BJU American Republic Chapter 12

All of the following were benefits of the emergence of steamboat river travel except that

• river ports and frontier settlements grew.

• trade between East and West became more profitable.

• river travel was not longer affected by weather changes.

All of the following were true of the newly developed railroad transportation except that

• it was faster and cheaper than canal transportation.

• it was limited to areas where rivers and streams provided water.

• it developed more quickly and extensively in the Northeast

The cotton gin was somewhat responsible for the continuation of

• mass production.

• sea trade.

• slavery.

Americans expanded their sea trade to include all of these major Asian markets except

• China.

• India.

• Japan.

Which of the following was at least a partial result of changes occurring in American colleges?

• development of agricultural inventions

• expansion of sea trade

• the Second Great Awakening

John Deere invented the ___________________.

• steel plow

• cotton gin

• telegraph

Donald McKay set new records with a _____________________,

• locamotive

• automobile

• clipper ship

Peter Cooper raced with a __________________.

• automobile

• locomotive

• clipper ship

Eli Whitney introduced ______________________ which led to the mass production of many items.

• interchangeable parts

• the telegraph

• the cotton gin

What did Samuel F.B. Morse invent?

• radio

• reaper

• telegraph