The Civil War was a result of (a) the dispute over slave ownership in the South. (b) attempts to keep slaves out of the West. (c) attempts to protect state rights over federal control. (d) all of the above. ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following arguments is consistent with the claims of Robert Fogel (1989)? (a) The success of slave labor was tied closely to the number of labor hours per year. (b) Compared to the slaves, the self-sufficient farmers in the North and those in the South were more likely to not work on Sundays, […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Contrary to Populist views, the lending practices during industrialization provided ample opportunities for firms and agriculturalists to invest, grow and develop. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Borrowers rely on financial intermediaries to hold and find uses for their funds that promise a positive expected rate of return. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
According to the research of economic historians, Southern farms (a) realized the gains from regional specialization in the production of cotton, tobacco, sugar and rice. (b) used the gang system to increase the production of slaves. (c) were far larger, on average, than farms in the North. (d) were all of the above. ANSWER […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
The report of the 1911 National Monetary Commission (a) advocated a turn to bimetallism. (b) advocated unification of the state and national banking systems. (c) advocated centralized reserve associations which would coordinate commercial banking processes such as check clearing. (d) advocated a unified central bank modeled after the Bank of England. ANSWER (c)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Financial intermediation supports economic growth and development by bringing together numerous savers and investors in growing and increasingly complex markets. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
In the antebellum economy of the South, what was not produced for subsistence consumption? (a) Corn (b) Cotton (c) Cattle (d) All of the above ANSWER (b)
Date: September 10th, 2020
The Greenbackers may be characterized fairly as inflationists. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
By 1860, (a) less than one-third of Southern farmers owned slaves. (b) most of the workers on Northern farmers were hired laborers. (c) immigrants supplied a significant amount of labor to Northern and Southern farmers. (d) all of the above. ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
