HST 318 LECTURE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
About how many Americans were farmers in 1800? - Answers About 90%
Which of the following statements are TRUE? Check all that apply. - Answers Thomas Jefferson
favored a weak central state.
Alexander Hamilton favored a strong central state.
What was the most common view of the the "American Dream" around 1800? - Answers
Owning one's own house and farm.
Cotton represented what percentage of US exports in 1860? - Answers A little more than half.
Who was the main employer of engineers in France? - Answers French State
What social status did French engineers largely come from? - Answers Lower nobility
Who developed the steam engine with little formal training? - Answers Thomas Newcomen
About what percentage of American engineers received training in higher education around
1830? - Answers About 30%
What state did the Erie Canal run through? - Answers New York
What was a nickname for the Erie Canal? - Answers Clinton's Ditch
Who came from Britain to help build American canals? - Answers William Weston
What was NOT a major difference between American and British canal construction?
A. Cost of Labor
B. Boat Design
C. Availability of Resources
D. Local Conditions - Answers B. Boat Design
Who benefited LEAST from the American screw design by Sellers? - Answers Skilled
screwmakers
Which group was a beneficiary of the Erie Canal? - Answers Residents of New York City
Digging canals was known as - Answers The roughest of rough work
, What American novel described Erie Canal boatmen as "picturesquely wicked"? - Answers Moby
Dick
In the song about the Erie Canal, what did the singer have? - Answers A mule named Sal
How many stumps could a team of men and horses pull out in a day with a tree stump puller? -
Answers 40
What was the name of the ceremony when DeWitt Clinton officially marked the completion of
the Erie Canal? - Answers The Wedding of the Waters
When the Erie Canal was widened and deepened starting in 1836, what was the increase in
capacity of boats traveling on it? - Answers From 75 tons to 240 tons
About how many people lived in the United States in 1900? - Answers About 75 million
What was the main purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act? - Answers Create state universities
Who helped create the phrase "the Gilded Age" as co-author of a book? - Answers Mark Twain
What happened to the price of cotton after the Civil War? - Answers It decreased in price.
What meral did the Anaconda mine in Montana produce? - Answers Copper
For engineering, what characteristic of a profession has been MOST CHALLENGING to obtain? -
Answers Autonomy
For the ASCE, what was the highest mark of an engineer? - Answers Ability to design
Which engineering society advocated the MOST business-friendly policies? - Answers American
Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME)
What tradition of engineering education did West Point adopt? - Answers French
By 1860, about what percentage of engineers have academic training? - Answers 60
What background did most engineering students have around 1924? - Answers Middle-class
residents of small towns
Who debated technical versus practical engineering education? - Answers Ashbel Welch and
William Burr
Which profession has been the SLOWEST to integrate women into its ranks? - Answers
Engineering
What project did Emily Roebling work on? - Answers Brooklyn Bridge
What avenues did women have to enter science that they did NOT in engineering?
About how many Americans were farmers in 1800? - Answers About 90%
Which of the following statements are TRUE? Check all that apply. - Answers Thomas Jefferson
favored a weak central state.
Alexander Hamilton favored a strong central state.
What was the most common view of the the "American Dream" around 1800? - Answers
Owning one's own house and farm.
Cotton represented what percentage of US exports in 1860? - Answers A little more than half.
Who was the main employer of engineers in France? - Answers French State
What social status did French engineers largely come from? - Answers Lower nobility
Who developed the steam engine with little formal training? - Answers Thomas Newcomen
About what percentage of American engineers received training in higher education around
1830? - Answers About 30%
What state did the Erie Canal run through? - Answers New York
What was a nickname for the Erie Canal? - Answers Clinton's Ditch
Who came from Britain to help build American canals? - Answers William Weston
What was NOT a major difference between American and British canal construction?
A. Cost of Labor
B. Boat Design
C. Availability of Resources
D. Local Conditions - Answers B. Boat Design
Who benefited LEAST from the American screw design by Sellers? - Answers Skilled
screwmakers
Which group was a beneficiary of the Erie Canal? - Answers Residents of New York City
Digging canals was known as - Answers The roughest of rough work
, What American novel described Erie Canal boatmen as "picturesquely wicked"? - Answers Moby
Dick
In the song about the Erie Canal, what did the singer have? - Answers A mule named Sal
How many stumps could a team of men and horses pull out in a day with a tree stump puller? -
Answers 40
What was the name of the ceremony when DeWitt Clinton officially marked the completion of
the Erie Canal? - Answers The Wedding of the Waters
When the Erie Canal was widened and deepened starting in 1836, what was the increase in
capacity of boats traveling on it? - Answers From 75 tons to 240 tons
About how many people lived in the United States in 1900? - Answers About 75 million
What was the main purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act? - Answers Create state universities
Who helped create the phrase "the Gilded Age" as co-author of a book? - Answers Mark Twain
What happened to the price of cotton after the Civil War? - Answers It decreased in price.
What meral did the Anaconda mine in Montana produce? - Answers Copper
For engineering, what characteristic of a profession has been MOST CHALLENGING to obtain? -
Answers Autonomy
For the ASCE, what was the highest mark of an engineer? - Answers Ability to design
Which engineering society advocated the MOST business-friendly policies? - Answers American
Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME)
What tradition of engineering education did West Point adopt? - Answers French
By 1860, about what percentage of engineers have academic training? - Answers 60
What background did most engineering students have around 1924? - Answers Middle-class
residents of small towns
Who debated technical versus practical engineering education? - Answers Ashbel Welch and
William Burr
Which profession has been the SLOWEST to integrate women into its ranks? - Answers
Engineering
What project did Emily Roebling work on? - Answers Brooklyn Bridge
What avenues did women have to enter science that they did NOT in engineering?
