Question 1

Describe the patterns of agricultural production in the "farm belt."

Accepted Answer

The "farm belt" refers to the region in

Question 2

By comparing the market value of livestock,corn,wheat and oats in 1880 to 1900,one can see that agricultural growth in the South did not occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following are expected consequences of common ownership of property and resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  The threat of corrupt use 
B)  The danger of over use 
C)  Free riding 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The threat of corrupt use 
B)  The danger of over use 
C)  Free riding 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

Western agriculture in the nineteenth century can be characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  a rising labor to output ratio. 
B)  a rising capital to output ratio. 
C)  the use of marginal land to increase output. 
D)  a shift to more efficient crops. 
A)  a rising labor to output ratio. 
B)  a rising capital to output ratio. 
C)  the use of marginal land to increase output. 
D)  a shift to more efficient crops.

Question 5

Describe how the complaints of farmers changed the degree to which the federal government intervened in business and consumer affairs.

Accepted Answer

The complaints of farmers played a signi

Question 6

Prices,on average,increased in the food market; the demand for food had simply grown faster than supply from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the beginning of World War I in 1913.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the trends of farm prices from the end of the Civil War to the mid-1890s.Explain why this trend fueled agrarian discontent.

Accepted Answer

After the end of the Civil War, farm pri

Question 8

The need for government subsidies of irrigation produced

Accepted Answer

A)  the Desert Land Act (1877). 
B)  the Interstate Commerce Commission Act (1887). 
C)  the Newlands Act (1902). 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the Desert Land Act (1877). 
B)  the Interstate Commerce Commission Act (1887). 
C)  the Newlands Act (1902). 
D)  all of the above.

Question 9

Historically barriers to development in the U.S.,such as the dry deserts of some of the country's western states,have been solved by

Accepted Answer

A)  only government action. 
B)  only private action. 
C)  a blend of government and private actions. 
D)  foreign expertise. 
A)  only government action. 
B)  only private action. 
C)  a blend of government and private actions. 
D)  foreign expertise.

Question 10

In the last three decades of the 19th century,the long-run supply track of farm prices

Accepted Answer

A)  indicates a decline in farm prices due to a slowly increasing demand and a more rapidly increasing supply. 
B)  indicates a decline in farm prices due to a slowly increasing supply and a more rapidly increasing demand. 
C)  indicates an increase in farm prices due to a slowly increasing supply and a more rapidly increasing demand. 
D)  indicates relatively constant prices due to the fact that supply and demand were both increasing?at about the same rate. 
A)  indicates a decline in farm prices due to a slowly increasing demand and a more rapidly increasing supply. 
B)  indicates a decline in farm prices due to a slowly increasing supply and a more rapidly increasing demand. 
C)  indicates an increase in farm prices due to a slowly increasing supply and a more rapidly increasing demand. 
D)  indicates relatively constant prices due to the fact that supply and demand were both increasing?at about the same rate.

Question 11

During the period of rapid industrialization in the U.S.after the Civil War,

Accepted Answer

A)  real farm incomes fell drastically. 
B)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased at a faster pace than real incomes?in manufacturing. 
C)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased at relatively the same rate as real incomes?in manufacturing. 
D)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased but at a slower pace than real incomes?in manufacturing. 
A)  real farm incomes fell drastically. 
B)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased at a faster pace than real incomes?in manufacturing. 
C)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased at relatively the same rate as real incomes?in manufacturing. 
D)  real incomes in the agricultural sector increased but at a slower pace than real incomes?in manufacturing.

Question 12

Compare internal developmental patterns of the U.S.economy in the antebellum and post-bellum eras.Identify,describe and explain the differences.

Accepted Answer

During the antebellum era, the U.S. econ

Question 13

The last of the public land was sold between 1881 and 1907.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Attitudes toward public land use have changed numerous times since the late 1800s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Desert Land Act (1877)and the Cary Act (1894)liberalized the terms for preemption that had been set originally in the 1862 Homestead Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the period of industrialization in the U.S.,real income in the agricultural sector fell.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The common ownership of natural resources frequently leads to

Accepted Answer

A)  an efficient resource allocation. 
B)  an even distribution of resources. 
C)  an uneven distribution of resources. 
D)  a productive use of resources. 
A)  an efficient resource allocation. 
B)  an even distribution of resources. 
C)  an uneven distribution of resources. 
D)  a productive use of resources.

Question 18

Advances in chemical and biological applications before World War I (1914-1918)increased agricultural output per acre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With regard to agricultural productivity (grain crops)in the post-Civil War period (1870-1910),

Accepted Answer

A)  output per acre went up significantly. 
B)  output per man-hour went up significantly. 
C)  output per unit of energy input went up significantly. 
D)  all of the above occurred. 
A)  output per acre went up significantly. 
B)  output per man-hour went up significantly. 
C)  output per unit of energy input went up significantly. 
D)  all of the above occurred.

Question 20

Extensive agricultural cultivation from 1870 to 1910,as described by Hughes and Cain (2011),?meant that

Accepted Answer

A)  there could be no increase in agricultural output per man hour. 
B)  the percentage increase in acreage under cultivation and the percentage increase ?in agricultural output was roughly the same. 
C)  the proportion of the labor force in agriculture steadily increased. 
D)  all of the above were true. 
A)  there could be no increase in agricultural output per man hour. 
B)  the percentage increase in acreage under cultivation and the percentage increase ?in agricultural output was roughly the same. 
C)  the proportion of the labor force in agriculture steadily increased. 
D)  all of the above were true.

Exam 15: Post-Civil War Agriculture

Describe the patterns of agricultural production in the "farm belt."

By comparing the market value of livestock,corn,wheat and oats in 1880 to 1900,one can see that agricultural growth in the South did not occur.

Which of the following are expected consequences of common ownership of property and resources?

Western agriculture in the nineteenth century can be characterized by

Describe how the complaints of farmers changed the degree to which the federal government intervened in business and consumer affairs.

Prices,on average,increased in the food market; the demand for food had simply grown faster than supply from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the beginning of World War I in 1913.

Describe the trends of farm prices from the end of the Civil War to the mid-1890s.Explain why this trend fueled agrarian discontent.

The need for government subsidies of irrigation produced

Historically barriers to development in the U.S.,such as the dry deserts of some of the country's western states,have been solved by

In the last three decades of the 19th century,the long-run supply track of farm prices

During the period of rapid industrialization in the U.S.after the Civil War,

Compare internal developmental patterns of the U.S.economy in the antebellum and post-bellum eras.Identify,describe and explain the differences.

The last of the public land was sold between 1881 and 1907.

Attitudes toward public land use have changed numerous times since the late 1800s.

The Desert Land Act (1877)and the Cary Act (1894)liberalized the terms for preemption that had been set originally in the 1862 Homestead Act.

During the period of industrialization in the U.S.,real income in the agricultural sector fell.

The common ownership of natural resources frequently leads to

Advances in chemical and biological applications before World War I (1914-1918)increased agricultural output per acre.

With regard to agricultural productivity (grain crops)in the post-Civil War period (1870-1910),

Extensive agricultural cultivation from 1870 to 1910,as described by Hughes and Cain (2011),?meant that

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