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Question 1

What was most significant about Robert Fulton’s steamboat?

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It was the first commercially used steamboat.

Question 2

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 3

Henry Clay planned to fund the American System largely through

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tariffs on foreign imports.

Question 4

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the American economy?

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The cotton gin helped cotton become the South’s most important cash crop.

Question 5

Who invented the cotton gin in 1793?

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Eli Whitney

Question 6

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 7

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 8

Henry Clay was known for his skill in

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crafting compromises.

Question 9

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

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stabilize prices.

Question 10

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

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the Potomac and Ohio rivers

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