How were the New England textile mills planned and built?
- Experienced British builders traveled to the United States to advise American merchants.
- New England merchants paid French and German mechanics to design factories for them.
- New England merchants and British migrants memorized plans from British mills.
- Textile mills were a purely American creation, invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in 1813.
Which is the best characterization of textile mill workers in the early nineteenth century?
- male and female indentured servants from Great Britain who worked hard to win their freedom
- young men who found freedom in the rowdy lifestyle of mill work
- experienced artisans who shared their knowledge in exchange for part ownership in the company
- young farm women whose behavior was closely monitored
Most people who migrated within the United States in the early nineteenth century went ________.
- north toward Canada
- west toward Ohio
- south toward Georgia
- east across the Mississippi River
Which of the following was not a cause of the Panic of 1819?
- The Second Bank of the United States made risky loans.
- States chartered too many banks.
- Prices for American commodities dropped.
- Banks hoarded gold and silver.
Robert Fulton is known for inventing ________.
- the cotton gin
- the mechanical reaper
- the steamship engine
- machine tools
Which of the following was not a factor in the transportation revolution?
- the steam-powered locomotive
- the canal system
- the combustion engine
- the government-funded road system
What was the significance of the Cumberland Road?
- It gave settlers a quicker way to move west.
- It reduced the time it took to move goods from New York Harbor to Lake Erie.
- It improved trade from the Port of New Orleans.
- It was the first paved road.
What were the benefits of the transportation revolution?
Which of the following groups supported the abolition of slavery?
- northern business elites
- southern planter elites
- wage workers
- middle-class northerners
Which social class was most drawn to amusements like P. T. Barnum’s museum?
- wage workers
- middle-class northerners
- southern planter elites
- northern business elites
What did Peter Cooper envision for the United States, and how did he work to bring his vision to life?