The key component needed for the United States to have a truly national market economy was
A. steam power.
B. an efficient transportation system.
C. a modern communications system including four-season postal roads and the telegraph.
D. greater capital investment.
Answer: B
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The proportion of America's population living in cities increased from only 7 percent in 1820 to almost __________ in 1860.
A. 10 percent B. 20 percent C. 50 percent D. 70 percent
The new style of spending of the rich was labeled this by sociologist Thorstein Veblen
A) "heedless hedonism" B) "conspicuous consumption" C) "shameless waste" D) "uncultured greed"
The main purpose of the Gwin Act (1851) was to
a. ensure that Americans gained as much good farming and ranching land in California as possible. b. review evidence of Californio land ownership and any conflicting claims, and then to decide who legally owned all or parts of land grants. c. stretch out as long as possible the process of affirming land titles to ensure that rancheros would give up before receiving legal recognition of their land ownership. d. ensure that California Indians received some of the land that had been distributed as land grants to Mexicans.
Perhaps the most dramatic success by Reconstruction governments in the South came in the area of
A. industry. B. banking. C. agriculture. D. transportation. E. education.