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6.4 Free Enterprise

Quiz by Catherine Chesser

Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    The process of mass production helped manufacturers provide the benefits of free enterprise by- (8.14A)
    requiring the development of labor unions to protect the rights of factory workers
    allowing for the efficient production of large amounts of identical goods to meet customer demand
    introducing protective tariffs to control foreign competition
    employing large numbers of artisans to create products
    30s
    113.20.14.A
  • Q2
    The War of 1812 helped spur the development of the free enterprise system in the United States by- (8.14A)
    increasing the profits of American factories, which encouraged investment in new factories
    increasing the demand for foreign goods
    acquiring new lands for westward expansion, which in turn created new markets
    convincing the government to establish tariffs on the export of American goods to foreign countries
    30s
    113.20.14.A
  • Q3
    After the War of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities, In response, the of government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to- (8.14A)
    establish federal control over industry
    discourage the organization of new territories
    prevent border disputes between states
    promote the free-enterprise system
    30s
    113.20.14.A
  • Q4
    How did the free enterprise system MOST benefit industrial development in the first half o the 1800s? (8.14B)
    By providing safe working conditions for factory workers
    By allowing entrepreneurs to raise monery to invest in companies
    By establishing quotas on immigrants
    By encouraging the government to put taxes on businesses
    30s
    113.20.14.B
  • Q5
    Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics? (8.14B)
    Question Image
    Mercantilism
    Free enterprise
    Subsistence farming
    Socialism
    30s
    113.20.14.B
  • Q6
    Which of the following best completes this illustration? (8.14B)
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    Republicanism
    Mericatile System
    Federalism
    Free Enterprise System
    30s
    113.20.14.B

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