Between 1790 and 1860, Southern population growth was dominated by growth in the slave population. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Fogel and Engerman (1974) find evidence to suggest that young slave children were often sold by profit-maximizing slave owners. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Today, financial intermediaries specialize in all of the following activities except (a) Printing money (b) Lending (c) Borrowing (d) Accepting deposits ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Between 1865 and 1914, individuals in households could use the income they did not spend to do what? (a) Purchase stocks (b) Buy bonds (c) Place money in savings accounts (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Slaver owners were optimistic about the economic future of slavery on the eve of the Civil War. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
The Federal Reserve System began operating in 1914, finally (a) giving the U.S. its first 100 percent gold-backed paper money. (b) creating a privately-owned system for clearing checks on a national scale. (c) giving the U.S. its first government-owned central bank. (d) giving the U.S. its first unified currency issue, the Federal Reserve Note. […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
The demand for slaves was increasing more rapidly in cities than on plantations. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Profitability in cotton farming depended on which of the following factors? (a) Physical crop yields (b) World and domestic cotton prices (c) Subsistence farming during periods of low cotton prices (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Under the Bland-Allison Act of 1878, (a) the U.S. Treasury committed to buying silver for coins at the current market price. (b) the U.S. Treasury committed to buying gold for coins at a set price. (c) the U.S. was placed on the gold standard. (d) the National Monetary Commission was created. ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
The Erie Canal provided the first reliable and relatively quick east-west link in markets. This link, consequently, (a) increased profit margins and expanded markets for agriculturalists. (b) increased consumer prices in all markets. (c) increased transportation costs. (d) hindered trade and the accumulation of wealth. ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
