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

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