1. when the new government was launched in 1789:
a) the nation's population was doubling about every twenty-five years.
b) most people lived in the fast-growing cities.
c) most people lived west of the allegheny mountains.
d) new york was the largest city in the nation.
e) great britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the united states.
2. all of the following are accurate descriptions of the young american nation except
a) its population was still about 90 percent rural, despite the flourishing cities.
b) the first official census of 1790 recorded almost 4 million people.
c) all but 5 percent of the people lived east of the appalachian mountains.
d) most of the population lived in the eastern seaboard cities.
e) foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life.
3. despite the flourishing cities, america's population was still about percent rural.
a) 20
b) 40
c) 55
d) 70
e) 90