World studies Flashcards

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1
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the __________ or national road was an ealry road reaching all the way from Maryladn to lllinois

A

cumberland

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2
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turnpkes were a very profitable buesiness that private companies maintaind for year s

A

false

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3
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Is creditied with building the itst commercially successful steamboat

A

robett fulton

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4
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traveling by boat to lkae erie from albany new yrok was made pssible by the new tranpotaion foute the

A

erie canal

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5
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all of the following were benefits of the emergence of steamboat river travel except that river ports and frontirer settlements grew or river travel was no longer affected by weaterh cahnges

A

rier travel was no longer affected by weather changes

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6
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the eventual decline of canal buling and use in america was caused primarlily by the weater

A

false

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7
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what invention did peter coooper race with

A

locomotive

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8
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all of he following were ture except what state governmetsn hlped to finace realorad projects or it awas limkited to area wher errivers and streams provided water

A

it was limiedt to areas

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9
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for many years the pony experess provided a vital communication link with the rwest

A

false

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10
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a major function of the early telegraph network was to keep railroad traffic coordinated

A

true

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11
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what did smauel morese invent

A

the telegraph

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12
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what idea did eli whitney intorduce that led to the mass procution of many itmes

A

interchangeable parts

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13
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the __________ system describes the system whereby goods are manufactured by many people wokirng in one place

A

factory

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14
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what did smauel slater intodcuce in pawtucket

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factory system

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15
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idustiral growth in the early 1800s occurred extensively in th enew england region

A

true

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16
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which of these goes with francis cabot lowell industrialism or transcendentalism

A

industrialism

17
Q

children raely worked in early american factoeies

A

false

18
Q

workders formed ____ ___ to promote theri goals for labor reforsm

A

labor union

19
Q

what did john deere invent

A

a plow

20
Q

what di cyrus mccormick buld in chicago

A

a reaper

21
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what did eli whityeny use to claen a short staple crop

A

cotton gin

22
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the cotton gin was somewhat resposibl eof rthe continutaion fo which of thse sea trade or slavery

A

slavery

23
Q

most souterhenrs woned slaves in the early 1800s

A

false

24
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american ships that traded with asia also helpe dthe untied states lay claim to the pacific coast of noruth america

A

ture

25
Q

donald mckay set new records iwth this invention

A

clipper ships

26
Q

commodore ____________ ______ opended american trade with japan

A

matthew perry

27
Q

during this period most immigrants came to america from irleand and ________

A

germany

28
Q

which of thse goes with ralph waldo emmerson industialism or transcendentalism

A

transeendentalism

29
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which of thse goes with asahel nettleton unitarianism or revivalism

A

revivalism

30
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which of thse goes withwilliam ellery channing industrialsm or unitariansim

A

unitariaism

31
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which of thse goes with timoryt dwight reform movemtnests or revivalsim

A

revivalsim

32
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______ was a movemtn in lieterature that placed ag reat emphasis on emotion

A

romanticism

33
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which one of the following was at least a partial resutl of changes occcuring in american colleges expansion of sea trade or the seonc great awakening

A

2nd great awakening

34
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which of these goes with charles finney transcendentalism or revivalsim

A

revivalism

35
Q

large revival gathering sin western areas such as kentucky and tennessse were called ______________ ________

A

camp meetings

36
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which of theses goes with horace mann unitariasm or reform movements

A

reform movemetns

37
Q

the quakers were the first to be involved in abolitonis efforsts

A

false

38
Q

lucretia mott and _____ _____ ____ were famous female abolitonists who organized the senceca falls convention for women’s rights

A

elizbeth cady stantion