Multiple Choice Chapter 10 Self-Quiz 1

. The greater supply of manufactured goods that fueled the market system

allowed farmers to specialize in one or two crops.

caused field slaves to work less.

generated waves of booms and busts in the economy.

allowed Americans to prohibit the importation of certain foreign goods.

. Mechanized looms and carding machines came into use in the United States after

Samuel Slater invented them and Moses Brown financed them.

Richard Arkwright sold the technology to the Boston Associates.

Samuel Slater, a former British textile worker, brought the technology across the Atlantic.

steam power allowed for their spread.

. Presidents vetoed road projects in the first couple decades of the 1800s because they felt roads

would put too large a strain on the federal budget.

were best left to private corporations after the Charles River Bridge decision.

were unconstitutional when funded by the federal government.

would make it easier for slaves to escape and Indians to mount attacks.

. What type of labor did the Boston Associates use in their factories?

slaves

artisans and journeymen

young women

children

. Workers began to primarily define themselves by

family relationships.

guild membership.

local and regional affiliations.

their labor.

. The market economy intensified racism by

highlighting slaves' status as commodities.

developing the Atlantic slave trade.

allowing increasing numbers of blacks to manage whites in factories.

reducing immigration.

. Americans were increasingly divided by class, largely because of

the spread of slavery.

the expansion of cities.

the breakdown of the artisan system.

the growth of democracy.

. What changed the character of the 1824 presidential election?

the emphasis on white males' voting rights

the memory of the corrupt bargain

issues surrounding foreign affairs

opposition to the tariff

. As president, John Quincy Adams was criticized for his

failure to support Americans in Texas.

veto of the Maysville Road Bill.

willingness to participate in a conference on solidarity across the hemisphere.

association with the Boston Associates.

. What convinced Andrew Jackson that democratic suffrage was vital to the health of the republic?

his experiences in Spanish Florida

losing the presidential election despite winning the popular vote

increasing justifications for slavery amongst the planter elite

widespread immigration that threatened to dilute the native white vote

. Many of Jackson's efforts as president centered on

rewarding his supporters and punishing his opponents.

expanding the transportation system.

attempting to make peace with Indians.

developing the Santa Fe Trail.

. The U.S. government aided the development of the Santa Fe Trail by

helping clear a roadway across the plains.

signing a treaty with Mexico guaranteeing the free passage of traders.

appropriating money to develop steamboats that could navigate shallow western rivers.

using the military to escort shipments along the trail.

. How did Jackson change the character of the Supreme Court?

diluting the power of individual justices by expanding the court

vetoing many of its major decisions

appointing three associate justices

launching a propaganda war against the justices

. Who funded the Erie Canal?

the Boston Associates

the State of New York

a consortium of federal, state, and local monies

the federal government

. Americans excelled at textile production because

they were willing to employ children and young women.

they had direct access to southern cotton.

the federal government funded its development.

it combined a thriving agricultural system with a talent for mechanization and rapid adoption of new technologies.

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