Question 1

All of the following were important colonial industries except:

Accepted Answer

A) fishing and fish packing 
B) production of ships' stores 
C) manufacturing of finished iron goods 
D) shipbuilding 
A) fishing and fish packing 
B) production of ships' stores 
C) manufacturing of finished iron goods 
D) shipbuilding

Question 2

What was not true about the New England colonial economy?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the leading fishing industry in the colonies. 
B) It was a net importer of food. 
C) It was the leading colonial shipping industry in the colonies. 
D) It was the most productive area in terms of agriculture. 
A) It was the leading fishing industry in the colonies. 
B) It was a net importer of food. 
C) It was the leading colonial shipping industry in the colonies. 
D) It was the most productive area in terms of agriculture.

Question 3

During the colonial period the cost of building a ship in New England was typically _________ the cost of building the same ship in England.

Accepted Answer

A) greater than 
B) less than 
C) about equal to 
D) not comparable to 
A) greater than 
B) less than 
C) about equal to 
D) not comparable to

All of the following were important colonial industries except:

What was not true about the New England colonial economy?

During the colonial period the cost of building a ship in New England was typically _________ the cost of building the same ship in England.

Economic History

Founding the Colonies

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Western Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion 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

Mobilizing for War

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War II

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

Government the Business Cycle After World War II

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

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Exam 3: Colonial Economic Activities

All of the following were important colonial industries except:

What was not true about the New England colonial economy?

During the colonial period the cost of building a ship in New England was typically _________ the cost of building the same ship in England.

Economic History

Founding the Colonies

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Three Crises and Revolt

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Western Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion 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

Mobilizing for War

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War II

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

Government the Business Cycle After World War II

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

Filters