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US History Ch10

America's Economic Revolution

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The American population between 18020-1840 migrated westward
The rise of New York City in the first half of the 19th Century was the result of all EXCEPT: A)a superior natural harbor B)liberal state laws C)an absence of "nativist" sentiment D)unrivaled access to the interior E)The primary port of entry for Eur C)an absence of "nativist" sentiment
at the time it was completed, the Erie Canal was: the greatest construction project Americans had ever undertaken
What helped enlarge the urban population in this era? -immigrants from Europe -northeast farmers -the growth of the population -immigrants from Europe and the growth of the population as a whole
The nativist movement wanted to enact more restricve naturalization laws
One of the immediate results of the new transportation routes constructed during the "canal age" was an increased white settlement in the Northwest.
During the 1820s and 1830s, railroads played only a secondary role in the nation's transportation system.
The most profound economic development in the mid-nineteenth century America was the rise of the factory
the telegraph was first used to announce the victory of James K. Polk in the presidential election of 1844.
The great technical advances in American industry owed much to American inventors
The beginnings of an industrial labor supply can be traced to a dramatic increase in food production
The Lowell or Waltham system of recruiting labor was to enlist young women from farm families
The paternalistic factory system of Lowell and Waltham did not last long because in the highly competitive textile market, manufacturers were eager to cut labor costs.
Most of the industreal growth experienced in the United States between 1840 and 1860 took place in the New England region and the mid-Atlantic states
Artisan workers created the nation's earliest trade unions.
The railroad network that developed during this period linked the Northeast to the Northwest
Crucial to the operation of railroads was the invention of the telegraph
Which of the following did Not inhibit the growth of effective labor resistance? A)ethnic divisions between natives and immigrants B)the availability of cheap labor C)slavery D)the strength of the industrial capitalists E)laws unfavorable to labor C) slavery
In the middle-class family during this era, the role of women changed from income producer to income consumer
Shakespeare's plays were generally viewed as entertainment for the nation's elite classes
The growth of the agricultural economy of the Northwest affected the sectional alignment of the U.S. because northwestern goods were sold to residents of the Northeast and Northeastern industries sold their products to the Northwest.
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