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Early Industrialization and Economic Growth - Quiz 1

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Question 1

What conflict in values emerged as America went through its market revolution?

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although Americans professed to believe in equality, the market revolution coupled with American materialistic pursuits led to great inequalities in wealth.

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personal lifestyles prized by Northerners, who were more religious, differed from those of southerners, who were more materialistic--a distinction that national networks made obvious.

most farmers clung to Crevecoeur's ideal of a semi-subsistence way of life, despite the relentless reach of commercial networks.

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Question 2

The most profound economic development by mid-19c America was the?

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development of a national banking system.

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rise of the factory.

decline of the small-town merchant and general store.

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Question 3

Which of the following supplied the largest number of immigrants to the United States during the first half of the 19c?

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England.

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Ireland.

the German states.

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Holland.

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Question 4

The situation of women and immigrants in the factory system was similar in that they both?

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were able to organize labor unions successfully.

were powerless to affect pay rates or working conditions.

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saw conditions in their factories slowly improve.

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Question 5

The rise of the Industrial Revolution led to?

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a rise in the standard of living for the working class.

the development of the middle class.

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great difficulty for the workers in adapting to the new way of life.

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Question 6

The following pairs match inventions with their inventors. Which pair is incorrectly matched?

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Samuel Slater -- standardized muskets.

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James Watt -- steam engine.

Robert Fulton -- steamboat.

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Question 7

The Erie Canal revolutionized domestic markets because it permitted the?

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shipment of wheat from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest.

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movement of cotton from the Deep South to New England.

transport of gold from California to the east coast.

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Question 8

In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that?

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slavery was unconstitutional in Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts tax money could not be used to support an unjust war against Mexico.

segregated schools for blacks in Massachusetts did not violate the U. S. Constitution.

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Question 9

By the first decade of the 19c, American manufacturing had been revolutionized by the advent of?

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labor unions.

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mail-order catalogues.

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interchangeable machine parts.

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Question 10

The direction of the population movement that took place between 1790 and 1840 was from?

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the North to the South.

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New England to California.

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the South to the North.

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