Ch.11 - Growth and Expansion

Why does the Industrial Revolution mark a historic change in the country?

• People began working in factories and mills.

• Farmers began selling large amounts of crops.

• Workers began producing electric appliances

• Government began taxing workers on their wages.

Interchangeable Parts were first used by Eli Whitney. They made things much easier to produce and repair.

• True

• False

The invention of the Cotton Gin led to a decrease in the need for slave labor.

• True

• False

Which geographical feature was most important for the growth of cities?

• Mountains

• Canals

• Farmland

• Rivers

Who was Robert Livingston?

• A businessman who fought for the creation of the Erie Canal with the help of a wealthy group of people from NYC.

• A political leader who hired Robert Fulton to build a steamboat with a powerful engine.

• The man who first mapped the route for the National Road.

• A scientist who invented locks for canals.

Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?

• The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.

• The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.

• The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.

• The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

• The Spanish gave up control of Florida.

• Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Vermont was admitted as a free state.

• The size of the nation doubled.

• The ratio of slave states to free states remained balanced at 12 each.

What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?

• Europe could not colonize any more of the Americas.

• Internal improvements to the country should be made.

• The federal government had ultimate power over the states.

• The United States would not get involved in foreign affairs.

How did the U.S. acquire Florida?

• General Andrew Jackson forced Spanish forces to surrender, winning Florida for the union.

• The U.S. bought Florida from the Spanish government

• The Spanish ceded Florida to the U.S.

• The U.S. gave up land in present day Texas/Oklahoma in exchange for Florida.

The tariff dispute, in addition to the slavery issue, was a big reason for growing sectionalism in the country.

• True

• False