Question 1

The major technological improvements in early American industrial development were stolen from English inventors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

____________________ made secret drawings of British textile factory machines during an 1811 visit and then duplicated the machines in America.

Accepted Answer

Francis Ca

Question 3

The main issue for southerners deciding to migrate north involved

Accepted Answer

A) available transportation networks. 
B) different cultural issues between the north and south. 
C) leaving family behind. 
D) slavery. 
E) differences in climate. 
A) available transportation networks. 
B) different cultural issues between the north and south. 
C) leaving family behind. 
D) slavery. 
E) differences in climate.

Question 4

All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except

Accepted Answer

A) it was easier to transport goods into western settlements than out 
B) transportation west of the Appalachians was almost entirely undeveloped 
C) transporting goods by boat between Louisville and New Orleans took three to four months 
D) the cost of transporting wheat from Buffalo to New York City tripled its price 
E) trans-Appalachian settlements were marginal to the market economy 
A) it was easier to transport goods into western settlements than out 
B) transportation west of the Appalachians was almost entirely undeveloped 
C) transporting goods by boat between Louisville and New Orleans took three to four months 
D) the cost of transporting wheat from Buffalo to New York City tripled its price 
E) trans-Appalachian settlements were marginal to the market economy

Question 5

Which of the following was not a result of rising farm incomes after 1790?

Accepted Answer

A) the improved appearance of rural houses by painting and planting flowers 
B) the purchases of salt, pepper and gunpowder 
C) a greater concern with personal and household cleanliness 
D) the ownership of mirrors and watches 
E) All of these choices are correct 
A) the improved appearance of rural houses by painting and planting flowers 
B) the purchases of salt, pepper and gunpowder 
C) a greater concern with personal and household cleanliness 
D) the ownership of mirrors and watches 
E) All of these choices are correct

Question 6

Explore changes in the local rural economies of the United States in the early nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

In the early nineteenth century, the loc

Question 7

____________________ became the great New England cash crop.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ became the great New England cash...

Question 8

The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Lowell system. 
B) Waltham system. 
C) Rhode Island system. 
D) Massachusetts system. 
E) Carnegie system. 
A) Lowell system. 
B) Waltham system. 
C) Rhode Island system. 
D) Massachusetts system. 
E) Carnegie system.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became

Accepted Answer

A) master craftsmen. 
B) wage laborers. 
C) merchants. 
D) farmers. 
E) soldiers. 
A) master craftsmen. 
B) wage laborers. 
C) merchants. 
D) farmers. 
E) soldiers.

Question 11

By the 1830s, northeastern farmers' relationship to the market had

Accepted Answer

A) strengthened. 
B) weakened. 
C) remained unchanged. 
D) became independent of the international market 
E) none of these choices 
A) strengthened. 
B) weakened. 
C) remained unchanged. 
D) became independent of the international market 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

A Midwife's Tale was based on the diary of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A Midwife's Tale was based on the...

Question 13

All the following regarding southern farmers who moved into the Northwest is true except they

Accepted Answer

A) favored free-range livestock 
B) remained tied to the river trade 
C) often left the south seeing slavery blocked opportunities for them 
D) devoted most of their efforts to developing large cultivated farms 
E) did not bring slaves with them. 
A) favored free-range livestock 
B) remained tied to the river trade 
C) often left the south seeing slavery blocked opportunities for them 
D) devoted most of their efforts to developing large cultivated farms 
E) did not bring slaves with them.

Question 14

Young women employed in the New England textile mills

Accepted Answer

A) grew more dependent upon their families because of their experience. 
B) grew increasingly independent from their families because of their experience. 
C) remained relatively unchanged because of their experience. 
D) tended to keep their jobs for many years, and in some cases for life. 
E) joined labor unions and led violent strikes against the factories. 
A) grew more dependent upon their families because of their experience. 
B) grew increasingly independent from their families because of their experience. 
C) remained relatively unchanged because of their experience. 
D) tended to keep their jobs for many years, and in some cases for life. 
E) joined labor unions and led violent strikes against the factories.

Question 15

The status of artisans remained high and did not change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Most agricultural improvements were directed toward which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) indigo 
B) grain 
C) sugar 
D) tobacco 
E) cotton 
A) indigo 
B) grain 
C) sugar 
D) tobacco 
E) cotton

Question 17

In 1790, most rural farmhouses were ____________________ story.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1790, most rural farmhouses were ____________________...

Question 18

High costs kept large factories from being located in early nineteenth century cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 8: Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The major technological improvements in early American industrial development were stolen from English inventors.

____________________ made secret drawings of British textile factory machines during an 1811 visit and then duplicated the machines in America.

The main issue for southerners deciding to migrate north involved

All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except

Which of the following was not a result of rising farm incomes after 1790?

Explore changes in the local rural economies of the United States in the early nineteenth century.

____________________ became the great New England cash crop.

The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as the

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

During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became

By the 1830s, northeastern farmers' relationship to the market had

A Midwife's Tale was based on the diary of ____________________.

All the following regarding southern farmers who moved into the Northwest is true except they

Young women employed in the New England textile mills

The status of artisans remained high and did not change.

Most agricultural improvements were directed toward which of the following?

In 1790, most rural farmhouses were ____________________ story.

High costs kept large factories from being located in early nineteenth century cities.

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

The Erie Canal

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