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US History 111
Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Canal building had its first real success in? | New York |
| Not among the advantages of canals was? | cheapness of construction |
| The primary form of moving heavy goods in the 1830s was? | canals |
| The product that replaced tobacco as America's number one export in the nineteenth century was? | cotton |
| The "Era of Good Feelings" occurred just after what? | The War of 1812 |
| The President during the "Era of Good Feelings" was? | James Monroe |
| Eli Whitney did what? | Helped perfect the Cotton Gin |
| The largest number of European immigrants to arrive in America during the 1840s came from? | Ireland |
| The Pennsylvania Dutch were? | Germans that settled in Pennsylvania |
| The Great American Desert referred to the? | western Great Plains |
| By 1830, the National Road extended west near? | St. Louis |
| The National Republicans descended from the? | Federalists |
| The city that became known as "Porkopolis" was? | Cincinnati |
| The Smithsonian Institution was founded to? | promote scientific research |