AP US History
CHAPTER 10
AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The economic revolution that transformed America between 1820 and 1860 brought all of the following changes except A) the development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy
Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty: Medium Theme 5: Economic Transformations
2. The American population of the 1820s and 1830s was characterized by A) increased the number of adults ages 25-50 B) migration from the South to the North C) slow growth in numbers D) significant movement to the East E) extensive movement to towns and cities
Answer: E Page: 260–261 Difficulty: Medium Theme 4: Demographic Changes
3. Much of the population increase of the 1820s resulted from A) a major increase in the importation of slaves B) a rapid rise in immigration from central Europe C) a rapid rise in immigration from Europe D) a slow decline in the mortality rate E) a higher birth rate than in the 1700s
Answer: D Page: 260 Difficulty: Hard Theme 4: Demographic Changes
4. The city that gained the most from the success of the Erie Canal was A) New York B) Philadelphia C) Baltimore D) Albany E) Buffalo
Answer: A Page: 267 Difficulty: Easy Theme 4: Demographic Changes
5. The United States of the 1840s and 1850s saw all of the following developments except A) the rapid growth of Northeastern cities B) a booming agricultural economy in the West C) a major movement of shipping to the Great Lakes D) a sharp decline in immigration from Europe E) the rise of close economic ties between the Northeast and Northwest
Answer: D Page: 260 Difficulty: Hard Theme 4: Demographic Changes
6. All of the following
AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The economic revolution that transformed America between 1820 and 1860 brought all of the following changes except A) the development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy
Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty: Medium Theme 5: Economic Transformations
2. The American population of the 1820s and 1830s was characterized by A) increased the number of adults ages 25-50 B) migration from the South to the North C) slow growth in numbers D) significant movement to the East E) extensive movement to towns and cities
Answer: E Page: 260–261 Difficulty: Medium Theme 4: Demographic Changes
3. Much of the population increase of the 1820s resulted from A) a major increase in the importation of slaves B) a rapid rise in immigration from central Europe C) a rapid rise in immigration from Europe D) a slow decline in the mortality rate E) a higher birth rate than in the 1700s
Answer: D Page: 260 Difficulty: Hard Theme 4: Demographic Changes
4. The city that gained the most from the success of the Erie Canal was A) New York B) Philadelphia C) Baltimore D) Albany E) Buffalo
Answer: A Page: 267 Difficulty: Easy Theme 4: Demographic Changes
5. The United States of the 1840s and 1850s saw all of the following developments except A) the rapid growth of Northeastern cities B) a booming agricultural economy in the West C) a major movement of shipping to the Great Lakes D) a sharp decline in immigration from Europe E) the rise of close economic ties between the Northeast and Northwest
Answer: D Page: 260 Difficulty: Hard Theme 4: Demographic Changes
6. All of the following