Geography 321 - The United States » Summer 2023 » Part III Video Quiz 3 covers Coal Towns and Eli Whitney

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Question #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7AOWLOOT-U From the Coal Town video: Which of the following is NOT true?
A.   Coal towns had no elected officials
B.   Coal towns had no free market competition
C.   Coal towns had free market competition
D.   Coal towns had no independent police forces
E.   Private detectives were hired to watch over the coal miners
Question #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7AOWLOOT-U From the Coal Town video: Which of the following was NOT an item that the company stores had for sale?
A.   Clothing
B.   Food
C.   Blast powder
D.   Guns
E.   Mining tools
Question #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7AOWLOOT-U From the Coal Town video: What was the name of the currency miners were piad in?
A.   Company slip
B.   Company scrap
C.   American dollars
D.   Company coin
E.   Company scrip
Question #4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7AOWLOOT-U From the Coal Town video: What was the exchange rate for the miner currency to U.S. dollars?
A.   1 to 1.5
B.   1 to 1.75
C.   1 to 0.75
D.   1 to 0.25
E.   1 to 0.5
Question #5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvxFCMShNQ From the Eli Whitney video: Although Eli Whitney is most commonly known for his invention of the cotton gin, what concept did he pioneer which revolutionized the manufacturing process?
A.   Steam engines
B.   Inter-changeable parts
C.   Automated machinery
D.   Slave labor
E.   Pre-fabricated buildings
Question #6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvxFCMShNQ From the Eil Whitney video: Which of the following was NOT an effect caused by the invention of the cotton gin?
A.   An increase in the importation of slaves
B.   A decrease in the importation of slaves
C.   A ten times more efficient ability to process cotton
D.   Explosion of the cotton industry in the U.S. South
E.   Other people creating their own versions of Whitney's cotton gin
Question #7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvxFCMShNQ From the Eli Whitney video: How much did Eli Whitney charge in exchange for installing his cotton gin for plantation owners?
A.   $2,000
B.   3/5ths of the cotton profits
C.   2/5ths of the cotton profits
D.   $10,000
E.   1/5th of the cotton profits
Question #8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyvxFCMShNQ From the Eli Whitney video: Whitney was working on a Congressional contract when he began using inter-changeable parts. What was he building?
A.   10,000 muskets
B.   100 steam engines
C.   1000 muskets
D.   10,000 cotton gins
E.   1000 cotton gins

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