// question: 0 name: switch category to $course$/Default for HST 203: History of the United States (Escobar 41740)/08 $CATEGORY: $course$/Default for HST 203: History of the United States (Escobar 41740)/08 // question: 261348 name: After 1790, the responsibilities for running American farm households ::After 1790, the responsibilities for running American farm households::After 1790, the responsibilities for running American farm households{ =fell more exclusively on women.#Correct ~decreased.#Incorrect ~were mostly given to the older children.#Incorrect ~were turned over to servants.#Incorrect ~were equally shared by all family members.#Incorrect } // question: 261342 name: After the revolution, land inheritance by farm fathers ::After the revolution, land inheritance by farm fathers::After the revolution, land inheritance by farm fathers{ =decreased in frequency and decreased in size of lands.#Correct ~increased in frequency but decreased in size of lands.#Incorrect ~decreased in frequency but increased in size of lands.#Incorrect ~increased in frequency and increased in size of lands.#Incorrect ~remained constant as before the Revolution.#Incorrect } // question: 261358 name: All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except ::All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except::All of the following statements regarding transportation in 1815 are true except{ =it was easier to transport goods into western settlements than out#Correct ~transportation west of the Appalachians was almost entirely undeveloped#Incorrect ~transporting goods by boat between Louisville and New Orleans took three to four months#Incorrect ~the cost of transporting wheat from Buffalo to New York City tripled its price#Incorrect ~trans-Appalachian settlements were marginal to the market economy#Incorrect } // question: 261339 name: All of the following were true of farmers after 1790 except ::All of the following were true of farmers after 1790 except::All of the following were true of farmers after 1790 except{ ~they ate most of what they grew.#Incorrect ~they traded with their neighbors.#Incorrect ~they sent surplus products to outside markets.#Incorrect =they generally raised only one variety of animal or plant.#Correct ~they profited from world markets without becoming dependent on them.#Incorrect } // question: 261381 name: All the following regarding southern farmers who moved into the Northwest is true except they ::All the following regarding southern farmers who moved into the Northwest is true except they::All the following regarding southern farmers who moved into the Northwest is true except they{ ~favored free-range livestock#Incorrect ~remained tied to the river trade#Incorrect ~often left the south seeing slavery blocked opportunities for them#Incorrect =devoted most of their efforts to developing large cultivated farms#Correct ~did not bring slaves with them.#Incorrect } // question: 261352 name: American society in the early nineteenth century ::American society in the early nineteenth century::American society in the early nineteenth century{ =became more democratic and individualistic.#Correct ~was authoritarian and paternalistic.#Incorrect ~witnessed a significant decline in alcohol consumption.#Incorrect ~slavishly copied European styles and manners.#Incorrect ~suffered a decline in population.#Incorrect } // question: 261356 name: An 1816 Senate report stated that it cost the same to transport one ton of goods across the Atlantic Ocean as it did to move one ton of goods ____ miles inland. ::An 1816 Senate report stated that it cost the same to transport one ton of goods across the Atlantic Ocean as it did to move one ton of goods ____ miles inland.::An 1816 Senate report stated that it cost the same to transport one ton of goods across the Atlantic Ocean as it did to move one ton of goods ____ miles inland.{ ~10#Incorrect =30#Correct ~60#Incorrect ~90#Incorrect ~150#Incorrect } // question: 261365 name: Backcountry whites adopted all of the following practices except ::Backcountry whites adopted all of the following practices except::Backcountry whites adopted all of the following practices except{ ~girdling tress so that they would fall down naturally.#Incorrect ~depending on game for food and animal skins for trade.#Incorrect ~leaving their women behind to tend the farms when they hunted.#Incorrect ~engaging in drunken brawls.#Incorrect =cooperating economically with local Indians.#Correct } // question: 261380 name: Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by ::Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by::Between 1820 and 1840, agricultural exports from the Northwest increased by{ =15 percent.#Correct ~25 percent.#Incorrect ~50 percent.#Incorrect ~75 percent.#Incorrect ~90 percent.#Incorrect } // question: 261379 name: Between 1820 and 1870 the industrial revolution affected the United States as ::Between 1820 and 1870 the industrial revolution affected the United States as::Between 1820 and 1870 the industrial revolution affected the United States as{ ~old seaports experienced a slow decline in population.#Incorrect ~commercial agriculture became less important.#Incorrect ~international trade became far more valuable than the domestic market.#Incorrect =cities grew faster than ever before or since.#Correct ~older, more established urban areas grew faster than new cities.#Incorrect } // question: 261343 name: By 1818 the National Road ::By 1818 the National Road::By 1818 the National Road{ ~ran from Washington D.C. to Atlanta.#Incorrect =was a smooth, crushed rock thoroughfare.#Correct ~had dramatically reduced the cost of moving goods inland.#Incorrect ~signaled the decline in steamboat traffic.#Incorrect ~all of the above.#Incorrect } // question: 261359 name: By the 1830s, northeastern farmers' relationship to the market had ::By the 1830s, northeastern farmers' relationship to the market had::By the 1830s, northeastern farmers' relationship to the market had{ =strengthened.#Correct ~weakened.#Incorrect ~remained unchanged.#Incorrect ~became independent of the international market.#Incorrect ~none of the above.#Incorrect } // question: 261377 name: Commercial agriculture in the Northwest was first made feasible by the ::Commercial agriculture in the Northwest was first made feasible by the::Commercial agriculture in the Northwest was first made feasible by the{ ~railroad.#Incorrect =steamboat.#Correct ~turnpike.#Incorrect ~horse and buggy.#Incorrect ~telegraph.#Incorrect } // question: 261350 name: During the 1820s New England storekeepers ::During the 1820s New England storekeepers::During the 1820s New England storekeepers{ ~shipped their goods to England and Europe.#Incorrect ~depended almost entirely on locally produced goods for their retail sales.#Incorrect ~depended on a barter exchange of goods and services, rather than cash sales.#Incorrect ~saw their business decline significantly.#Incorrect =increased their stock of consumer goods significantly.#Correct } // question: 261349 name: During the early republic, Indians living on western lands ::During the early republic, Indians living on western lands::During the early republic, Indians living on western lands{ ~were generally able to maintain their territorial holdings.#Incorrect ~received considerable political and military help from Britain.#Incorrect =were constantly pushed further west.#Correct ~saw, by 1820, nearly 100,000 white settlers move onto their lands.#Incorrect ~were never more unified.#Incorrect } // question: 261363 name: During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became ::During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became::During the period from 1790 to 1815, artisans were losing their independent status; most became{ ~master craftsmen.#Incorrect =wage laborers.#Correct ~merchants.#Incorrect ~farmers.#Incorrect ~soldiers.#Incorrect } // question: 261362 name: Eastbound traffic on the National Road consisted largely of ::Eastbound traffic on the National Road consisted largely of::Eastbound traffic on the National Road consisted largely of{ =cattle and pigs.#Correct ~wheat and corn.#Incorrect ~lumber.#Incorrect ~whiskey.#Incorrect ~cotton.#Incorrect } // question: 261347 name: Easterners described frontiersmen as ::Easterners described frontiersmen as::Easterners described frontiersmen as{ =violent, drunken, filthy "white savages."#Correct ~hard-working, productive yeomen farmers.#Incorrect ~simple, innocent, childlike primitives.#Incorrect ~honest, public-minded, democratic citizens.#Incorrect ~traitors who had joined forces with the French and Indians.#Incorrect } // question: 261335 name: Farm labor in post-revolutionary America saw ::Farm labor in post-revolutionary America saw::Farm labor in post-revolutionary America saw{ ~women increasingly do the field work.#Incorrect ~the sickle as the principal harvest tool.#Incorrect =work carefully divided by sex.#Correct ~hoes replace ploughs as the primary tool for cultivation.#Incorrect ~Thomas Jefferson advocate an American adoption of the French peasant labor system.#Incorrect } // question: 261378 name: In 1811, Francis Lowell received valuable information on designing a factory town from ::In 1811, Francis Lowell received valuable information on designing a factory town from::In 1811, Francis Lowell received valuable information on designing a factory town from{ ~the United States patent office.#Incorrect =industrial espionage while in England.#Correct ~speaking to a German inventor.#Incorrect ~his wife.#Incorrect ~an international trade conference.#Incorrect } // question: 261345 name: In 1815 the largest American city was ::In 1815 the largest American city was::In 1815 the largest American city was{ ~Philadelphia.#Incorrect ~Baltimore.#Incorrect ~Newark.#Incorrect =New York City.#Correct ~Boston.#Incorrect } // question: 261384 name: In 1830, the annual per capita consumption of distilled spirits was ::In 1830, the annual per capita consumption of distilled spirits was::In 1830, the annual per capita consumption of distilled spirits was{ ~roughly the same between men and women.#Incorrect ~ten times the current rate of consumption.#Incorrect =five gallons.#Correct ~highest among the middle class.#Incorrect ~all of the above.#Incorrect } // question: 261337 name: In early American rural neighborhoods ::In early American rural neighborhoods::In early American rural neighborhoods{ ~most farm families lived in isolation from each other.#Incorrect ~paper money was widely used.#Incorrect ~a farmer rarely kept track of debts owed by other farmers.#Incorrect =few farmers were self-sufficient.#Correct ~the practice of bartering was considered "un-American."#Incorrect } // question: 261371 name: In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities ::In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities::In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities{ ~life expectancy was higher than in the countryside.#Incorrect ~accountants were being replaced by bookkeepers.#Incorrect ~there was very little poverty.#Incorrect =wealth was becoming much more concentrated.#Correct ~epidemics of disease were becoming rare.#Incorrect } // question: 261372 name: In the mid-nineteenth century, new female housework responsibilities included ::In the mid-nineteenth century, new female housework responsibilities included::In the mid-nineteenth century, new female housework responsibilities included{ ~spinning yarn and weaving textiles for the family's clothing.#Incorrect ~less time spent in child supervision and individualized care.#Incorrect ~cash-producing activities such as candle making and cheese production.#Incorrect ~less time spent on planting flower beds and cleaning furniture.#Incorrect =more time spent washing, sewing, and ironing.#Correct } // question: 261382 name: In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of ::In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of::In the Northeast, the rise of livestock specialization reduced the amount of{ ~land under cultivation.#Incorrect ~woodlands.#Incorrect ~food crops.#Incorrect ~grain planted.#Incorrect =all of the above.#Correct } // question: 261351 name: In the treaty that ended the War of Independence in 1783, the British ::In the treaty that ended the War of Independence in 1783, the British::In the treaty that ended the War of Independence in 1783, the British{ ~respected most Indian claims.#Incorrect ~only gave Florida to the new American republic.#Incorrect ~made no provisions for its western lands.#Incorrect ~gave all of its western lands to Spain.#Incorrect =gave nearly all of its western lands to the new American republic.#Correct } // question: 261369 name: Mid-nineteenth century New England farmers ::Mid-nineteenth century New England farmers::Mid-nineteenth century New England farmers{ ~produced most of the food crops for the entire country.#Incorrect =relied on beef and dairy products as cash crops.#Correct ~increased the amount of land set aside for cultivation.#Incorrect ~used the most inefficient and soil-depleting techniques in the United States.#Incorrect ~were not integrated into the domestic market economy.#Incorrect } // question: 261366 name: Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by ::Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by::Most canals built in the 1830s were built and financed by{ =state governments.#Correct ~private corporations.#Incorrect ~foreign investors.#Incorrect ~the federal government.#Incorrect ~associations of farmers.#Incorrect } // question: 261383 name: Steamboats reduced the cost of transporting goods by river to approximately ____ per ton. ::Steamboats reduced the cost of transporting goods by river to approximately ____ per ton.::Steamboats reduced the cost of transporting goods by river to approximately ____ per ton.{ =one-third of a cent#Correct ~one and half cents#Incorrect ~five cents#Incorrect ~seven cents#Incorrect ~ten cents#Incorrect } // question: 261354 name: The "national drink" of the early republic was ::The "national drink" of the early republic was::The "national drink" of the early republic was{ ~cider.#Incorrect =whiskey.#Correct ~rum.#Incorrect ~milk.#Incorrect ~coffee.#Incorrect } // question: 261370 name: The development of the northeastern market economy ::The development of the northeastern market economy::The development of the northeastern market economy{ ~raised prices of most necessities.#Incorrect ~lowered the quality of finished goods.#Incorrect ~made farmers more independent and self-sufficient.#Incorrect =made farmers more vulnerable to fluctuations in the national economy.#Correct ~led farmers to adopt mixed agriculture over single-crop agriculture.#Incorrect } // question: 261364 name: The Erie Canal ::The Erie Canal::The Erie Canal{ ~bankrupted the state of New York.#Incorrect ~replaced the New York Central railroad as the major means of transportation in the Northeast.#Incorrect =opened the interior of New York and transformed the frontier into a prosperous commercial area.#Correct ~had little impact on the economy of the Northeast.#Incorrect ~made fortunes for its developers without the state deriving any real benefit.#Incorrect } // question: 261375 name: The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as the ::The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as the::The factory villages where entire families labored for mill owners in the process of cloth production was known as the{ ~Lowell system.#Incorrect ~Waltham system.#Incorrect =Rhode Island system.#Correct ~Massachusetts system.#Incorrect ~Carnegie system.#Incorrect } // question: 261340 name: The federal census of 1790 found that more than ____ of Americans lived in rural areas. ::The federal census of 1790 found that more than ____ of Americans lived in rural areas.::The federal census of 1790 found that more than ____ of Americans lived in rural areas.{ ~50 percent#Incorrect ~60 percent#Incorrect ~70 percent#Incorrect ~80 percent#Incorrect =90 percent#Correct } // question: 261374 name: The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by____ in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ::The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by____ in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.::The first power-driven spinning mill in the United States was built by____ in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.{ ~Richard Arkwright#Incorrect ~Nathaniel Appleton#Incorrect ~Francis Cabot Lowell#Incorrect =Samuel Slater#Correct ~Thomas Edison#Incorrect } // question: 261367 name: The national market that developed by 1840 ::The national market that developed by 1840::The national market that developed by 1840{ =led to an expansion of foreign trade.#Correct ~created interdependencies among the Atlantic, western, and southern states.#Incorrect ~saw foreign trade account for an increasing proportion of market activity.#Incorrect ~resulted in the export of more northern food crops than southern cotton.#Incorrect ~involved an exchange of manufactured goods only.#Incorrect } // question: 261360 name: The National Road linked ::The National Road linked::The National Road linked{ =the Potomac River with the Ohio River.#Correct ~the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes.#Incorrect ~New York City with Boston.#Incorrect ~The Ohio River with the Mississippi.#Incorrect ~Boston with Charleston.#Incorrect } // question: 261361 name: The Waltham, or Lowell, system of textile manufacturing primarily employed ::The Waltham, or Lowell, system of textile manufacturing primarily employed::The Waltham, or Lowell, system of textile manufacturing primarily employed{ ~entire families.#Incorrect ~immigrants.#Incorrect ~young men.#Incorrect ~children.#Incorrect =young women.#Correct } // question: 261336 name: The young, single women who worked under the Waltham system ::The young, single women who worked under the Waltham system::The young, single women who worked under the Waltham system{ ~formed a permanent, professional workforce.#Incorrect ~drank, kept late hours, and generally had bad reputations.#Incorrect ~supported their parents and paid for the college educations of their brothers.#Incorrect ~organized unions that violently resisted their exploitation.#Incorrect =saved some of their money for dowries and spent some on clothes and books.#Correct } // question: 261338 name: Thomas Jefferson saw the ideal American society as one whose economy was dominated by ::Thomas Jefferson saw the ideal American society as one whose economy was dominated by::Thomas Jefferson saw the ideal American society as one whose economy was dominated by{ ~master craftsmen.#Incorrect ~wage laborers.#Incorrect ~seaport merchants.#Incorrect =rural farmers.#Correct ~an urban working class.#Incorrect } // question: 261376 name: Under the Rhode Island system, ::Under the Rhode Island system,::Under the Rhode Island system,{ ~textile workers bought their own looms and bargained with merchants to establish prices.#Incorrect =mill owners created factory towns that included farmland that was rented to the families of textile workers.#Correct ~factories were located in major seaport cities in order to have access to international markets.#Incorrect ~Rhode Island banks financed industrial development in other states but charged extremely high interest rates.#Incorrect ~the factories were government owned.#Incorrect } // question: 261346 name: Urban master artisans during the years of the early republic ::Urban master artisans during the years of the early republic::Urban master artisans during the years of the early republic{ ~experienced no change in their social or economic status.#Incorrect =were unlikely to enter the emerging business class.#Correct ~lived in a pristine environment free from filth and disease.#Incorrect ~were able to support their families on their own.#Incorrect ~increasingly subcontracted their "slop work" work to younger artisans.#Incorrect } // question: 261373 name: Which of the following is not true concerning alcohol consumption in the early republic? ::Which of the following is not true concerning alcohol consumption in the early republic?::Which of the following is not true concerning alcohol consumption in the early republic?{ ~Men drank more than women.#Incorrect =Farmers drank more than city dwellers.#Correct ~Southerners drank more than northerners.#Incorrect ~Westerners drank more than easterners.#Incorrect ~Alcohol consumption was the highest that it has ever been.#Incorrect } // question: 261355 name: Which of the following states did not establish a canal system by 1840? ::Which of the following states did not establish a canal system by 1840?::Which of the following states did not establish a canal system by 1840?{ ~New York#Incorrect ~Pennsylvania#Incorrect =South Carolina#Correct ~Ohio#Incorrect ~Massachusetts#Incorrect } // question: 261341 name: Which of the following was not a result of rising farm incomes after 1790? ::Which of the following was not a result of rising farm incomes after 1790?::Which of the following was not a result of rising farm incomes after 1790?{ ~the improved appearance of rural houses by painting and planting flowers#Incorrect =the purchases of salt, pepper and gunpowder#Correct ~a greater concern with personal and household cleanliness#Incorrect ~the ownership of mirrors and watches#Incorrect ~the use of individual place settings for eating#Incorrect } // question: 261357 name: Which of the following was not an agricultural improvement of the mid-1800s? ::Which of the following was not an agricultural improvement of the mid-1800s?::Which of the following was not an agricultural improvement of the mid-1800s?{ ~horse-powered threshing machines#Incorrect ~cast-iron plows#Incorrect =the windmill#Correct ~hand-cranked fanning machines#Incorrect ~the grain cradle#Incorrect } // question: 261344 name: Which of the following was true of American cities in 1790? ::Which of the following was true of American cities in 1790?::Which of the following was true of American cities in 1790?{ ~There were fifty cities with populations exceeding 10,000.#Incorrect =The largest cities were all seaports.#Correct ~International commerce had yet to affect the composition and location of the largest cities.#Incorrect ~Only twenty percent of the nation's population lived in cities.#Incorrect ~A city was defined as having at least 10,000 people.#Incorrect } // question: 261353 name: Which of the following was true of industrial development in the early constitutional era? ::Which of the following was true of industrial development in the early constitutional era?::Which of the following was true of industrial development in the early constitutional era?{ ~There was none.#Incorrect ~A majority of northern men were industrial workers.#Incorrect =The factory system was decentralized.#Correct ~Women and children did not work in factories.#Incorrect ~Jeffersonians were more in favor of industrial development than Federalists.#Incorrect } // question: 261368 name: Young women employed in the New England textile mills ::Young women employed in the New England textile mills::Young women employed in the New England textile mills{ ~grew more dependent upon their families because of their experience.#Incorrect =grew increasingly independent from their families because of their experience.#Correct ~remained relatively unchanged because of their experience.#Incorrect ~tended to keep their jobs for many years, and in some cases for life.#Incorrect ~joined labor unions and led violent strikes against the factories.#Incorrect } // question: 261397 name: "Johnny Appleseed" was a fictional character created by Walt Disney. ::"Johnny Appleseed" was a fictional character created by Walt Disney.::"Johnny Appleseed" was a fictional character created by Walt Disney.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261392 name: A "market society" transformed not only the economy but how people looked at the world. ::A "market society" transformed not only the economy but how people looked at the world.::A "market society" transformed not only the economy but how people looked at the world.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261396 name: A "razorback" was a southern term for a porcupine. ::A "razorback" was a southern term for a porcupine.::A "razorback" was a southern term for a porcupine.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261414 name: As a result of the market revolution, old practices and old forms of neighborliness fell into disuse. ::As a result of the market revolution, old practices and old forms of neighborliness fell into disuse.::As a result of the market revolution, old practices and old forms of neighborliness fell into disuse.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261410 name: As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework. ::As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework.::As a result of the market revolution, women spent fewer hours on housework.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261407 name: Between 1815 and 1830, the cost of ready-made cloth declined sixfold. ::Between 1815 and 1830, the cost of ready-made cloth declined sixfold.::Between 1815 and 1830, the cost of ready-made cloth declined sixfold.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261405 name: Between 1815-1840 northeastern agriculture became a cash-crop business. ::Between 1815-1840 northeastern agriculture became a cash-crop business.::Between 1815-1840 northeastern agriculture became a cash-crop business.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261408 name: By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities. ::By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities.::By 1815, recent economic growth was greatest in seaport cities.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261424 name: By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west. ::By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.::By 1820, twenty percent of the population lived in the west.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261387 name: By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade. ::By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade.::By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261394 name: By the 1860s, the railroads had replaced canals and rivers as the major transportation avenues in the Northeast. ::By the 1860s, the railroads had replaced canals and rivers as the major transportation avenues in the Northeast.::By the 1860s, the railroads had replaced canals and rivers as the major transportation avenues in the Northeast.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261395 name: Canals reduced the price but increased the time of transporting goods. ::Canals reduced the price but increased the time of transporting goods.::Canals reduced the price but increased the time of transporting goods.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261390 name: Early-nineteenth century New England farms were geared toward subsistence. ::Early-nineteenth century New England farms were geared toward subsistence.::Early-nineteenth century New England farms were geared toward subsistence.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261413 name: Eastern visitors to the backcountry were impressed with the health and industriousness of frontiersmen. ::Eastern visitors to the backcountry were impressed with the health and industriousness of frontiersmen.::Eastern visitors to the backcountry were impressed with the health and industriousness of frontiersmen.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261403 name: High costs kept large factories from being located in early nineteenth century cities. ::High costs kept large factories from being located in early nineteenth century cities.::High costs kept large factories from being located in early nineteenth century cities.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261417 name: In 1816, it cost the same to move a ton of goods 3,000 miles by ocean as it did 30 miles by land. ::In 1816, it cost the same to move a ton of goods 3,000 miles by ocean as it did 30 miles by land.::In 1816, it cost the same to move a ton of goods 3,000 miles by ocean as it did 30 miles by land.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261401 name: In general the birth rate declined in areas of greatest commercialization. ::In general the birth rate declined in areas of greatest commercialization.::In general the birth rate declined in areas of greatest commercialization.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261418 name: In post-revolutionary America, most farmers lived in isolation from each other. ::In post-revolutionary America, most farmers lived in isolation from each other.::In post-revolutionary America, most farmers lived in isolation from each other.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261423 name: In the 50 years following 1820, American cities grew at a faster rate than at any other time in history. ::In the 50 years following 1820, American cities grew at a faster rate than at any other time in history.::In the 50 years following 1820, American cities grew at a faster rate than at any other time in history.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261385 name: In the decades after the Declaration of Independence, American democracy grew in strength. ::In the decades after the Declaration of Independence, American democracy grew in strength.::In the decades after the Declaration of Independence, American democracy grew in strength.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261420 name: In the early nineteenth century, life expectancy was higher in urban than in rural areas. ::In the early nineteenth century, life expectancy was higher in urban than in rural areas.::In the early nineteenth century, life expectancy was higher in urban than in rural areas.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261422 name: In the early nineteenth century, the main reason Americans drank was to get drunk. ::In the early nineteenth century, the main reason Americans drank was to get drunk.::In the early nineteenth century, the main reason Americans drank was to get drunk.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261415 name: In the seaport cities, growth derived more from commerce with the hinterland than from international trade. ::In the seaport cities, growth derived more from commerce with the hinterland than from international trade.::In the seaport cities, growth derived more from commerce with the hinterland than from international trade.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261402 name: Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America. ::Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America.::Men and women worked side by side at farm labor in post-revolutionary America.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261409 name: Prior to the rise of the market revolution, bartering was common in farm societies. ::Prior to the rise of the market revolution, bartering was common in farm societies.::Prior to the rise of the market revolution, bartering was common in farm societies.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261400 name: Railroads never replaced canals because canal transportation was much cheaper. ::Railroads never replaced canals because canal transportation was much cheaper.::Railroads never replaced canals because canal transportation was much cheaper.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261416 name: Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America. ::Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America.::Samuel Slater smuggled printed copies for the water-powered spinning machine from England to America.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261411 name: Southern farmers were early proponents of the systematic breeding of animals. ::Southern farmers were early proponents of the systematic breeding of animals.::Southern farmers were early proponents of the systematic breeding of animals.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261386 name: State governments took a more or less "laissez-faire" approach to the building of canals in the early nineteenth century. ::State governments took a more or less "laissez-faire" approach to the building of canals in the early nineteenth century.::State governments took a more or less "laissez-faire" approach to the building of canals in the early nineteenth century.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261388 name: The building of the Erie Canal raised the cost of transporting western wheat in the early nineteenth century. ::The building of the Erie Canal raised the cost of transporting western wheat in the early nineteenth century.::The building of the Erie Canal raised the cost of transporting western wheat in the early nineteenth century.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261389 name: The Erie Canal connected the rich fertile soil of New England with the New York City market. ::The Erie Canal connected the rich fertile soil of New England with the New York City market.::The Erie Canal connected the rich fertile soil of New England with the New York City market.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261404 name: The Erie Canal was essentially a ditch with a tow-path next to it. ::The Erie Canal was essentially a ditch with a tow-path next to it.::The Erie Canal was essentially a ditch with a tow-path next to it.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261391 name: The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves. ::The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves.::The first big market in ready-made clothing was for slaves.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261398 name: The major technological improvements in early American industrial development were stolen from English inventors. ::The major technological improvements in early American industrial development were stolen from English inventors.::The major technological improvements in early American industrial development were stolen from English inventors.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261399 name: The market revolution occurred only in the North. ::The market revolution occurred only in the North.::The market revolution occurred only in the North.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261412 name: The market revolution resulted in an increase in the size of the average American family. ::The market revolution resulted in an increase in the size of the average American family.::The market revolution resulted in an increase in the size of the average American family.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261419 name: The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise. ::The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise.::The nation's transportation network was built primarily by private enterprise.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261393 name: The National Road ran from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and linked the nation along its North-South axis. ::The National Road ran from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and linked the nation along its North-South axis.::The National Road ran from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and linked the nation along its North-South axis.{FALSE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261421 name: The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods. ::The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods.::The transportation revolution reduced both the time and the expense of moving heavy goods.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct} // question: 261406 name: Until about 1830, most western settlers were southerners who settled near the tributaries of the Ohio-Mississippi River system. ::Until about 1830, most western settlers were southerners who settled near the tributaries of the Ohio-Mississippi River system.::Until about 1830, most western settlers were southerners who settled near the tributaries of the Ohio-Mississippi River system.{TRUE#Incorrect#Correct}