The "American System of Manufactures

question 84

Multiple Choice

The "American System of manufactures":

• A) owed a great deal to Eli Terry's development of interchangeable parts in clockmaking.
• B) originated among entrepreneurs in the Old Northwest before spreading to New England.
• C) referred to the production of specialty handmade goods by highly skilled artisans.
• D) was centered entirely on agricultural machinery.
• E) was nearly derailed by Chief Justice John Marshall's hostility to economic development.

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