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1. Who invented bifocal eyeglasses, a clean-burning stove, and helped develop the U.S. postal system?
(Points: 3)
Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

Elkanah Watson

John Stevens

2. What manufacturing concept helped Eli Whitney earn a contract from the federal government?
(Points: 3)
ginning cotton

using machines to reduce the work of slaves

using interchangeable parts

reaping wheat

3. What contributions did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell make to American manufacturing?
(Points: 3)
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.

They invented machines that not only separated the cotton, but also sorted it according to grades and strengths.

4. What was the main impact of Cyrus McCormick’s reaper and John Deere’s steel plow on agriculture?
(Points: 3)
They made large-scale agriculture possible and profitable.

They allowed small farmers to keep up with large landowners.

They reduced the need for slaves on southern plantations.

They opened up more of New England to farming.

5. How did geography affect the development of industry in New England?
(Points: 3)
The small number of ports limited transportation and trade.

Rocky soil and an unpredictable climate made it unsuitable for commercial agriculture.

Large deposits of coal there kept factories running at full production.

Slow-flowing rivers and streams prevented the use of water as a power source.

6. What helped spur the growth of American industry in the beginning of the nineteenth century?
(Points: 3)
increased federal support for entrepreneurs

trade agreements with France and England

trade embargoes and the War of 1812

interstate commerce agreements between New England states

7. Which of the following was the major purpose of improving the roads in nineteenth century America?
(Points: 3)
to generate toll revenues for the federal government

to improve development of a market economy

to provide greater comfort for citizens wishing to travel

to make westward expansion easier

8. Which construction project connected the Great Lakes to New York City?
(Points: 3)
the National Road

the Erie Canal

the Lancaster Turnpike

the George Washington Bridge

9. What was an effect of Robert Fulton’s development of steamboat travel?
(Points: 3)
More people were willing to vacation along the waterways.

The cost of transporting goods became more expensive for farmers.

Westward expansion became much easier.

Trade along the Mississippi River began moving in both directions.

10. Which transportation improvement did not make more rapid movement of goods and people across large areas possible?
(Points: 3)
Conestoga wagons

steamboats

canals

railroads

11. What two areas benefited most from Morse’s invention of the telegraph and the speed it brought to communication?
(Points: 3)
industry and entertainment

politics and transportation

trade and agriculture

commerce and news

12. What was the impact of Morse’s telegraph on communication?
(Points: 3)
It sped up the delivery of news and information, promoting the development of a market economy.

It brought a means of rapid communication into the homes of ordinary citizens.

It allowed politicians within a state to prepare more efficiently for their congressional sessions.

It created international avenues for bringing European investment dollars into the American market.

13. How had the American election process changed by the election of 1828?
(Points: 3)
Members of the Electoral College were elected by popular vote, not their state legislatures.

State legislators earned the right to serve as electors in the Electoral College.

Women and blacks were eligible to serve as electors in the Electoral College.

State legislatures continued to elect 50% of the electors, but the popular vote determined the rest.

14. Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824?
(Points: 3)
John Quincy Adams

Andrew Jackson

Henry Clay

William Crawford

15. What were John Quincy Adams’s qualifications for the presidency when he ran in 1824?
(Points: 3)
Son of a former president, member of the House of Representatives, from a large southern

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