to their poverty.
B.   settled mostly in the South.
C.   found themselves involved in few cultural conflicts.
D.   had little impact on society until after the Civil War.
E.   helped to fuel economic expansion.
Question #8
As a result of the development of the cotton gin
A.   the textile industry moved to the South.
B.   slavery revived and expanded.
C.   a nationwide depression ensued.
D.   American industry bought more southern cotton than did British manufacturers.
E.   the South diversified its economy.

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