Question 1

The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Arkwright 
B)  Nathaniel Appleton 
C)  Francis Cabot Lowell 
D)  Samuel Slater 
E)  Thomas Edison 
A)  Richard Arkwright 
B)  Nathaniel Appleton 
C)  Francis Cabot Lowell 
D)  Samuel Slater 
E)  Thomas Edison

Question 2

The engine of economic growth in the North and West was international trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of

Accepted Answer

A)  land under cultivation. 
B)  woodlands. 
C)  food crops. 
D)  grain planted. 
E)  all of these choices 
A)  land under cultivation. 
B)  woodlands. 
C)  food crops. 
D)  grain planted. 
E)  all of these choices

Question 4

The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 1790, more than_____________ percent of Americans lived on farms and in rural villages.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1790, more than_____________ percent of Americans...

Question 6

Eastern visitors described the backcountry as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  clean 
B)  civilized 
C)  filthy 
D)  organized 
E)  none of these choices 
A)  clean 
B)  civilized 
C)  filthy 
D)  organized 
E)  none of these choices

Question 7

The Erie Canal

Accepted Answer

A)  bankrupted the state of New York. 
B)  replaced the New York Central railroad as the major means of transportation in the Northeast. 
C)  opened the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area. 
D)  had little impact on the economy of the Northeast. 
E)  made fortunes for its developers without the state deriving any real benefit. 
A)  bankrupted the state of New York. 
B)  replaced the New York Central railroad as the major means of transportation in the Northeast. 
C)  opened the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area. 
D)  had little impact on the economy of the Northeast. 
E)  made fortunes for its developers without the state deriving any real benefit.

Question 8

Examine the transportation revolution in the period from 1800 to 1840.

Accepted Answer

The transportation revolution in the per

Question 9

The market revolution did not affect the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

New York's governor,_____________, talked the state legislature into building what became the Erie Canal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of New York's governor,_____________, talked the state legislature...

Question 11

Under the Rhode Island system

Accepted Answer

A)  textile workers bought their own looms and bargained with merchants to establish prices. 
B)  mill owners created factory towns that included farmland that was rented to the families of textile workers. 
C)  factories were located in major seaport cities in order to have access to international markets. 
D)  Rhode Island banks financed industrial development in other states but charged extremely high interest rates. 
E)  the factories were government owned. 
A)  textile workers bought their own looms and bargained with merchants to establish prices. 
B)  mill owners created factory towns that included farmland that was rented to the families of textile workers. 
C)  factories were located in major seaport cities in order to have access to international markets. 
D)  Rhode Island banks financed industrial development in other states but charged extremely high interest rates. 
E)  the factories were government owned.

Question 12

The Boston Associates built their first mill at_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Boston Associates built their first mill...

Question 13

A "razorback" was a southern term for a(n)_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A "razorback" was a southern term for...

Question 14

By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1790, most rural farmhouses were_____________ story.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1790, most rural farmhouses were_____________ story....

The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The engine of economic growth in the North and West was international trade.

In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of

The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise.

In 1790, more than_____________ percent of Americans lived on farms and in rural villages.

Eastern visitors described the backcountry as which of the following?

The Erie Canal

Examine the transportation revolution in the period from 1800 to 1840.

The market revolution did not affect the family.

New York's governor,_____________, talked the state legislature into building what became the Erie Canal.

Under the Rhode Island system

The Boston Associates built their first mill at_____________.

A "razorback" was a southern term for a(n)_____________.

By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities.

Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America.

By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.

In 1790, most rural farmhouses were_____________ story.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 8: Northern Transformations

The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

The engine of economic growth in the North and West was international trade.

In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of

The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise.

In 1790, more than_____________ percent of Americans lived on farms and in rural villages.

Eastern visitors described the backcountry as which of the following?

The Erie Canal

Examine the transportation revolution in the period from 1800 to 1840.

The market revolution did not affect the family.

New York's governor,_____________, talked the state legislature into building what became the Erie Canal.

Under the Rhode Island system

The Boston Associates built their first mill at_____________.

A "razorback" was a southern term for a(n)_____________.

By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities.

Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America.

By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.

In 1790, most rural farmhouses were_____________ story.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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