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14 Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

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  1. 1The first national park, Yellowstone, was the product of:
    1. Aan emerging conservation movement that began in the 1830s
    2. Ba desire to make access to some western lands available to the entire public
    3. Can effort to keep miners from exploiting and abandoning the soil there
    4. Dearly overcrowding of people and animals on western lands
  2. 2By 1840, overland highways had proved a more effective form of transportation than canals
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3What was the main factor contributing to rapid population growth in the 1840s and beyond?
    1. AWidespread immigration
    2. BIncreased imports of slaves
    3. CRising birth rates
    4. DImproved health
    5. EAcquisition of new territories
  4. 4An influx of Irish immigrants contributed to American's tolerance to ethnic and religious pluralism
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5German Immigrants in America differed from the Irish in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
    1. AMany Germans left their homeland for political reasons
    2. BGerman immigrants tended to be poorer
    3. CGermans settled in the Middle West rather than in eastern cities
    4. DGermans became outspoken opponents of slavery
    5. EOnly a minority of Germans were Roman Catholic
  6. 6Who is considered the father of the American Railroad?
    1. AJohn Stevens
    2. BEli Whitney
    3. CSamuel Slater
    4. DFrancis Cabot
    5. EIsaac Singer
  7. 7Americans lagged behind the British in industrializing largely because they:
    1. Afeared that they could not compete with the quality of British manufacturing.
    2. Bassociated the factory system with the worst qualities of European society.
    3. Cwere not interested in shifting from handmade goods.
    4. Dlacked the capital and infrastructure necessary to support the factory system.
  8. 8Who is considered the father of the American Factory System
    1. AJohn Stevens
    2. BEli Whitney
    3. CSamuel Slater
    4. DFrancis Cabot
    5. EIsaac Singer
  9. 9The principle of "general incorporation" permitted individual business people to apply for limited liability corporate charters from the state legislature
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  10. 10Early labor unions made slow progress partly because the strike weapon was illegal
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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