Growing Infrastructure (Practice Quiz)

Growing Infrastructure (Practice Quiz)

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Growing Infrastructure (Practice Quiz)

Growing Infrastructure (Practice Quiz)

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Evan Blanks

Used 17+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which became a major center of commerce and trade after the Erie Canal was built in the early 1800s?

New Orleans

Washington, DC

New York City

St. Louis

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why was the construction of the Cumberland Road in 1818 controversial?

Many people believed the Cumberland Road would draw industry away from the North to the southern states.

Many Americans believed the Cumberland Road was not needed to promote settlement in the Northwest Territory.

Some people thought it was unfair to use federal money to build a road that would only benefit a small number of Americans.

Opponents feared the Cumberland Road would destroy the economies of towns along the Potomac and Ohio rivers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two rivers were connected by the Cumberland Road, which was completed in 1818?

the Missouri and Mississippi rivers

the Potomac and Ohio rivers

the Arkansas and Red rivers

the Illinois and Ohio rivers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Henry Clay’s American System proposed improvements to transportation. How did these changes impact trade among regions of the United States?

They made major waterways, such as the Mississippi River, unnecessary.

They made it easier to move goods and raw materials around the country.

They made New Orleans the new center of industry in the South.

They made the Northwest Territory the only farming region in the country.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, what was the primary means for transporting goods?

canals

railroads

roads

rivers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The main reason Democrats opposed the American System was because they believed it

benefited only certain regions in the nation.

gave the government too large a role in the economy.

forced small local banks to take unnecessary risks.

made American goods more expensive than imports.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Henry Clay was known for his skill in

crafting compromises.

exercising veto power.

inventing the steam engine.

leading the Democratic Party.

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