Culture
In the year 1817, what language, other than English, was the Ohio constitution written in?
a. English
b. Spanish
c. German
d. French
c. German
Why were canals built in Ohio and used instead of rivers for transportation?
a. rivers were often too shallow and had too many rapids even for steamboats
b. canals protected Ohio from enemy attacks
c. rivers only flow from north to south
d. canals flow faster than rivers
a. rivers were often too shallow and had too many rapids even for steamboats
What is a skill that people have that helps them to organize, manage and take risks to start and run a business?
a. labor
b. entrepreneurship
c. education
d. human resource
b. entrepreneurship
According to the graph, what was the total population of Ohio in the year 1830?
a. 45,365
b. 581,434
c. 937,903
d. 1,519,467
c. 937,903
How did Ohio government leaders feel about education in the year 1825?
a. they felt that education was not important
b. they felt that education was important
c. they felt that it was more important for children to work in factories than go to school
d. they felt that education should not include self-control and discipline
b. they felt that education was important
In what way did new railroads help Ohio’s economy?
a. people stopped using boats for transportation
b. people stopped using horses for transportation
c. new factories were built to make iron and steel for trains, tracks and engines
d. trains were expensive to use
c. new factories were built to make iron and steel for trains, tracks and engines
What is a business called that grinds corn, oats and wheat into meal or flour and used flowing river water to power the grinding machines?
a. a farm
b. a steel plow
c. a shipyard
d. a gristmill
d. a gristmill
According to the graph, in what year was Ohio’s population closest to two-million?
a. 1800
b. 1830
c. 1840
d. 1850
d. 1850
What is a reason that the Shakers settled in Ohio?
a. freedom from political and religious oppression
b. they did not have to work as hard in Ohio
c. they did not want to give property to their community
d. they were against equal rights among men and women
a. freedom from political and religious oppression
What road was built in 1806 and finally crossed all of Ohio in 1838?
a. National Road
b. Zane’s Trace
c. Macadam Road
d. Erie Canal
a. National Road
Why did Cleveland become an iron-producing center?
a. eastern Ohio had plenty of coal needed for producing iron
b. Cleveland had the best education system in the state
c. eastern Ohio’s soil was great for farming
d. Cleveland had a very low population
a. eastern Ohio had plenty of coal needed for producing iron
According to the graph, in which year did Ohio have a total population of 1,519,467?
a. 1820
b. 1830
c. 1840
d. 1850
c. 1840
In 1824, which religious group built their first synagogue, in Ohio?
a. the Amish
b. the Jewish
c. the Roman Catholics
d. the Shakers
b. the Jewish
How did states raise money for road repairs in the 1830’s?
a. states held festivals to raise money for road repairs
b. states used all of their money from crop sales to raise money for road repairs
c. states began charging tolls to raise money for road repairs
d. states used money from income and property taxes to raise money for road repairs
c. states began charging tolls to raise money for road repairs
What is one reason that Ohio became an economic giant in the early 1800’s?
a. Ohio had a low population
b. Ohio had a large amount of natural and human resources
c. Ohio did not have many human resources
d. Ohio did not have many opportunities in agriculture
b. Ohio had a large amount of natural and human resources
According to the timeline, in what year did Ohio’s first railroad open?
a. 1810
b. 1833
c. 1836
d. 1845
c. 1836
Which religious group settled mainly in Wayne and Holmes Counties and believed in living in traditional ways?
a. Baptists
b. Methodists
c. Amish
d. Jewish
c. Amish
Most of the people who built the national road came from which two countries?
a. France and England
b. England and Ireland
c. Ireland and France
d. France and Canada
b. England and Ireland
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According to the timeline, which event happened after 1840?
a. New Orleans becomes the first steamboat to travel the Ohio River
b. National Road reaches Columbus, Ohio
c. Ohio’s first railroad opens
d. Miami and Erie Canal completed
d. Miami and Erie Canal completed
According to the timeline, what event took place in the year 1833?
a. New Orleans becomes the first steamboat to travel the Ohio River
b. National Road reaches Columbus, Ohio
c. Ohio’s first railroad opens
d. Miami and the Erie Canal completed
b. National Road reaches Columbus, Ohio