American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 10: AMERICA'S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

True or False Quiz

1
During the first half of the nineteenth century, the United States grew more rapidly in population than Britain or Europe.
A)True
B)False
2
New York gained the most from the new transportation routes built in this era.
A)True
B)False
3
Railroads had so many advantages over canals that, where free competition existed, they almost always prevailed.
A)True
B)False
4
Credit mechanisms in the early nineteenth century were well designed and efficient.
A)True
B)False
5
When compared to working conditions in European industries, the Lowell mills were a paradise for working women.
A)True
B)False
6
Artisans, displaced by the factory system, formed the first American labor unions.
A)True
B)False
7
The most conspicuous change in American life in the 1840s and 1850s was the rapid industrialization of the Northeast.
A)True
B)False
8
During this period, international trade became increasingly important for the national economy.
A)True
B)False
9
The South was an important part of the national railroad network.
A)True
B)False
10
The majority of immigrants during this period came from Ireland and Russia.
A)True
B)False
11
Although conditions got worse in American factories, few workers tried to do anything about it.
A)True
B)False
12
Industrialization made no change in the nature and function of the American family.
A)True
B)False
13
Except for teaching and nursing, work by women outside the household gradually came to be seen as a lower-class preserve.
A)True
B)False
14
The typical white citizen of the Northwest was the owner of a reasonably prosperous family farm.
A)True
B)False
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