Ch. 8U.S. History Review
Which of the following most directly made possible the improvements proposed in Henry Clay's "American System"?
Innovations including textile machinery, steam engines, and interchangeable parts
Most early railroads in the United States were built in the
North.
Which of the following transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830?
Turnpikes and canals
The invention in the 1790s that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the
cotton gin.
All of the following gave rise to a more dynamic, market-oriented, national economy in early nineteenth-century America EXCEPT
government regulation of all major economic activity.
The map above shows the United States immediately following the
passage of the Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay's idea of an "American System" included all of the following EXCEPT
removal of Native American tribes from the West.
The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it
strengthened the ties between the eastern manufacturing and western agricultural regions
The first factories in Lowell, Massachusetts that blossomed in the early phase of the American industrial revolution mainly produced
textiles.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the growth of a national market economy between 1815 and 1860?
A greater number of men working at home
What political party dominated American politics during the "Era of Good Feelings"
Democratic-Republicans
The canal era of American history began with the construction of the
Erie Canal in New York.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the Monroe Doctrine?
It declared U.S. opposition to European intervention in the affairs of independent countries of the Western Hemisphere.
What did the Missouri Compromise seek to accomplish?
Maintaining the balance between free and slave states
Which of the following groups would have been most likely to oppose the "American System" proposed by Henry Clay?
Members of the Democratic Party
The foreign policy initiative calling for an end to all European colonization efforts in the Western Hemisphere was known as the
Monroe Doctrine.
The appointment of John Marshall enabled the Federalists to retain power in which area of government?
Supreme Court
Which of these did NOT play a major role in stimulating U.S. economic growth and its connections to the broader world in the first half of the 19th century?
The Pony Express
The building of canals, roads and railroads in the first half of the nineteenth century contributed to which of the following?
The creation of more interconnected and efficient market for consumer goods
Which of the following historical developments contributed most directly to the market revolution?
The emergence of new forms of transportation
Which of the following most directly contributed to the development of the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts?
The expansion and increased organization of industrial production
The expansion of a market revolution in the early nineteenth century is reflected in which of the following?
The improvement of transportation and availability of goods
The development of the textile mills at Lowell, Massachusetts most directly reflect which of the following changes in the first half of the 1800s?
The sharp increase in the number of workers making goods for distant markets
Through Supreme Court cases like McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden, chief justice John Marshall helped to ensure that
political and economic systems were based on a strong central government.
As a result of the Missouri Compromise
slavery was banned north of 36° 30'' in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin
slavery was reinvigorated.