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

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