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1
A patent gives a person legal rights regarding an invention
True
False
2
Loyalty to a region
nationalism
Americanism
racism
sectionalism
3
In what area did many new industrial towns develop?
along mountain ranges
near other large towns
near oceans and bays
along rivers and streams
4
What happened as a result of the formation of the Second Bank of the United States?
Many state banks acted unwisely
Too much money was in circulation.
Republicans closed the bank.
American businesses were able to grow
5
Who memorized the design of British machines and duplicated them in Rhode Island?
Francis Cabot Lowell
Lucy Larcom
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
6
Building of roads, bridges, and canals
internal improvements
external improvements
infrastructure
interior improvements
7
Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities?
along state borders
along toll roads
along canals
along great rivers
8
How did government officials plan to connect New York City to the Great Lakes Region?
by building the Wilderness Road
by building a canal
by building a steamboat
by building the National Road
9
What was the purpose of Henry Clay’s American System?
to take away money for internal improvements
to pass the Tariff of 1816
to help the economy in each section of the country
to keep an even balance of power in the Senate
10
What were roads consisting of logs laid side by side called?
corduroy roads
silk roads
ridge roads
cotton roads
11
A series of ____ along a canal work like an escalator to help raise and lower boats.
remotes
keys
channels
locks
12
Chief justice of the Supreme Court
Robert Fulton
John Calhoun
John Marshall
Henry Clay
13
Why did the period of national harmony end?
because of regional differences
because of arguments over war
because of arguments over the flag
because of political parties
14
Nicknamed The Great Compromiser
John Calhoun
John Marshall
Henry Clay
Robert Fulton
15
designed the Clermont
John Marshall
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Robert Fulton
16
In three decisions in the early 1800s, whose powers were backed by the Supreme Court?
state of New York
state of Maryland
federal government
government of the states
17
The first census of the United States was taken in the year _________.
1790
1810
1780
1800
18
Which of these means of transportation contributed to the growth of river cities?
steamboats
Conestoga wagons
canals
new roads
19
The _________________________ extended from New York City to Buffalo and was 363 miles long.
Erie Canal
Ohio Canal
Huron Canal
New York Canal
20
Who developed the system of interchangeable parts?
Francis Cabot Lowell
Samuel Slater
Lucy Larcom
Eli Whitney
21
Economic freedom/profit/private property and competition are elements in which economic system?
free enterprise
corporation
industrial growth
businesses
22
Corporations developed rapidly in the 1830 when legal obstacles to their formation were removed
False
True
23
What was a significant development in the way goods were made?
development of mills
wealthy merchant association
economic factors
factory system
24
How was the balance between the North and the South preserved in the Senate?
Missouri Compromise
Ohio Compromise
Maine Compromise
North-South Compromise
25
Factory workers
Lowell Girls
Whitneys
Fultons
Slater Girls
26
What helped increase cotton production?
cotton mill
cotton gin
steam generator
factory system
27
Which road connected Ohio with the East?
East-West Road
Ohio Road
National Road
Vandalia Road
28
What was available in New England that was needed to run factory machinery?
ports
waterpower
cloth
farm equipment
29
Daniel Boone explored a Native American trail through the Appalachian Mountains
True
False
30
New England offered ideal conditions for farming
False
True
31
When Spanish officials realized they could not hold Florida what happened?
They gained more power in South America.
They attacked St. Marks and Pensacola
They agreed to cede Florida to the United States.
They warned other nations to stay out of Florida.
32
What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?
the cotton gin
the steam generator
new machines and new technology
farms, rivers, and streams
33
In a capitalist system, the government owns property and decides how to use it.
True
False
34
Beginning in the 1780s, ____________________ engines were used to power boats.
coal
steam
fire
gas powered
35
Where did most Americans live at the time of the first census?
in the Cumberland Gap
between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
west of the Appalachian Mountains
along the National Road from Maryland to Illinois
36
Which of the following called for a stop to European colonization of the Americas?
Adams-Onís Treaty
Convention of 1818
Monroe Doctrine
Rush-Bagot Treaty
37
What phrase did a Boston newspaper use to describe the years after the War of 1812?
Era of Political Relief
Era of the Republicans
Era of the Federalists
Era of Good Feelings
