Unit 4 US History

Why did some states refuse to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added?

• They felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to describe the roles of the presidency

• They felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to describe the roles of the judicial branch

• They felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to protect the citizens against attacks by foreign enemies

• They felt a Bill of Rights was necessary to protect citizens against possible abuses of power by the federal government

Which of the following concepts does this illustration describe?

• Mercantilism

• Federalism

• Capitalism

• Communism

Please read the quote from George Washington and answer the question that follows. Which of the following most clearly reflects Washington's main point?

• Not every state will agree with every part of The Constitution, but the states will see that it is what is best for the country.

• The Constitution takes away too much power from the states.

• The Constitution is not popular and will never win approval.

• Not every state will agree with every part of The Constitution, but the states will like that the President of the United States will be similar to a monarch.

Which of the following best describes the New Jersey Plan?

• One house legislative branch with equal membership per state

• One house legislative branch with membership based on each state’s population

• Two house legislative branch with membership in both houses based on each state’s population

• Two house legislative branch with equal membership per state in each house

What effect did nineteenth century trade embargoes and the War of 1812 have on American industry?

• Americans could not import British goods, so they increased their own production.

• Americans stockpiled British goods so they would have them during the war.

• American industry suffered because raw materials from Britain were not available.

Who is credited with putting the concept of using mass-produced interchangeable parts into practice?

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• DeWhitt Clinton

Which two innovators improved American factory production by using methods from England?

• Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney and Cyrus McCormick

• John Deere and George Stephenson

What contributions did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell make to American manufacturing?

• They put up huge amounts of their own capital to hire as many people as possible to increase production.

• They built on practices they had seen in England to improve equipment and production techniques in the textile industry.

• They persuaded English investors to share their techniques and ideas to get the American textile industry going.

Which is not true of the textile mill founded by Francis Cabot Lowell?

• Lowell developed a workable power loom for his mill.

• The town where the mill was located was named for Lowell.

• The mill relied on steam as a power source.

Which inventors changed agriculture with machines that worked well on midwestern prairies?

• Cyrus Reaper and Robert Plough

• Cyrus McCormick and John Deere

• Thomas Jefferson and Eli Whitney