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What generated the most revenue for the U.S. government for most of the nineteenth century?    a.  Income taxes   b.  Property taxes   c.  Tariffs on goods imported from other nations   d.  Inheritance taxes

Between 1820 and 1840 freight rates on western rivers declined drastically. The main reason for this drop in prices was _________.    a.  the decline in the price level.     b.   tolls and other barriers to trade decreased.    c.  the decline in monopoly power.    d.  the steamboat was used more frequently. 

Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of the Navigation Acts?   a.  Wages of Southern plantation owners increased.   b.  Wages of New England sailors increased.   c.  Wages of wheat farmers in the Middle Colonies increased.   d. Wage of the clergy in all the colonies increased.

Which of the following methods of generating federal government revenue was first introduced during the Civil War?   a.  the personal income tax   b.  inflationary finance   c.  import tariffs   d.  bond sales

The only mineral that was available in any significant quantity in colonial America was:   a.  Gold.   b.  Silver.   c.  Iron.   d.  Coal.

Which of the following responsibilities did the Constitution not give to the federal government?    a.  The right to set laws on patents.    b.  The sole right to mint coins.    c.  The right to establish post offices.   d.  The right to tax income.

The “duplication production” laws passed by Parliament in the late 17th and 18th centuries, restricted colonial export of   a.  woolen goods.   b.  tobacco.   c.  pig iron.   d.  cotton.

What was not one of the problems of the Articles of Confederation?    a.  It did not allow the federal government to tax.   b.  It did not give the federal government sufficient power to define international relationships.   c.  It could not keep the states together as a political union.   d.  It did not give the federal government the sole right to mint coins.

Between 1860 and 1920, the number of mouths fed per farmer   a.  decreased by about 10 percent.   b.  initially decreased, but then returned to its former level and remained there.   c.  increased by about 50 percent.   d.  nearly doubled.

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?    a.  Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain.   b.  Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.   c.  Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston.   d.  Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.