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Quiz for America Compared: The Fate of the American and Indian Textile Industries

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1. The data presented in Table 9.1 support which of the following conclusions?

British domination of India led to its dependence on British cloth and a decline in its domestic textile industry during the nineteenth century.

The growth of India’s population created new demand for British cloth and served to build the British textile industry in the nineteenth century.

The Indian textile industry did not have the capacity to satisfy domestic markets, leading Indian merchants to a new dependence on British cloth.

The market for textile products in India during the nineteenth century remained stagnant, reflecting the colony’s high levels of poverty.

Correct. The answer is a. The data presented in Table 9.1 illustrate how Britain’s domination of India allowed it to flood India’s markets with imported British cloth. This process harmed the Indian textile industry and benefitted the British textile industry.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The data presented in Table 9.1 illustrate how Britain’s domination of India allowed it to flood India’s markets with imported British cloth. This process harmed the Indian textile industry and benefitted the British textile industry.

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2. The data presented in Table 9.2 support which of the following conclusions?

Although American industries produced increasing amounts of cloth in the nineteenth century, elite Americans continued to prefer imported British materials.

Despite the growth of the American textile industry, British textile producers consistently dominated American markets after 1835.

Using the tariff, the U.S. Congress limited the importation of British cloth and nurtured the growth of the American textile industry in the nineteenth century.

Although the U.S. Congress tried to prevent the importation of British cloth using the tariff, its efforts failed to prevent Britain’s economic domination of the nation.

Correct. The answer is c. The data presented in Table 9.2 show that the U.S. Congress enacted high tariffs on imported British textiles in the first half of the nineteenth century, which nurtured the tremendous growth of the American textile industry during that period.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The data presented in Table 9.2 show that the U.S. Congress enacted high tariffs on imported British textiles in the first half of the nineteenth century, which nurtured the tremendous growth of the American textile industry during that period.

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3. What does the data presented in these two tables suggest about what factor made it possible for the United States to develop a successful textile industry, despite its historic ties to Great Britain?

A large population and a system of public education

American ingenuity and the nation’s desire to emulate England

America’s political independence and freedom to regulate its markets

Geographic distance and a tradition of political resistance against Britain

Correct. The answer is c. The data in these two tables suggest that, unlike India, which was a British colony, the United States was able to use its political independence to enact tariff legislation in order to manage and regulate its economic development.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The data in these two tables suggest that, unlike India, which was a British colony, the United States was able to use its political independence to enact tariff legislation in order to manage and regulate its economic development.