Slavery and Abolition
Europeans turned to Africa as a source of enslaved persons because there weren’t enough criminals and captives to do the work. groups of American Indians were exploited and decimated. only Africans were capable of doing the backbreaking work. only Africa could provide...
Labor Reform
When workers go out on strike, they are choosing to look for another job. refusing to work until conditions improve. helping their bosses by working harder. joining a union. Starting with the Reform Act of 1832, Parliament passed laws in the 1800s that gave voting...
Effects of Industrialization
What were the most popular final destinations chosen by immigrants after they entered the United States? Check all that apply. Immigrants chose to stay in large cities after they arrived. Immigrants returned to their home countries after earning money. Immigrants who...
Effects of Industrialization
Henry George (1839–1897) Henry George was a self-educated American economist from a poor family. In 1879, his book Progress and Poverty sold millions of copies around the world. In it, he presented his ideas on how to solve the problem of poverty. It is true that...
Inventions and Inventors
The chart shows automobile ownership in the early twentieth century. Based on the chart, what conclusion can be made about automobile ownership? In 1910 and 1920, automobile sales increased enormously. People bought new types of automobiles in the 1930s. Automobiles...
Cost Benefit Analysis Quiz Complete
An economic of building a small courthouse instead of a large one is that it would require fewer materials. A government conducting a cost-benefit analysis must consider political and legislative consequences. political and unintended consequences. social and...
Cost Benefit Analysis
Making the Decision Sample Response: After analyzing the costs and benefits, I would pass the bill that ends child labor. Economically, the state of our country lies in the hands of these children. If they are not educated now, they will have difficulties advancing...
The Factory System
In addition to making cars, Henry Ford is best known for hiring children as cheap labor. perfecting the assembly line. paying low wages to employees. granting bonuses for inventions. The chart shows children as a percentage of Britain’s mining and textile workforce....
The Factory System
The Industrial Revolution Why did many children work in the 1800s? They needed to earn money for their families. Jobs were easy and fun. Jobs paid high wages. They wanted something to do besides going to school.
Spread of Industrialization
The Bessemer process made the production of more cost effective. In the United States, why was the South slower to industrialize than the North? It had an agricultural economy that was dependent on enslaved persons. It was still recovering from the Civil War. It had...