14 Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The first national park, Yellowstone, was the product of:

By 1840, overland highways had proved a more effective form of transportation than canals

What was the main factor contributing to rapid population growth in the 1840s and beyond?

An influx of Irish immigrants contributed to American's tolerance to ethnic and religious pluralism

German Immigrants in America differed from the Irish in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Who is considered the father of the American Railroad?

Americans lagged behind the British in industrializing largely because they:

Who is considered the father of the American Factory System

The principle of "general incorporation" permitted individual business people to apply for limited liability corporate charters from the state legislature

Early labor unions made slow progress partly because the strike weapon was illegal

The steel plow and mechanical reaper helped turn American farmers from subsistence farming to commercial market-oriented agriculture.

The Erie Canal's greatest economic effect was to create strong east-west commercial and industrial links between the Northeast and the West (Midwest)

The growth of market economy drew most married American women off the farms and out of the home and into the new factories and mills