Early 1800s in Northeast America

During the beginning of the 1800’s, the federal government, state governments, and private investors did which of the following?

• directed significant funding to developing transportation networks

• opposed the copyright protections over inventions

• challenged inventors to focus on agricultural innovations

• encouraged competition with companies in other countries

How did Henry Clay’s American System influence early industrialization?

• The system discouraged competition by new businesses and industries.

• The system increased access to markets through improved roads and canals

• The system protected local businesses through high foreign tariffs and taxes.

• The system required legislative preferences for domestic businesses over foreign ones.

The government supported industrialization in the Northeast by doing which of the following?

• investing in a transportation system

• recruiting government inventors

• protecting worker safety

• paying workers a cash subsidy

Which factor strongly influenced the rise of industrialization in the Northeast?

• a worldwide economic depression

• the fertile farm fields of the regions

• the election of conservative politicians

• a large influx of skilled workers

How did industrialization in the Northeast impact the nation’s economy?

• It provided a market for Southern cotton.

• It resulted in the loss of forest lands.

• It caused widespread unemployment.

• It encouraged an increase in family farms.

Which phrase identifies the industry that began industrialization in the Northeast United States?

• textile mills

• machine shops

• food processing

• lumber mills

Infrastructure development was important for industrial growth in the 1800s because

• it increased reliance on horses.

• it helped factory workers commute to their jobs.

• it made it easier to transport manufactured goods.

• it helped wealthy people travel to other parts of the country.

Up until the building of the Erie canal, how did people travel?

• Horse

• Cars

• Airplanes

Which was an effect of the Great Irish Famine on the economy of the United States?

• Irish immigrants replaced slaves as the primary labor force in the South.

• The population of Irish immigrants in American cities increased.

During the 1800s, the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resulted in the rapid growth of

• ethnic/cultural neighborhoods

• public parks and recreation areas

• effective public health programs

• plentiful and affordable public housing