According to Walton and Rockoff, the primary reason for the demise of the canal system was    a.  excessive reliance on individual entrepreneurs so that a system of canals was never created.   b.  excessive government regulation that kept canal rates and profits too low.    c.  environmental damage from deforestation that left canals flooded at some times and dry at others.   d.  competition from the railroads. 

Which US President was in office during World War I?   a.  Grover Cleveland   b.  Herbert Hoover.    c.  Abraham Lincoln.   d.  Woodrow Wilson.

During the Civil War, __________ fell in the North.   a.  nominal wages   b.  real wages   c.  prices   d. inflation

All of these are true about Dutch flyboats compared to English and colonial vessels EXCEPT,     a.  they were heavier   b.  required small crews.   c.  carried fewer armaments.   d.  cheaper to build and operate.

(02.03 LC)If a person is experiencing physical pain, which class of drugs is most likely to be prescribed?

At the outset of the Civil War, _______________ had a significant advantage in arms production; however, ____________ was able to increase production more rapidly.   a.  the South; the North   b.  the North; the South   c.  neither the North nor the South; the North   d.  the North; the North also

The Grangers are noted for   a.  encouraging the federal government to re-issue “greenbacks.”   b.  establishing cooperatives that sold farm and consumer goods to their members.   c.  refusing to sell grain to foreign countries.   d.  forming a cartel that set upper limits on members’ output of basic farm products.

U.S. cotton production   a.  remained concentrated in Georgia and South Carolina until after 1860.   b.  was unable to compete with wool production in the antebellum textile industry.   c.  accounted for more than half of the dollar value of US exports between 1800 and 1850.   d.  faced declining world demand for most of the antebellum period.

(03.06 LC)An achievement test be most appropriate to do which of the following?

After the Civil War, the Southern manufacturing sector   a.  declined along with the agricultural sector.   b.  did not reach pre-War levels until the 20th century.   c.  recovered much more quickly than the agricultural sector.   d.  was slow to recover because of slow repairs to the South’s transportation network.