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Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States Chapter 11
Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States Chapter 11
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A #social studies quiz about growth and expansion in the United States.
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1
In what area did many new industrial towns develop?
near other large towns
along rivers and streams
along mountain ranges
near oceans and bays
2
New England offered ideal conditions for farming.
False
True
3
Why did the period of national harmony end?
because of political parties
because of regional differences
because of arguments over war
because of arguments over the flag
4
Corporations developed in the 1830s when legal obstacles to their formation were removed.
True
False
5
Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities?
along great rivers
along state borders
along canals
along toll roads
6
A series of these, along a canal, help to raise and lower boats up and down hills.
traps
monuments
locks
marks
7
Pioneer women in the West would do this together for parties.
quilt/sew
plow fields
write poetry
make cider
8
Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court in the early 1800s?
Abe Lincoln
Hanibal Hamlin
John Adams
John Marshall
9
What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?
the steam generator
farms, rivers, and streams
the cotton gin
new machines and new technology
10
A patent gives a person legal rights regarding an invention.
True
False
11
The first census of the US was taken in what year?
1780
1790
1770
1760
12
Beginning in the 1780s these engines were used to power boats.
gas
coal
petrol
steam
13
How was the balance between the North and the South preserved in the Senate?
by the Missouri Compromise
by the Maine Compromise
by the North-South Compromise
by the Ohio Compromise
14
This canal extended from NYC to Buffalo and was 363 miles long.
Erie Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
15
Which type of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities?
new roads
Conestoga wagons
steamboats
canals
16
What helped increase cotton production?
steam generator
cotton gin
cotton mill
factory system
17
Libraries, museums, and shops were plentiful in rural America in the 1800s.
False
True
18
When people left their farms to work in mills it was called the Industrial Revolution.
False
True
19
What was a significant development in the way goods were made?
economic factors
development of mills
factory system
wealthy merchant association
20
This treaty gave control of Florida to the US.
The Hoover-Rider Treaty
The Rooner-Marker Treaty
The Tarner-Plaise Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty
21
Which of the following called for a stop to European colonization of the Americas?
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Convention of 1818
Monroe Doctrine
22
What were roads consisting of logs laid side by side called?
silk roads
corduroy roads
ridge roads
cotton roads
23
Sectionalism means
loyalty to a unit
loyalty to a region
loyalty to the US
loyalty to a friend
24
What happened as a result of the formation of the Second Bank of the US?
Many state banks acted unwisely
Republicans closed the bank
Too much money was in circulation
American businesses were able to grow
25
Which road connected Ohio with the East?
Ohio Road
East-West Road
Vandalia Road
National Road
