Growing Infrastructure

Question 1

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

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rivers

Question 2

During the mid-1800s, the steam locomotive and mechanical reaper aided the settlement of which US region?

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the Midwest

Question 3

Henry Clay planned to fund the American System largely through

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tariffs on foreign imports.

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

Look at the map of the Cumberland Road. Why was the construction of the Cumberland Road in 1818 controversial?

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Some people thought it was unfair to use federal money to build a road that would only benefit a small number of Americans.

Question 6

After the development of a steam-powered locomotive in the mid-1800s,

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the laying of new rail lines grew quickly.

Question 7

Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

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Eli Whitney

Question 8

Which best describes the development of farming in the United States by 1850?

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It had become more productive and less difficult.

Question 9

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

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the Potomac and Ohio rivers

Question 10

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.

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