Question 1

Discuss the role of comparative advantage in regional specialization in the United States in the?period 1790-1860.

Accepted Answer

The colonial economy in USA shows signif

Question 2

Describe the evolution of industrial production in the U.S.from 1790 to 1860.Use statistics?to describe changes in production levels.

Accepted Answer

The evolution of industrial production i

Question 3

Important steps in the growth of the wage-labor system of the North in the early 19th century include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The advancement of many of the old skilled crafts and apprenticeship systems by the factory system 
B)  The fall in the demand for unskilled labor created by transportation improvements 
C)  The complication of work tasks in the factory, which allowed the use of women and child labor 
D)  Large-scale migration to the U.S. of relatively unskilled workers who sought jobs in the cities and factories 
A)  The advancement of many of the old skilled crafts and apprenticeship systems by the factory system 
B)  The fall in the demand for unskilled labor created by transportation improvements 
C)  The complication of work tasks in the factory, which allowed the use of women and child labor 
D)  Large-scale migration to the U.S. of relatively unskilled workers who sought jobs in the cities and factories

Question 4

The energy source most often used by the earliest factories was

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A)  animal power. 
B)  wind power. 
C)  water power. 
D)  steam engines. 
A)  animal power. 
B)  wind power. 
C)  water power. 
D)  steam engines.

Question 5

At the time of the American Revolution,the Industrial Revolution first launched in

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A)  France. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  England. 
D)  Spain. 
A)  France. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  England. 
D)  Spain.

Question 6

According to Habakkuk (1962),the high price of western lands before the Homestead Act (1862)kept workmen in the eastern manufacturing cities and thus slowed down the rate of adoption of ?labor-saving technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The object of U.S.technological choices,according to Rosenberg (1963),was to conserve scarce productive factors and exploit plentiful ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The American manufacturing system began to emerge in the years prior to the Civil War.Which?of the following was not an important aspect of the system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extensive or increased use of craftsmen 
B)  Mass production of goods in factories 
C)  The production of standardized goods 
D)  Extensive use of machinery and equipment 
A)  Extensive or increased use of craftsmen 
B)  Mass production of goods in factories 
C)  The production of standardized goods 
D)  Extensive use of machinery and equipment

Question 9

In general,in the 19th century,America

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A)  was a low tariff nation because it was believed that free trade brought specialization, efficiency and more rapid economic growth. 
B)  was a nation that kept its tariffs at about the same levels as England so as not to give the British an advantage. 
C)  was a high tariff nation which believed, from the days of Alexander Hamilton, that America's industry needed protection from the more industrially advanced England. 
D)  had a moderate level of tariffs, compared with England, whose main purpose was to provide the federal government with revenues. 
A)  was a low tariff nation because it was believed that free trade brought specialization, efficiency and more rapid economic growth. 
B)  was a nation that kept its tariffs at about the same levels as England so as not to give the British an advantage. 
C)  was a high tariff nation which believed, from the days of Alexander Hamilton, that America's industry needed protection from the more industrially advanced England. 
D)  had a moderate level of tariffs, compared with England, whose main purpose was to provide the federal government with revenues.

Question 10

Those individuals who rejected the U.S.tariff policy of the antebellum period did so for which of the following reasons? They

Accepted Answer

A)  Wanted to save domestic jobs in those industries reliant on imports. 
B)  Depended on imports for domestic production. 
C)  Wanted to protect relatively low consumer prices, advance free trade and boost economic efficiency. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Wanted to save domestic jobs in those industries reliant on imports. 
B)  Depended on imports for domestic production. 
C)  Wanted to protect relatively low consumer prices, advance free trade and boost economic efficiency. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 11

Compare and contrast antebellum industrialization in the North and South by explaining what each had in common and how they differed in terms of levels and rates of industrialization.

Accepted Answer

Antebellum industrialization in the Nort

Exam 11: The Early Industrial Sector

Discuss the role of comparative advantage in regional specialization in the United States in the?period 1790-1860.

Describe the evolution of industrial production in the U.S.from 1790 to 1860.Use statistics?to describe changes in production levels.

Important steps in the growth of the wage-labor system of the North in the early 19th century include which of the following?

The energy source most often used by the earliest factories was

At the time of the American Revolution,the Industrial Revolution first launched in

According to Habakkuk (1962),the high price of western lands before the Homestead Act (1862)kept workmen in the eastern manufacturing cities and thus slowed down the rate of adoption of ?labor-saving technology.

The object of U.S.technological choices,according to Rosenberg (1963),was to conserve scarce productive factors and exploit plentiful ones.

The American manufacturing system began to emerge in the years prior to the Civil War.Which?of the following was not an important aspect of the system?

In general,in the 19th century,America

Those individuals who rejected the U.S.tariff policy of the antebellum period did so for which of the following reasons? They

Compare and contrast antebellum industrialization in the North and South by explaining what each had in common and how they differed in terms of levels and rates of industrialization.

Overseas Empire

Colonial Development

America on the Eve of Revolution

Gaining Independence

Westward Expansion

Population and Labor Force

Law and the Rise of Classical American Capitalism

Transportation, Internal Improvements, and Urbanization

Agricultural Expansion: The Conflict of Two Systems on the Land

The Debate over Slavery

The Financial System and the International Economy

Economic Effects of the Civil War

Railroads and Economic Development

Post-Civil War Agriculture

Population Growth and the Atlantic Migration

Industrialization, Entrepreneurship, and Urban Growth

Big Business and Government Intervention

Financial Developments 1863–1914

The Giant Economy and Its International Relations

Labor and the Law

The Command Economy Emerges: World War I

Normalcy”: 1919–1929

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The “Prosperity” of Wartime

Before the New Frontier: The Postwar Economy

Population, Health, and Labor

Postwar Industry and Agriculture

To the New Millennium and Beyond

Does Our Past Have a Future?

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