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Which type of economy is characterized by private ownership of businesses, cost of goods is determined by supply and demand, and limited government interference.
a) Socialism
b) Communism
c) Free Enterprise
d) Mercantilism

Environmental modifications like blasting through mountains, tunneling, etc. had to be done to build this; it was built primarily by Chinese and Irish immigrants.
a) The Erie Canal
b) The Transcontinental Railroad
c) Textile Mills
d)

Why did rural populations decrease and urban populations increase during Industrialization?
a) People moved to the cities to pursue jobs in factories
b) Manifest Destiny inspired may people to move west
c) Abolitionists moved to support the anti-slavery movement.
d)

Which industry contributed most to rapid industrialization and helped promote free enterprise?
a) Transportation - innovations in travel methods and roads allowed goods, people, and information to move faster.
b) Manufacturing - machine production of goods and mass production techniques
c) Agriculture - farmers were able to plant more and harvest faster
d)

Foreign Policy statement that said the Americas were off-limits to future European colonization
a) The Treaty of Ghent
b) The Proclamation of Neutrality
c) The Monroe Doctrine
d)

Why did many immigrants move to the Midwest during Industrialization?
a) To get jobs on plantations
b) To establish small farms
c) For the free land
d)

Which invention enabled immigrants and settlers to move and establish small farms in the mid-west??
a) Textile Mills
b) Cotton Gin
c) Steel Plow
d)

This invention connected the Midwest to the east coast and helped major cities like New York develop. It also reduced the cost of goods for producers and consumers by nearly 80%.
a) The Steamboat
b) The Erie Canal
c) The Telegraph
d)

The Missouri Compromise was an early attempt by the U.S. government to...
a) reduce the conflict over slavery
b) limit the amount of Democrat states admitted to the Union
c) replace the Northwest Ordinance
d)

What were the effects of the Steamboat in America in the 1830's?
a) fares to travel decreased
b) the tourism industry developed
c) the cost to transport goods and people decreased
d) all of these

Author of the STAR SPANGLED BANNER...
a) Frank S. Key
b) Francis Scott Key
c) Scott Francis Key
d) Frankie Scott

This invention by Samuel Morse enabled near instant transmission of information over long distances
a) The Internet
b) The Transcontinental Railroad
c) The Telegraph
d) The Telephone

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