Question 1

Despite dramatic increases in trackage during the antebellum period,the U.S.was slow to develop an integrated railroad system.This was primarily due to

Accepted Answer

A) the opposition of municipal governments to railroads. 
B) the opposition of the federal government to railroads. 
C) the failure to adopt a standard gauge for track. 
D) heavy taxes on railroad companies. 
A) the opposition of municipal governments to railroads. 
B) the opposition of the federal government to railroads. 
C) the failure to adopt a standard gauge for track. 
D) heavy taxes on railroad companies. C

Question 2

Between 1830 and 1860,the number of miles of railroad in operation increased by

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A) roughly 100 percent. 
B) roughly 500 percent. 
C) roughly 750 percent. 
D) over 1000 percent. 
A) roughly 100 percent. 
B) roughly 500 percent. 
C) roughly 750 percent. 
D) over 1000 percent. D

Question 3

Which of the following antebellum transportation innovations earned the greatest rate of return?

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A) corporate-owned turnpikes 
B) the National Road 
C) the Erie Canal 
D) the Mainline Canal 
A) corporate-owned turnpikes 
B) the National Road 
C) the Erie Canal 
D) the Mainline Canal C

Question 4

The term "transportation revolution" implies

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A) binding the East and West politically. 
B) binding the East and West economically. 
C) rapidly introduced technological innovations. 
D) All of the above are implied. 
A) binding the East and West politically. 
B) binding the East and West economically. 
C) rapidly introduced technological innovations. 
D) All of the above are implied.

Question 5

Which did not cause significant navigation problems on inland waterways?

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A) ice 
B) variations in the heights of rivers 
C) sand bars 
D) sunken ships 
E) inland piracy 
A) ice 
B) variations in the heights of rivers 
C) sand bars 
D) sunken ships 
E) inland piracy

Question 6

When considering the price lags of the West behind the East,by the eve of the Civil War the lag was

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A) roughly one year. 
B) six months. 
C) three months. 
D) virtually eliminated. 
A) roughly one year. 
B) six months. 
C) three months. 
D) virtually eliminated.

Question 7

What most accurately describes the trend in inter-city prices between 1815-1860?

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A) Prices of goods in different eastern cities diverged. 
B) The prices of goods in the Midwest converged towards the prices of goods in the east. 
C) Prices of goods in the Midwest decreased relative to the prices of goods in the east. 
A) Prices of goods in different eastern cities diverged. 
B) The prices of goods in the Midwest converged towards the prices of goods in the east. 
C) Prices of goods in the Midwest decreased relative to the prices of goods in the east.

Question 8

The Erie Canal,the most important canal (in terms of the number and dollar value of shipments),was in

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A) Georgia. 
B) New York. 
C) Pennsylvania. 
D) Maryland. 
A) Georgia. 
B) New York. 
C) Pennsylvania. 
D) Maryland.

Question 9

According to Walton and Rockoff,the primary reason the Federal government failed to build an adequate highway system before the Civil War was

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A) the technology was not available. 
B) the canal craze diverted attention. 
C) rivalries among different sections of the country stalled legislation. 
D) the teachings of Adam Smith were taken too literally. 
A) the technology was not available. 
B) the canal craze diverted attention. 
C) rivalries among different sections of the country stalled legislation. 
D) the teachings of Adam Smith were taken too literally.

Question 10

According to Walton and Rockoff,the primary reason for the demise of the canal system was

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A) excessive reliance on individual entrepreneurs so that a system of canals was never created. 
B) excessive government regulation that kept canal rates and profits too low. 
C) environmental damage from deforestation that left canals flooded at some times and dry at others. 
D) competition from the railroads. 
A) excessive reliance on individual entrepreneurs so that a system of canals was never created. 
B) excessive government regulation that kept canal rates and profits too low. 
C) environmental damage from deforestation that left canals flooded at some times and dry at others. 
D) competition from the railroads.

Question 11

Public versus private initiatives to expand canals and railroads

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A) featured a large percentage of government investment. 
B) featured a small percentage of government investment. 
C) were dominated by private investment. 
D) were exclusively private due to "strict constructionism." 
A) featured a large percentage of government investment. 
B) featured a small percentage of government investment. 
C) were dominated by private investment. 
D) were exclusively private due to "strict constructionism."

Question 12

"Antebellum transportation improvements encouraged the South to specialize in cotton,while depending on the West for food and the Northeast for manufactured goods." This statement

Accepted Answer

A) describes Rostow's stages of growth model. 
B) describes North's interregional growth hypothesis. 
C) describes Thomas Jefferson's vision of the US economy. 
D) is supported by most contemporary economic historians. 
A) describes Rostow's stages of growth model. 
B) describes North's interregional growth hypothesis. 
C) describes Thomas Jefferson's vision of the US economy. 
D) is supported by most contemporary economic historians.

Question 13

Which of the following antebellum transportation innovations was financed primarily by government funds?

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A) the Erie Canal 
B) the New Orleans steamboat 
C) the Lancaster Turnpike 
D) the Ann McKim clipper ship 
A) the Erie Canal 
B) the New Orleans steamboat 
C) the Lancaster Turnpike 
D) the Ann McKim clipper ship

Question 14

Until the 1840s,the leading transport route in the US (in terms of volume of freight from the West)was

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A) the Northern Gateway. 
B) the Northeastern Gateway. 
C) the Southern Gateway. 
D) the Erie Canal. 
A) the Northern Gateway. 
B) the Northeastern Gateway. 
C) the Southern Gateway. 
D) the Erie Canal.

Question 15

Which statement best describes the relationship between steamboats,keelboats and flatboats on the Mississippi River in the antebellum period?

Accepted Answer

A) Steamboats were substitutes for both keelboats and flatboats. 
B) Steamboats were complements for both keelboats and flatboats. 
C) Steamboats were substitutes for keelboats and complements for flatboats. 
D) Steamboats were substitutes for flatboats and complements for keelboats. 
A) Steamboats were substitutes for both keelboats and flatboats. 
B) Steamboats were complements for both keelboats and flatboats. 
C) Steamboats were substitutes for keelboats and complements for flatboats. 
D) Steamboats were substitutes for flatboats and complements for keelboats.

Question 16

Inland passage times were reduced primarily through

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the speeds of the boats themselves. 
B) shorter layover times. 
C) the government activity to clear the rivers of natural obstructions. 
D) learning to operate the boats at night. 
A) increasing the speeds of the boats themselves. 
B) shorter layover times. 
C) the government activity to clear the rivers of natural obstructions. 
D) learning to operate the boats at night.

Question 17

Robert Fulton is most recognized for

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A) inventing of the cotton gin. 
B) building the first steamboat. 
C) being one of the primary advocates of the abolition movement. 
D) developing the technology to power railroad engines. 
A) inventing of the cotton gin. 
B) building the first steamboat. 
C) being one of the primary advocates of the abolition movement. 
D) developing the technology to power railroad engines.

Question 18

Strict constructionism of the Constitution in the antebellum period

Accepted Answer

A) made federal funding of any project passing through several states illegal. 
B) held the federal government to only a few transportation projects. 
C) opened the door to federal domination of transportation projects. 
D) caused earlier federal plans of transportation expansion to be completed by a mix of state,local and private enterprise. 
E) Both b and d are correct. 
A) made federal funding of any project passing through several states illegal. 
B) held the federal government to only a few transportation projects. 
C) opened the door to federal domination of transportation projects. 
D) caused earlier federal plans of transportation expansion to be completed by a mix of state,local and private enterprise. 
E) Both b and d are correct.

Question 19

What was not a benefit of the development of a national market?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased production by reducing tragedy of the commons problems. 
B) Permitted greater division of labor. 
C) Enabled people and organizations to engage more in their comparative advantages. 
D) Led to lower costs because of increasing returns to scale could be taken advantage of in more industries. 
A) Increased production by reducing tragedy of the commons problems. 
B) Permitted greater division of labor. 
C) Enabled people and organizations to engage more in their comparative advantages. 
D) Led to lower costs because of increasing returns to scale could be taken advantage of in more industries.

Question 20

DeWitt Clinton is most recognized for

Accepted Answer

A) inventing the wheat combine. 
B) being one of the primary advocates of the abolition movement. 
C) developing the technology to power railroad engines. 
D) overseeing the building of the Erie Canal. 
A) inventing the wheat combine. 
B) being one of the primary advocates of the abolition movement. 
C) developing the technology to power railroad engines. 
D) overseeing the building of the Erie Canal.

Exam 9: Transportation and Market Growth

Despite dramatic increases in trackage during the antebellum period,the U.S.was slow to develop an integrated railroad system.This was primarily due to

Between 1830 and 1860,the number of miles of railroad in operation increased by

Which of the following antebellum transportation innovations earned the greatest rate of return?

The term "transportation revolution" implies

Which did not cause significant navigation problems on inland waterways?

When considering the price lags of the West behind the East,by the eve of the Civil War the lag was

What most accurately describes the trend in inter-city prices between 1815-1860?

The Erie Canal,the most important canal (in terms of the number and dollar value of shipments),was in

According to Walton and Rockoff,the primary reason the Federal government failed to build an adequate highway system before the Civil War was

According to Walton and Rockoff,the primary reason for the demise of the canal system was

Public versus private initiatives to expand canals and railroads

"Antebellum transportation improvements encouraged the South to specialize in cotton,while depending on the West for food and the Northeast for manufactured goods." This statement

Which of the following antebellum transportation innovations was financed primarily by government funds?

Until the 1840s,the leading transport route in the US (in terms of volume of freight from the West)was

Which statement best describes the relationship between steamboats,keelboats and flatboats on the Mississippi River in the antebellum period?

Inland passage times were reduced primarily through

Robert Fulton is most recognized for

Strict constructionism of the Constitution in the antebellum period

What was not a benefit of the development of a national market?

DeWitt Clinton is most recognized for

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