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CH 9 TEST A Prep 2020
Test Description: CH 9 Era of Good Feeling
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The first developments of the Industrial Revolution in the United States occurred in _________________________.
A
New England
B
the Deep South
C
coastal areas
D
the Western Frontier
2) Which industry was the first to harness the innovations of the Industrial Revolution?
A
transportation
B
food manufacturing
C
textiles
D
energy
3) Why were many western cities built in the 1820s and 1830s located on large rivers?
A
Fishing these waterways had become very profitable.
B
River water could be diverted to irrigate and water farm fields.
C
to take advantage of waterpower for factories and to easily ship goods to markets
D
River locations provided better trading opportunities with Native Americans.
4) What was the effect of laws passed in the 1830s that allowed corporations to form?
A
Very few corporations formed.
B
Businesses grew large and helped drive industrialization.
C
Corporations took over farms, putting small farmers out of business.
D
Monopolies developed and crushed small businesses.
5) Who was the explorer and pioneer who helped build trails and roads through the Appalachian Mountains in the late 1700s?
A
Daniel Boone
B
Meriwether Lewis
C
Zebulon Pike
D
Jim Bowie
6) Why did some companies construct turnpikes that connected inland centers?
A
The federal and state governments were not interested in constructing roads.
B
Turnpikes charged travelers tolls, which companies could use to pay for construction.
C
Turnpikes were the safest type of roads at the time.
D
Turnpikes followed well-known Native American trails that were far more efficient.
7) A primary goal of the Erie Canal was to link New York City with _________________________.
A
Buffalo on Lake Erie
B
large cities in Canada
C
the steel-producing regions in Pennsylvania
D
growing agricultural regions in the South
8) What term is used to describe those Americans who established communities and farms in the West?
A
carpetbaggers
B
pioneers
C
sharecroppers
D
immigrants
9) What was the American System?
A
a new form of English language reading and writing
B
an alternative banking system
C
a collection of economic and construction programs to help the nation grow
D
changes made to how Congress operated
10) The Missouri Compromise of 1820, introduced by ______________________, helped maintain balance between free states and slave states.
A
John Quincy Adams
B
Henry Clay
C
James Monroe
D
Andrew Jackson
11) What is a tariff ?
A
a fine imposed on those convicted of a crime
B
a tax imposed on imported goods
C
a fee charged in order to vote
D
a sales tax placed on agricultural items
12) Why did many Americans view sectionalism as a threat?
A
Sectionalism weakened the power of individual states.
B
They thought it was dividing the country and could lead to conflict.
C
They believed European powers were causing it to disrupt the U.S. government.
D
They argued that it violated Americans’ rights of free speech.
13) How did the Adams-OnĂs Treaty of 1819 change the boundaries of the United States?
A
The United States took control of Texas.
B
Florida became part of the United States.
C
The northern border expanded into parts of eastern Canada.
D
The United States gave up claims to the Oregon Country.
14) What was a guiding principle to come out of the Monroe Doctrine?
A
The United States had the right to interfere in European conflicts.
B
The United States would not tolerate European interference in the Americas.
C
The United States claimed complete ownership of the North American continent.
D
The United States would no longer use military resources outside the borders of the nation.
15) Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper helped create a new American style of _________________________.
A
architecture
B
literature
C
painting
D
music
16) The period in history when many people left their homes and farms to work in mills was called the Industrial Revolution.
A
True
B
False
17) New England offered ideal conditions for farming.
A
True
B
Flase
18) A patent gives a person legal rights regarding an invention.
A
False
B
True
19) Corporations developed rapidly in the 1830s after changes to the law were made.
A
True
B
Flase
20) Libraries, museums, and a variety of shops were in plentiful supply in rural America in the 1800s.
A
Flase
B
True
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