Building a National Economy Practice Quiz
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Which of these conditions helped establish the foundation for a market revolution in the United States?
Decreased acceptance of protectionist policies
Stronger state governments
Increased ease of transportation
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A number of conditions made America’s major market revolution possible. Among them were changing
attitudes toward the federal government. Supreme Court decisions such as
McCulloch v. Maryland
strengthened the federal government relative to the states, and many politicians previously opposed to a strong central government began to change their positions. As a result, the federal government undertook a number of major public works projects that improved the country’s transportation infrastructure. The government also helped establish a national bank, which stabilized lending and increased the availability of credit.
Which transportation structure, completed in 1825, was the longest of its kind at 363 miles?
The Erie Canal
The Transcontinental Railroad
The National Road
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The federal government created a number of projects designed to facilitate transportation. Federal workers built new streets, such as the National Road, connecting the Potomac River to Wheeling, Virginia. They also dug the Erie Canal, a man-made waterway connecting the Hudson River (which empties into the Atlantic Ocean through New York Bay) to Lake Erie. At 363 miles, the canal was the longest in existence. Improved transportation was also facilitated by commercial companies producing new vehicle technologies. Among the most profound inventions during this era of trading was the creation of steamboats. These crafts allowed companies to quickly move people and goods through the many rivers that traversed the middle of the country. These improvements made it faster, easier, and cheaper to take goods produced in a given locale and sell them in distant markets.
Which of these statements accurately reflect the regional developments that contributed to the nineteenth-century market revolution?
Check all that apply.
Booming demand for radio components led to a major increase in manufacturing in the Old Southwest.
The first Model T automobiles revolutionized factory production in the Southwest.
The invention of the cotton gin made cotton production in the South less expensive.
Women in the Northeast began to perform piecework production in addition to their farm duties. All Correct Points:
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The changes in market forces during this period were profound, but they differed dramatically by region. In the South, the invention of the cotton gin substantially decreased the cost of production while improving efficiency. At the same time, global demand for cotton rose, and the result was a major boom in cotton sales. In New England, the Boston Manufacturing Company began to improve efficiency by bringing all elements of the production process under one roof. With more efficient production methods, production costs dropped, and producers were able to generate more goods than ever before.
In the area known as the Old Northwest (the region west of the Appalachians, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi), commercial farming experienced tremendous growth, providing many materials needed to sustain the South and the Northeast. The expansion of the railroad system into the Old Northwest allowed farmers to sell their goods more easily and facilitated greater agricultural specialization. Many northeastern men left for opportunities farther west, leaving more women in the Northeast. Those women often performed piecework, creating products for sale outside the home, but they still performed the traditional farm work required of women.
Click on the South label on the map to zoom into the region. Then select items from the legend titled Industry and Agriculture to learn more about the South’s economy to help you answer the following question.
Transportation improvements and government support for economic activity in the early nineteenth century enabled the American economy to develop in unique but interconnected ways. The economy of the South came to be dominated by slave-grown cotton in the first half of the nineteenth century. According to the map, however, the region produced other important commodities, including which of the following?
Check all that apply.
Dairy
Corn and wheat
Flour
Cattle
Fruits
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Although cotton was by far the most profitable crop in the South, it was not the only one. The Upper South grew very little cotton and instead focused on growing corn, wheat, and tobacco. Coastal South Carolina and Georgia, along with inland Louisiana, became wealthy from slave-grown rice, and coastal Louisiana and Texas had a sufficiently tropical climate to raise sugar, a highly profitable crop. Moreover, several regions of the Upper and Deep South raised the beef cattle or harvested the timber that supported the South’s rapidly expanding slave-based economy.
Which of the following statements best describes the consequences of the construction of the Erie Canal?
The completion of the canal contributed to the growth of the economy of New York City but failed to stimulate the economies of cities and areas in western New York.
The completion of the canal not only contributed to expanded settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains but also stimulated the economic growth of cities linked to the canal, from New York City in the east to Buffalo in the west.
The completion of the canal did not provide the hoped-for growth of western New York or expand the state’s economy.
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Construction of the Erie Canal began in 1817. The project took just over eight years, much to the surprise of detractors who questioned New York State’s ability to complete such an arduous task. In addition to having to negotiate difficult terrain, more than one thousand workers died of swamp-borne diseases during construction. Diligence paid off, however, and by the time of its completion in 1825, the Erie Canal facilitated the efficient transportation of both goods and people between New York City and the towns and cities of the western portion of the state. Boats could take the Hudson River north from New York City, connect to the canal in Albany, and then continue west. The canal stimulated settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, made New York City the economic center of the country, and contributed to the growth of cities such as Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester.
How did the completed Erie Canal contribute to the rise of Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo as “boomtowns”?
As communities along this new and heavily traveled transportation corridor, they facilitated the import and export of a wide variety of goods and people.
Revenue-generating tolls were instituted at each town, which allowed them to flourish exponentially.
Stops in these towns were required by all barges as part of Governor Clinton’s economic plan.
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With the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, the towns it connected experienced a tremendous influx
of goods and people. For example, Rochester, which had existed off the primary route from Albany to Buffalo, was now a popular stopping point. While it may have been a pass-through town for many travelers, it became a permanent settling place for others, which prompted new economic and industrial development.
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