Question 1

During the second half of the 19th century,export demand for U.S.agricultural products

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A) declined. 
B) increased. 
C) remained static. 
D) experienced chaotic periods on increase and decrease. 
A) declined. 
B) increased. 
C) remained static. 
D) experienced chaotic periods on increase and decrease.

Question 2

The first major step toward natural resource reform was

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A) the General Revision Act of 1891. 
B) the Commons Preservation Act of 1896. 
C) the Reclamation Act of 1902. 
D) the Snowden-Higgs Act of 1904. 
A) the General Revision Act of 1891. 
B) the Commons Preservation Act of 1896. 
C) the Reclamation Act of 1902. 
D) the Snowden-Higgs Act of 1904.

Question 3

The first farm organization of importance was

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A) the Grangers. 
B) the Greenback Party. 
C) the Southern Alliance. 
D) The Populists. 
A) the Grangers. 
B) the Greenback Party. 
C) the Southern Alliance. 
D) The Populists.

Question 4

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes farm incomes in the second half of the 19th century?

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A) Real per capita income fell. 
B) The rate of growth in real income per worker was negative. 
C) Nominal per capita income fell,but real per capita income remained unchanged. 
D) Growth rates in per capita income were positive,but small. 
A) Real per capita income fell. 
B) The rate of growth in real income per worker was negative. 
C) Nominal per capita income fell,but real per capita income remained unchanged. 
D) Growth rates in per capita income were positive,but small.

Question 5

Which of the following presidents is remembered for his role in championing American conservation legislation?

Accepted Answer

A) Warren G.Harding 
B) Abraham Lincoln 
C) Ulysses S.Grant 
D) Theodore Roosevelt 
A) Warren G.Harding 
B) Abraham Lincoln 
C) Ulysses S.Grant 
D) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 6

Increases in the price of farm labor during the post-bellum period led to

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A) an increase in farmers' demand for capital equipment. 
B) a decrease in farmers' demand for land. 
C) a decrease in the demand for food. 
D) an increase in the demand for fertilizer. 
A) an increase in farmers' demand for capital equipment. 
B) a decrease in farmers' demand for land. 
C) a decrease in the demand for food. 
D) an increase in the demand for fertilizer.

Question 7

According to research by Richard Scylla and John James on western farm mortgage rates,

Accepted Answer

A) real rates were lower than rates charged to eastern manufacturers. 
B) relatively high real rates were due to the monopoly power of eastern financiers. 
C) relatively high rates reflected high lending risks associated with agricultural loans. 
D) Farmers' nominal rates were high,but real rates were actually less than those charged for most loans. 
A) real rates were lower than rates charged to eastern manufacturers. 
B) relatively high real rates were due to the monopoly power of eastern financiers. 
C) relatively high rates reflected high lending risks associated with agricultural loans. 
D) Farmers' nominal rates were high,but real rates were actually less than those charged for most loans.

Question 8

Cyrus McCormick is best known for

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A) manufacturing the mechanical reaper. 
B) developing hybrid strains of corn. 
C) introducing chemical fertilizers. 
D) the invention of the single-horse plow. 
A) manufacturing the mechanical reaper. 
B) developing hybrid strains of corn. 
C) introducing chemical fertilizers. 
D) the invention of the single-horse plow.

Question 9

What best describes what happens to the share of income spent on food as income increases?

Accepted Answer

A) The share increases. 
B) The share decreases. 
C) The share stays the same. 
A) The share increases. 
B) The share decreases. 
C) The share stays the same.

Question 10

By 1900,the leading cotton producing state was

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A) Georgia. 
B) Louisiana. 
C) Texas. 
D) Mississippi. 
A) Georgia. 
B) Louisiana. 
C) Texas. 
D) Mississippi.

During the second half of the 19th century,export demand for U.S.agricultural products

The first major step toward natural resource reform was

The first farm organization of importance was

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes farm incomes in the second half of the 19th century?

Which of the following presidents is remembered for his role in championing American conservation legislation?

Increases in the price of farm labor during the post-bellum period led to

According to research by Richard Scylla and John James on western farm mortgage rates,

Cyrus McCormick is best known for

What best describes what happens to the share of income spent on food as income increases?

By 1900,the leading cotton producing state was

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Exam 15: Agricultures Western Advance

During the second half of the 19th century,export demand for U.S.agricultural products

The first major step toward natural resource reform was

The first farm organization of importance was

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes farm incomes in the second half of the 19th century?

Which of the following presidents is remembered for his role in championing American conservation legislation?

Increases in the price of farm labor during the post-bellum period led to

According to research by Richard Scylla and John James on western farm mortgage rates,

Cyrus McCormick is best known for

What best describes what happens to the share of income spent on food as income increases?

By 1900,the leading cotton producing state was

Economic History

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

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

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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