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All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except?
a. it was easier to transport goods into western settlements than out b. transportation west of the Appalachians was almost entirely undeveloped c. transporting goods by boat between Louisville and New Orleans took three to four months d. the cost of transporting wheat from Buffalo to New York City tripled its price By the 1830s, northeastern farmers’ relationship to the market had a. strengthened. b. weakened. c. remained unchanged. d. became independent of the international market The National Road linked a. the Potomac River with the Ohio River. b. the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes. c. New York City with Boston. d. The Ohio River with the Mississippi The Waltham, or Lowell, system of textile manufacturing primarily employed a. entire families. b. immigrants. c. young men. d. young women. Eastbound traffic on the National Road consisted largely of a. cattle and pigs. b. wheat and corn. c. lumber. d. whiskey. During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became a. master craftsmen. b. wage laborers. c. merchants. d. farmers. The Erie Canal a. bankrupted the state of New York. b. replaced the New York Central railroad as the major means of transportation in the Northeast. c. opened the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area. d. had little impact on the economy of the Northeast. Backcountry whites adopted all of the following practices except a. girdling tress so that they would fall down naturally. b. depending on game for food and animal skins for trade. c. leaving their women behind to tend the farms when they hunted. d. cooperating economically with local Indians Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by a. state governments. b. private corporations. c. foreign investors. d. the federal government The national market that developed by 1840 a. led to an expansion of foreign trade. b. created interdependencies among the Atlantic, western, and southern states. c. saw foreign trade account for an increasing proportion of market activity. d. resulted in the export of more northern food crops than southern cotton. Young women employed in the New England textile mills a. grew more dependent upon their families because of their experience. b. grew increasingly independent from their families because of their experience. c. remained relatively unchanged because of their experience. d. tended to keep their jobs for many years, and in some cases for life. Mid-nineteenth century New England farmers a. produced most of the food crops for the entire country. b. relied on beef and dairy products as cash crops. c. increased the amount of land set aside for cultivation. d. used the most inefficient and soil-depleting techniques in the United States
Public Comments
- 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. B
