QUESTION 1Which statement best describes cause of the econom

QUESTION 1Which statement best describes cause of the economic transformation the United States experienced in the early nineteenth century?Scientific advances in the agricultural field led to larger crop yieldsAn increase in immigration to American cities created a larger work forceThe invention of new methods of transportation made it cheaper to ship freightQUESTION 2What differentiated the economy in the southern United States from the economy in the northern United States in the nineteenth century?The southern states’ industrial centers were fewer and spaced further apartThe southern states did not have the labor resources that northern states didThe southern states’ economies relied upon agriculture and not manufacturingQUESTION 3In what way was the social status of women in the United States affected by early industrialization?Both genders were needed to fill the same positionsWomen were allowed to focus their attention outside of the domestic sphereThe economic significance of women as consumers was increasedQUESTION 4What main advantage did railroads have over canals for transporting freight in the 1830s?Railroads could be used efficiently in any weatherRailroads could be constructed on all types of terrainRailroads could be built using readily available materialsQUESTION 5Which region of the United States was most dependent on roadways for transportation in the mid-1800s?the Midwestthe Northeastthe SouthQUESTION 6After the American Revolution, the United States’ westward expansion began with the early exploration of which region?the Mississippi Deltathe Ohio River Valleythe Great Lakes Basin QUESTION 7Which country’s emigrants made up the largest foreign group in the United States’ urban population in the mid-1800s?GermanyIrelandItalyQUESTION 8A food shortage in which country led to its immigrants becoming the largest foreign group in the northeast United States in the mid-1800s?GermanIrelandItalyQUESTION 9In terms of revenues produced, what was the leading cash crop grown in the United States in the nineteenth century?corncottontobaccoQUESTION 10What occurred as a direct result of canal construction in the eastern United States in the mid-1800s?Port cities such as New York City and Boston thrivedShipping costs between major cities dropped sharplyWheat and other grains were farmed in more regionsQUESTION 11Which of the following reforms did Horace Mann advocate?ending child labor in factoriesfree public education for all childrenequal educational treatment for girls and boysQUESTION 12Which American reformer was most closely associated with public education?Ralph Waldo EmersonHorace MannRobert Owen