Question 1

What replaced canal building of the 1820s and 1830s?

Accepted Answer

Railroads

Answer

Planes

Answer

Horses

Answer

Stage coaches

Question 2

What industry brought Tens of Thousands of men and women into western mountainous regions?

Accepted Answer

Mining

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Textiles

Answer

Agriculture

Question 3

Which region was the least affected by the panic of 1857?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

North

Answer

East

Answer

West

Question 4

Name one factor that played a role in expanding US trade in the mid-1800s

Accepted Answer

All of these

Answer

Government support of trade

Answer

Shipping firms, whale oil, improvement in ship design, steamships

Answer

Manufactured goods and Agricultural products

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