Question 1

What percent of the labor force worked in agriculture in American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)   2%
B)   20%
C)   50%
D)   80%

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the important differences in northern farms and farms in the southern United States before the Civil War?

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A)   Farms in the north were, on average, much larger in size than those in the south.
B)   Farms in the north were, on average, much more valuable than those in the south.
C)   Farms in the north relied more heavily on slave labor than those in the south.
D)   Farms in the north tended to have less productive land than the large plantations in the south.

Question 3

Explain the economic relationship of England and the U.S.
-What was the nature of trade between the United States and England when the United States was still a colony? Why?

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Most American exports were agricultural products and lumber English exported manufactured products to the colonies

Question 4

Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society.
-How did monopolies in farm equipment and railroads impact early farmers?

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Question 5

What was the attitude of Northern industrialists toward slavery?

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A)   Northern industrialists strongly supported slavery and used slaves in many factories.
B)   Northern industrialists opposed slavery for the North, but were in favor of allowing its expansion into the West.
C)   Northern industrialists strongly opposed slavery and also opposed its expansion into the West.
D)   Northern industrialists opposed the formation of the anti-slavery Republican Party and remained staunch Democrats until the 1990s.

Question 6

Whats defention of terms:
-Neocolonial

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Question 7

What percent of the labor force worked in agriculture in the U.S. in 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)   2%
B)   20%
C)   50%
D)   80% D

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered an asset of the XYZ corporation.

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A)   the total value of outstanding XYZ corporate stock.
B)   the total value of outstanding XYZ corporate bonds.
C)   the total sales revenue earned by XYZ corporation in one year.
D)   the value of the XYZ corporations buildings, machinery, and furnishings.

Question 9

Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society.
-How were the workers who actually built the railroads treated in general? Give examples. How were ethnic minorities treated? Why?

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Question 10

A direct cause of the Civil War was the attempt to expand slavery into the western United States. Why did slave owners want to expand into the West?

Accepted Answer

A)   The practice of planting only one crop tended to deplete the soil in the South.
B)   The governments of some southern states began to outlaw slavery.
C)   There were more slaves in the West than in the South.
D)   Northerners were moving into the South, so the slaveowners had to move West.

Question 11

A corporation is said to have limited liability. What does limited liability mean?

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A)   Investors are liable for the debts of the business only up to the total value of their personal assets.
B)   Investors are liable for the debts of the business only up to the value of their investment.
C)   A corporation is not liable for its actions and cannot be sued.
D)   Investors are protected against the loss of their investment in the business.

Question 12

Discuss the evolution of the women's rights movement.
-Why did women on the frontier have a higher status than women on the East Coast?

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Question 13

Discuss the evolution of the women's rights movement.
-What was the legal status of women in the early history of the United States?

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Question 14

Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society.
-Discuss revisions to property rights laws and contract law. What happened to the notion of "just prices?"

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Question 15

Describe how slaves were treated/exploited in America.
-What was the role of religion and underground churches for the slaves?

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Question 16

Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society.
-How did the idea of "rugged individualism" support capitalism? Why did the ideology of the United States so easily support capitalism?

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Question 17

Compare and contrast the Southern economy to the Northern economy.
-What invention improved the productivity of Southern plantation? How did this affect the attitude of the slave owners?

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Question 18

What is the definition of a corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)   A corporation is defined as a business that is owned by a single person.
B)   A corporation is defined as a business that operates in more than one country.
C)   A corporation is defined as a business owned by people who buy shares of stock.
D)   A corporation is defined as a person that employs over 100 people. C

Question 19

Discuss the evolution of the women's rights movement.
-What was the first right won by women in the 1850s

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Question 20

Whats defention of terms:
-Assets

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-Assets...

Exam 7: Pre-Capitalism to Industrial Capitalism in the United States 1776-1865

What percent of the labor force worked in agriculture in American colonies?

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Which of the following is one of the important differences in northern farms and farms in the southern United States before the Civil War?

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Explain the economic relationship of England and the U.S. -What was the nature of trade between the United States and England when the United States was still a colony? Why?

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Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society. -How did monopolies in farm equipment and railroads impact early farmers?

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What was the attitude of Northern industrialists toward slavery?

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Whats defention of terms: -Neocolonial

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Which of the following would be considered an asset of the XYZ corporation.

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Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society. -How were the workers who actually built the railroads treated in general? Give examples. How were ethnic minorities treated? Why?

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A direct cause of the Civil War was the attempt to expand slavery into the western United States. Why did slave owners want to expand into the West?

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A corporation is said to have limited liability. What does limited liability mean?

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Discuss the evolution of the women's rights movement. -Why did women on the frontier have a higher status than women on the East Coast?

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Discuss the evolution of the women's rights movement. -What was the legal status of women in the early history of the United States?

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Explain the gradual shift from agriculture to urbanization and economic development and the impact on society. -Discuss revisions to property rights laws and contract law. What happened to the notion of "just prices?"

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Describe how slaves were treated/exploited in America. -What was the role of religion and underground churches for the slaves?

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