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Early Industrialization and Economic Growth - Quiz 2

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Which was the most important immediate cause of the rise of manufacturing in the United States?

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growth of the textile industry.

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New England water power.

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stoppages of trade by the embargoes and the War of 1812.

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patriotic appeals and the growth of nationalism.

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The Industrial Revolution had which of the following effects on slavery in the South?

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the creation of numerous labor-saving machines vastly reduced the need for slave labor.

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rapid growth in the textile industry encouraged Southern planters to grow cotton, thereby making slavery more important to the economy.

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the government bought and freed Southern slaves, then transported them to the North, where factories were experiencing a major labor shortage.

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the Industrial Revolution began as the Civil War was ending and it provided work for many former slaves.

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new farm machinery required slaves and masters to work more closely together, with a resulting reduction of mutual hostility.

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Marshall's decisions in Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth v. Woodward dealt with the?

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enforcement of federal law in the territories.

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right of Indians to control their own lands.

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sale of publicly held frontier lands.

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protection of contracts from violation by state governments.

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During the 1820s and 1830s, the growth of business was assisted by all of the following developments EXCEPT the?

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creation of a stable state banking system.

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specialization of stores.

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improvement in the distribution of goods.

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emergence of new general incorporation laws.

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The "Lowell System" refers to which of the following?

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employment of young women who were then housed in dormitories.

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chattel slavery.

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worker's cooperatives.

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an early American labor union.

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a business organization with limited liability for its owners.

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The paternalistic factory system of Lowell and Waltham did not lost long because?

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workers resented being watched over so carefully.

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in the highly competitive textile market, manufacturers were eager to cut labor costs.

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unions undermined the owners' authority.

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men found jobs in the factories, and they disliked the paternalistic system.

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The American system of manufacturing, which emerged in the early 1800s, was successful because of its use of?

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slave labor.

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handsome, individually crafted, high-quality items.

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the "putting out" system--distributing raw materials and collecting finished products for distribution.

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early electric power to provide cheap energy for new factories.

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interchangeable parts to allow for mass production of high-quality items.

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Developments in transportation usually occurred in the following order?

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railroads --> flatboats --> canals --> turnpikes.

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turnpikes --> canals --> flatboats --> steamboats.

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turnpikes --> steamboats --> canals --> railroads.

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canals --> turnpikes --> railroads --> steamboats.

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All of the following were provisions of Clay's "American System" EXCEPT?

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high tariffs to protect infant industries.

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federal financing of internal improvements.

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low tariffs and state support of internal improvements.

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a national bank with branches in the states.

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The beginning of the American Industrial Revolution during the early 1800s resulted from all of the following developments EXCEPT?

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technological advanced imported from England.

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the appearance of better transportation systems.

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monetary assistance from the federal government to new factories.

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new inventions such as the cotton gin.

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