Question 1

U.S. citizens migrating to Illinois in the first half of the 19th century would most likely have come from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts and New Jersey. 
B)  California and Oregon. 
C)  North and South Carolina. 
D)  Up the Mississippi River from Louisiana and Mississippi. 
A)  Massachusetts and New Jersey. 
B)  California and Oregon. 
C)  North and South Carolina. 
D)  Up the Mississippi River from Louisiana and Mississippi. A

Question 2

Under the system of "township planning"

Accepted Answer

A)  no one could own land that had not been previously surveyed. 
B)  settlers chose their own plots of land, under the supervision of a county surveyor. 
C)  legal descriptions of property made reference to permanent natural objects. 
D)  gaps between unsettled and settled land were encouraged. 
A)  no one could own land that had not been previously surveyed. 
B)  settlers chose their own plots of land, under the supervision of a county surveyor. 
C)  legal descriptions of property made reference to permanent natural objects. 
D)  gaps between unsettled and settled land were encouraged. A

Question 3

Land "conservatives" in the 19th century

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that the sale of the public domain should provide substantial government revenue. 
B)  believed that the U.S. should subsidize the production of certain agricultural products, including corn and wheat. 
C)  supported the sale of the public domain in small plots. 
D)  supported the rights of "squatters." 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  believed that the sale of the public domain should provide substantial government revenue. 
B)  believed that the U.S. should subsidize the production of certain agricultural products, including corn and wheat. 
C)  supported the sale of the public domain in small plots. 
D)  supported the rights of "squatters." 
E)  All of the above. A

Question 4

The Land Ordinance of 1787 provided that a state would be admitted to the Union when it's population reached

Accepted Answer

A)  5,000. 
B)  30,000. 
C)  60,000. 
D)  100,000. 
A)  5,000. 
B)  30,000. 
C)  60,000. 
D)  100,000.

Question 5

What best describes westward movement of population between 1800-1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gold Rush migration was of comparatively minor economic importance. 
B)  The large increase in and sales in this period was based on speculation. 
C)  Migrants moved to the west because they were "pushed" out of the east, where conditions were getting worse. 
D)  Corn prices were relatively low in the decades when migration to the west was largest. 
A)  The Gold Rush migration was of comparatively minor economic importance. 
B)  The large increase in and sales in this period was based on speculation. 
C)  Migrants moved to the west because they were "pushed" out of the east, where conditions were getting worse. 
D)  Corn prices were relatively low in the decades when migration to the west was largest.

Question 6

A liberal philosophy of land distribution would support which of the following rules about paying for western land?

Accepted Answer

A)  High minimum acreage rules for people buying land. 
B)  High minimum prices for land. 
C)  Credit payments for the land. 
A)  High minimum acreage rules for people buying land. 
B)  High minimum prices for land. 
C)  Credit payments for the land.

Question 7

Eli Whitney is most noted for

Accepted Answer

A)  inventing the steam engine. 
B)  inventing the cotton gin. 
C)  inventing the technology for the first railroad engine. 
D)  developing the Erie Canal. 
A)  inventing the steam engine. 
B)  inventing the cotton gin. 
C)  inventing the technology for the first railroad engine. 
D)  developing the Erie Canal.

Question 8

What would be the impact of a virus that infected the Midwestern corn crop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Price of corn increases and the price of wheat decreases. 
B)  Price of corn decreases and the quantity of wheat increases. 
C)  Quantities of corn and wheat increase. 
D)  Quantity of corn decreases and the price of wheat increases. 
A)  Price of corn increases and the price of wheat decreases. 
B)  Price of corn decreases and the quantity of wheat increases. 
C)  Quantities of corn and wheat increase. 
D)  Quantity of corn decreases and the price of wheat increases.

Question 9

One interesting aspect of the California Gold Rush was

Accepted Answer

A)  the initial absence of property rights to land. 
B)  the use of indentured servants as a labor force in mines. 
C)  the absence of violence in the gold fields. 
D)  the formation of unions that negotiated wages and hours on behalf of miners. 
E)  Both a and c are correct. 
A)  the initial absence of property rights to land. 
B)  the use of indentured servants as a labor force in mines. 
C)  the absence of violence in the gold fields. 
D)  the formation of unions that negotiated wages and hours on behalf of miners. 
E)  Both a and c are correct.

Question 10

In the antebellum period, U.S. cotton production

Accepted Answer

A)  moved inland and westward following the invention of the cotton gin. 
B)  was unable to meet the demand of the growing U.S. textile industry. 
C)  was concentrated on small farms of less than 100 acres. 
D)  faced declining world demand for most of the antebellum period. 
A)  moved inland and westward following the invention of the cotton gin. 
B)  was unable to meet the demand of the growing U.S. textile industry. 
C)  was concentrated on small farms of less than 100 acres. 
D)  faced declining world demand for most of the antebellum period.

Question 11

The Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for western lands to be divided into townships, each of which covered

Accepted Answer

A)  100 acres. 
B)  all of the land between any two identifiable natural objects, such as streams, trees or rocks. 
C)  enough land to support 10 families. 
D)  36 square miles. 
A)  100 acres. 
B)  all of the land between any two identifiable natural objects, such as streams, trees or rocks. 
C)  enough land to support 10 families. 
D)  36 square miles.

Question 12

Which was not one of the main U.S. land acquisitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican Cession. 
B)  Western Purchase. 
C)  Gadsden Purchase . 
D)  The Oregon Country. 
A)  Mexican Cession. 
B)  Western Purchase. 
C)  Gadsden Purchase . 
D)  The Oregon Country.

Question 13

How did James W. Marshall discover gold at California's American River?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Sutter had sent him there for that purpose. 
B)  Marshall was in search of silver, which he had previously mined in Nevada. 
C)  Marshall caught  nugget accidentally, while fishing. 
D)  Marshall was building a sawmill at the river on behalf of John Sutter. 
A)  John Sutter had sent him there for that purpose. 
B)  Marshall was in search of silver, which he had previously mined in Nevada. 
C)  Marshall caught  nugget accidentally, while fishing. 
D)  Marshall was building a sawmill at the river on behalf of John Sutter.

Question 14

What would best characterize the relationship between corn prices, wheat prices and the public sale of western land (OH, IL, IN, MI, IA, WI, MO) between 1815-1860?

Accepted Answer

A)  All three were very positively correlated. 
B)  Land sales increased first, which drew people to move and produce more crops, which increased the crop prices. 
C)  As land sales increased, corn prices increased and wheat prices decreased as farmers substituted from wheat to corn. 
D)  Land sales were negatively related to both the wheat and corn prices. 
A)  All three were very positively correlated. 
B)  Land sales increased first, which drew people to move and produce more crops, which increased the crop prices. 
C)  As land sales increased, corn prices increased and wheat prices decreased as farmers substituted from wheat to corn. 
D)  Land sales were negatively related to both the wheat and corn prices.

Question 15

What best describes the impact of the cotton gin?

Accepted Answer

A)  A decrease in the price and an increase in the quantity of cotton. 
B)  An increase in the price and a decrease in the quantity of cotton. 
C)  Decreases in both the price and quantity of cotton. 
D)  Increases in both the price and quantity of cotton. 
A)  A decrease in the price and an increase in the quantity of cotton. 
B)  An increase in the price and a decrease in the quantity of cotton. 
C)  Decreases in both the price and quantity of cotton. 
D)  Increases in both the price and quantity of cotton.

Question 16

conservative philosophy of land distribution would not support which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  High minimum acreage rules for people buying land. 
B)  High minimum prices for land. 
C)  Credit payments for the land. 
A)  High minimum acreage rules for people buying land. 
B)  High minimum prices for land. 
C)  Credit payments for the land.

Question 17

According to Walton and Rockoff, all of the following were among Jefferson's main goals for land policy except :

Accepted Answer

A)  To assure clear property rights to the land owned by individuals. 
B)  To drive Indians off the land and secure it for American settlers. 
C)  To provide revenues to the federal government through sales. 
D)  To spread democratic institutions. 
A)  To assure clear property rights to the land owned by individuals. 
B)  To drive Indians off the land and secure it for American settlers. 
C)  To provide revenues to the federal government through sales. 
D)  To spread democratic institutions.

Question 18

Thomas Jefferson's main goals for land policy included all of the following except :

Accepted Answer

A)  To assure secure property rights to the land owned by individuals. 
B)  To establish a system for collecting property taxes on land owned by individuals. 
C)  To provide revenues to the federal government through land sales. 
D)  To encourage the spread of democratic institutions. 
A)  To assure secure property rights to the land owned by individuals. 
B)  To establish a system for collecting property taxes on land owned by individuals. 
C)  To provide revenues to the federal government through land sales. 
D)  To encourage the spread of democratic institutions.

Question 19

Land "liberals" in the 19th century

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that the sale of the public domain should provide substantial government revenue. 
B)  voted against the Homestead Act of 1862. 
C)  supported the sale of the public domain in small plots. 
D)  were against the extension of credit to land buyers. 
A)  believed that the sale of the public domain should provide substantial government revenue. 
B)  voted against the Homestead Act of 1862. 
C)  supported the sale of the public domain in small plots. 
D)  were against the extension of credit to land buyers.

Question 20

Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly ___________ , primarily due to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative; increases in the price per acre of available land. 
B)  conservative; legal limits on the sale of land to farmers. 
C)  liberal; the extension of long-term credit by the federal government to land buyers. 
D)  liberal; decreases in the minimum acreage required for purchase. 
A)  conservative; increases in the price per acre of available land. 
B)  conservative; legal limits on the sale of land to farmers. 
C)  liberal; the extension of long-term credit by the federal government to land buyers. 
D)  liberal; decreases in the minimum acreage required for purchase.

Exam 8: Land and the Early Westward Movements

U.S. citizens migrating to Illinois in the first half of the 19th century would most likely have come from:

Under the system of "township planning"

Land "conservatives" in the 19th century

The Land Ordinance of 1787 provided that a state would be admitted to the Union when it's population reached

What best describes westward movement of population between 1800-1860?

A liberal philosophy of land distribution would support which of the following rules about paying for western land?

Eli Whitney is most noted for

What would be the impact of a virus that infected the Midwestern corn crop?

One interesting aspect of the California Gold Rush was

In the antebellum period, U.S. cotton production

The Northwest Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for western lands to be divided into townships, each of which covered

Which was not one of the main U.S. land acquisitions?

How did James W. Marshall discover gold at California's American River?

What would best characterize the relationship between corn prices, wheat prices and the public sale of western land (OH, IL, IN, MI, IA, WI, MO) between 1815-1860?

What best describes the impact of the cotton gin?

conservative philosophy of land distribution would not support which of the following?

According to Walton and Rockoff, all of the following were among Jefferson's main goals for land policy except :

Thomas Jefferson's main goals for land policy included all of the following except :

Land "liberals" in the 19th century

Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly ___________ , primarily due to _____________.

Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum Era

Commerce at Home and Abroad

World War I, 1914-1918

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War Ii

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

The Changing Role of the Federal Government: Consumer Safety, Agriculture, the Environment, and Housing

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and the Business Cycle After World War Ii

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U.S. citizens migrating to Illinois in the first half of the 19^th century would most likely have come from:

Land "liberals" in the 19^th century

Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly _ , primarily due to ___.