WorksheetsAPUSH 4.E-F
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the early and mid-19th Century, industry in the United States expanded greatly thanks in part to
the discovery of gold in the west
the expansion of slavery in the north
the success of the emancipation movement
increased immigration in industrial areas
Which transportation breakthrough had the GREATEST impact on American industrialization between 1800 and 1850?
Construction of factories and mills
Construction of the trans-continental railroad
Construction of canals and the development of the steamboat
Construction of the highway system and the development of the automobile
In the early nineteenth century, why did the steps to industrialize take place in New England as opposed to the South?
Agriculture in New England was not highly profitable.
The South did not economically benefit from cash crops.
Southerners were fearful of slaves working in factories.
New Englanders had an abundance of slaves to work in factories.
How did construction of the Erie Canal contribute to the market revolution in the United States?
The canal was critical for providing power.
The canal made lucrative markets more accessible.
The canal protected Industrial cities from crime.
The canal kept foreigners out who were trying to sell their goods.
What was a long-lasting result of Henry Clay's "American System"?
a new pathway for citizenship
the immigration crisis of 2014
a collapse of the American economy
a creation of an American trading economy
Henry Clay's "American System" included federal subsidies for projects such as the Erie Canal and National Road in order to bind which sections of the country together?
North and the South
North and the Midwest
Midwest and the South
North and the Mississippi River Valley
What is being described?
War of 1812
American System
Election of 1824
Federal Reserve System
Which region of the United States was the center of the nation's industrial and financial resources in the early 1800's?
The West
The North
The South
The Mid-Atlantic
In Henry Clay's "American System," how would new transportation networks to link the Midwest and North be financed?
income taxes
excise taxes
protective tariffs
international loans
Perhaps the most important political figure in American history, who was never elected president was this "Great Compromiser."
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
James Buchanan
Andrew Johnson
The factory system of the early-19th century caused
a decrease in farm production
an increase in rural population
an increase in urban population
high unemployment in other areas
How did the market revolution change the US economy?
transformed the US economy from a crafts (by hand) system of production to a bartering system of exchange
transformed the US economy from a manufacturing system of production to a crafts (by hand) system of production
transformed the US economy from a crafts (by hand) system of production to a manufacturing system of production
transformed the US economy from a market based system of exchange to a bartering system of exchange
How did railroads impact the US economy?
sped up trading on the nation's waterways
provided free alternatives to state sponsored toll roads
increased access between the east and the west and significantly lowered food prices along the eastern seaboard
opened vast new areas of the American interior to settlement
Why did canals increase the significance of the steamboat during the market revolution?
because they increased the speed of the river's flow, and therefore increased the speed of the steamboat's paddles
because they enabled rural settlers to access markets from previously inaccessible areas
because they interrupted railroad lines, thereby making the steamboat the fastest way of transporting goods between the east and west
because they reduced the cost of trade between the east and west by allowing steamboats to transport goods across multiple waterways
