Market Revolution Quiz

What impact did the War of 1812 have on American trade?

• Limited trade in the Atlantic Ocean through embargos and impressment

• Opened new markets with Great Britain

• Expanded trade with Europe

• Expanded trade with Native Americans

What did Eli Whitney invent?

• Mechanical Reaper

• Steam Engine

• Cotton Gin

• Steel Plow

Which of the following was NOT improved under the transportation revolution

• Roads

• Canals

• Railroads

• Air Travel

Which of the following were part of John C. Calhoun's and Henry Clay's American System? Select all that apply

• Internal improvements on roads, canals, and railroads

• Establishment of economic institutions

• Implementation of protective tariffs

• Expansion of the military

What was an impact of the Market Revolution on American Society?

• Limited the opportunities available to women

• Created the Middle Class

• Led to a growth of industry in the South

• Major cities developed in the West

What was one way the American System directly supported the Market Revolution?

• Revolutionized transportation and communication in the US

• Promoted commercialized agriculture

• Expanded trade with Europe

• Created inventions like the Cotton Gin

What was the impact of the Erie Canal?

• Improved maritime navigation

• Linked trade between the US interior and the Atlantic

• Boosted the slave trade

• Led to an increase in cotton production out West

All of the following were technological developments of the Market Revolution EXCEPT

• the telegraph

• Canals

• the Steamboat

• the Caravel

The market revolution changed the US economy in all of the following ways except...

• by leading to the development of specialized farming

• by leading to a large number of infrastructural improvements

• by leading to the development of self-sufficient households

• by leading to urbanization

The steamboat's impact on the US economy was most similar to ...

• Railroads because both opened new areas of the American interior to western settlement

• Toll roads because both traveled over water

• Canals because both significantly reduced the speed and cost of shipping in the United States

• Shunpikes because both enabled travelers to avoid expensive toll roads