US - Industrialization - Free Enterprise 21-22

What important [man-made] river helped New York City become a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport?

• the Erie Canal

• the Superior River

• the Ontario Waterway

• the Albany Exchange

FACTORS THAT LED TO EARLY INDUSTRIALIZATION:

1 - Availability of capital [money]

2 - Abundance of laborers [immigrants, women, children]

3 - New transportation systems [ _____ and ______ ]

• steamboats and railroads

• airplanes and automobiles

• rocket ships and submarines

• bicycles and tricycles

Which of these things helped improve production methods and increase competition?

• advancements in industrial technologies

• the invention of the telephone

• new churches, temples, and other religious buildings

• a law banning European immigration

After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontier looking for farming and business opportunities. What did the U.S. government do to promote the free-enterprise system in that part of the country?

• the government built roads to improve trade and travel

• the government declared war on Spain

• the government paid settlers $5000 to move back east

• the government passed a law against all new taxes

Which of these is a characteristic of the "free enterprise" type of economy?

• limited government interference in business

• prices determined by supply and demand

• private owners receive the profits

• ALL of these are correct

Which of these inventions from the mid-1800s made it possible for rapid communication of information to distant locations?

• telegraph

• cell phones

• internet

• communication satellites

In addition to helping New York City become a vital commercial center, the Erie Canal also helped -

• the rapid growth of other cities in the Northeast

• increase the number of cotton exports to European markets

• reduce the cost of shipping goods to Latin America

• support peaceful trading between settlers and American Indians

Which two [2] of these items benefited northern industries by facilitating the faster movement of products? YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• new lines of railroad track

• man-made canals

• underground tunnels

• hot air balloons

• UPS tracking systems

*Trees and rocks are removed

*Hills are leveled

*Drainage ditches are dug

*Stone is laid out in layers

What is being built that will improve transportation to western states? [hint: this will expand trade and settlement to the western U.S.]

• the National Road

• the Western Canal

• the Washington Airport

• the Underground Railroad

Why did the War of 1812 cause the supply of British goods to decrease?

• Britain was at war with the United States, and that war blocked British imports from entering the U.S.

• All of the British supply ships were being attacked by French and Spanish pirates

• Dozens of British ships were lost at sea, presumably in a storm over the Atlantic Ocean

• When Britain lost the war, they were punished with a 10-year ban on exporting any of their goods