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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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technology 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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| 2 |
Supreme Court Chief Justice John 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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| 3 |
The
paternalistic factory system of Lowell and Waltham did not last 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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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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All of the
following were provisions of Henry 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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| 6 |
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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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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| 8 |
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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beautiful, 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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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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| 10 |
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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