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