Ch. 7 Quiz

Why does the Industrial Revolution mark a historic change in the country?  

• A. People began working in factories and mills.

• B. Farmers began selling large amounts of crops.

• C. Workers began producing electric appliances.

• D. Government began taxing workers on their wages.

Which geographical feature was most important for the growth of cities?

• mountains

• canals

• farmland

• rivers

Private property is one major part of a/an ____ system?

• supply and demand

• industry

• free enterprise

• factory

When Eli Whitney made muskets for the government, he came up with the idea of creating interchangeable parts.

• True

• False

At the time of the first census, most people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains.

• True

• False

Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains?

• Daniel Boone

• George Washington

• Robert Livingston

• Robert Fulton

What was one result of steamboat travel?

• A. More people moved to the suburbs.

• B. The cost of shipping goods was reduced.

• C. People began engaging in leisure activities.

• D. Work on new canals stopped.

Why were tariffs imposed on goods from Britain?

• A. The government wanted to motivate people to begin their own small businesses.

• B. The government hoped to urge American manufacturers to increase the quality of their goods.

• C. The government aimed to encourage people to buy American-made products.

• D. The government wished to keep Britain from surpassing the United States in production of goods.

Which is an example of a monopoly?

• A. New industries were encouraged to compete against each other.

• B. State banks offered loans only to businesses.

• C. The Bank of the United States favored Northern industries.

• D. Only one company could run steamboats between New York and New Jersey.

One reason the American System was put into place was to increase the power of the federal government.

• True

• False