Question 1

How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States?

Accepted Answer

It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.

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It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.

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It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.

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It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.

Question 2

Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?

Accepted Answer

Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

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A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

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A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

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Demand for slaves in the industrialized American Colonies

Question 3

How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

Accepted Answer

Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.

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Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.

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Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.

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Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.

Question 4

Which region’s primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

Accepted Answer

4

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3

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2

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1

Question 5

How were the Erie Canal and the Mississippi River similar

Accepted Answer

Both served as major inland water routes for shipping goods.

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Both acted at one time as important national frontiers

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Both were unusable in the winter months

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Both were used to ship slaves to new locations

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