Chapter 9: Economic Transformation, 1820—
1860
iClicker Questions for America’s History,
Seventh Edition and America: A Concise
History, Fifth Edition
1. The development of machine tools is
significant because they
A. facilitated the repair of complicated equipment.
B. produced machines that made standardized
parts rapidly and cheaply.
C. produced machines that could be run by
women or children factory workers.
D. were of higher quality than similar British
equipment.
2. The Waltham plan was a revolutionary
change for American industry because it
A. hired skilled mechanics to design machine
tools.
B. cut labor costs by hiring women and girls.
C. automated flour production.
D. made the first use of water-powered
machinery.
Cities such as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and
New Orleans grew rapidly in the 1830s because
3.
A. their location facilitated the use of water power in
factories.
B. their mayors and other city officials used public
funds to build new ports and harbors to increase
trade.
C. they were located where goods had to be transferred
from one mode of transportation to another.
D. the discovery of new overland transportation routes
allowed for a dramatic increase in commerce.
4.
The Erie Canal was so successful because it
A. provided the best route for westward
migration.
B. linked the economies of the Midwest and the
Northeast.
C. opened new territories to settlement.
D. provided water power for factories.
5.
A.
A Market Revolution in America was
prompted beginning in the 1820s by the
construction of
a railroad linking New York with Cincinnati and the
Ohio River Valley.
B. a system of canals and roads linking the Atlantic coast
states and the trans-Appalachian West.
C. the “Grand Canal” that opened the Philadelphia
market to cities in the South.
D. the first intercontinental road that ran from the
District of Columbia to St. Louis.
6. Labor unions fought for all of the
following except
A.
B.
C.
D.
higher wages.
shorter working hours.
prohibition of alcohol in the workplace.
better working conditions.
7. Workers who faced the worst working and
living conditions were
A.
B.
C.
D.
mill workers.
mechanics.
casual laborers.
farmers.
8. In the 1820s, to meet the demand for
cheap farmsteads, Congress
A.
B.
C.
D.
reduced the price of federal land.
increased taxation on American industry.
negotiated with France for land exchange.
debated the issue but did not reach a political
compromise.
9. All of the following describe Charles
Grandison Finney except
A.
B.
C.
D.
he was a Presbyterian minister.
he was born to a rich family in Barbados.
he planned to become a lawyer.
he repudiated Calvinist beliefs.
10. Civic leaders throughout the Northeast
copied the Erie Canal because they
A.
B.
C.
D.
needed routes for migrants to the West.
wanted to take advantage of water power.
needed to compete for western trade.
were trying to compete with New York for
European trade.
Answer Key for Chapter 9
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Answer is C