Lesson 1: A Growing Economy
What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?
A. the cotton gin
B. new machines and new technology
C. farms, rivers and streams
D. the steam generator
B. new machines and new technology
Which road connected Ohio with the East?
A. East-West Road
B. National Road
C. Ohio Road
D. Vandalia Road
B. National Road
Why did the period of national harmony end?
A. because of arguments over the flag
B. because of arguments over war
C. because of political parties
D. because of regional differences
D. because of regional differences
What was a significant development in the way goods were made?
A. development of mills
B. economic factors
C. factory system
D. wealthy merchant association
A. factory system
Where did early pioneer families tend to settle in communities?
A. along canals
B. along great rivers
C. along state broders
D. along toll roads.
A. along canals
How was the balance between the North and the South preserved in the Senate?
A. by the Maine Compromise
B. by the Missouri Compromise
C. by the North-South Compromise
D. by the Ohio Compromise
B. by the Missouri Compromise
What helped increase cotton production?
A. cotton gin
B. cotton mill
C. factory system
D. steam generator
A. cotton gin
What were common social events for western families?
wrestling (men), quilting and sewing parties (women), cornhuskings (families)
Which of the following called for a stop to European colonization of the Americas?
A. Adams-OnÃs Treaty
B. Convention of 1818
C. Monroe Doctrine
D. Rush-Bagot Treaty
C. Monroe Doctrine
In what area did many new industrial towns develop?
A. along mountain ranges
B. near oceans and bays
C. near other large towns
D. along rivers and streams
D.
Why would people prefer to settle with others from their original homes?
People from their original homes probably shared the same religion and many of the same social customs, clothing, food, music, and experiences as they did. Living among people who had so much in common with them probably made it easier to move to the frontier.
What was the Monroe Doctrine and why was it important?
President Monroe announced that European nations should no longer consider North and South America for future colonization. The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations to keep out of the Americas and became a guiding force in American foreign policy.
The period in history when many people left their homes and farms to work in mills was called the _________________.
Industrial Revolution
What new states were admitted between 1791 and 1821?
Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Vermont
Explain why westward expansion created a clash between sectional interests in Missouri.
Most Missouri settlers came from Kentucky and Tennessee, where slavery was allowed. These people believed slavery should be allowed in Missouri. If Missouri was admitted as a slave state, the balance between representatives of slave and free states in the Senate would have been upset, so Northern states objected.