Growing Infrastructure — Quiz

Question 1

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, what was the primary means for transporting goods?

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rivers

Question 2

The main reason Democrats opposed the American System was because they believed it

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benefited only certain regions in the nation.

Question 3

Which two rivers were connected by the Cumberland Road, which was completed in 1818?

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the Potomac and Ohio rivers

Question 4

Which became a major center of commerce and trade after the Erie Canal was built in the early 1800s?

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New York City

Question 5

Henry Clay’s American System proposed improvements to transportation. How did these changes impact trade among regions of the United States?

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They made it easier to move goods and raw materials around the country.

Question 6

Henry Clay was known for his skill in

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crafting compromises.

Question 7

What was most significant about Robert Fulton’s steamboat?

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It was the first commercially used steamboat.

Question 8

Henry Clay planned to fund the American System largely through

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tariffs on foreign imports.

Question 9

What was the most important goal of the American System?

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to promote major industries

Question 10

One of the reasons Henry Clay believed a national bank was needed was to

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stabilize prices.

Growing Infrastructure — Quiz Answers