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When did Britain abolish slavery?

A
in 1865, after the United States did
B
in 1804, before the United States did
C
in 1833, before the United States did
D
in 1848, after the United States did
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In both Britain and the United States, what happened in the 1870s that limited child labor?

A
As unions became stronger, they didn’t allow children under 14 to work.
B
Laws passed in both countries prohibited children under 14 from working.
C
Laws passed in both countries limited children to work only 8 hours a day.
D
Compulsory education and attendance laws were passed in both countries.
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What were the two main reasons workers formed unions?

A
as a form of social protest and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
B
for a social group and to protect themselves from poor work conditions
C
for a social group and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted
D
as a form of social protest and to strike if they didn’t get what they wanted
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How did women use their positions in the workforce to demand rights? Check all that apply.They joined unions.They changed the rules where they worked.They got separate restrooms from men.They formed women’s suffrage organizations.They won property rights.

A
They joined unions.
B
They changed the rules where they worked.
C
They got separate restrooms from men.
D
They formed women’s suffrage organizations.
E
They won property rights.
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What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

A
It abolished slavery.
B
It gave women the right to vote.
C
It made universal education mandatory.
D
It established the right of unions to organize.
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What were the major problems in the British parliamentary system? Check all that apply.Only five percent of the population was able to vote.Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.Only wealthy business owners were able to vote.Large cities were extremely underrepresented.Large and small cities had equal representation.

A
Only five percent of the population was able to vote.
B
Only wealthy landowners were able to vote.
C
Only wealthy business owners were able to vote.
D
Large cities were extremely underrepresented.
E
Large and small cities had equal representation.
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What can happen when unions decide to strike? Choose four correct answers.Workers can lose their jobs.Factory production can be stopped.Police will prohibit the strike.Working conditions can end up improving.Strikes sometimes can turn violent.Profits will always rise.Factory owners will always negotiate.

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Workers can lose their jobs.
B
Factory production can be stopped.
C
Police will prohibit the strike.
D
Working conditions can end up improving.
E
Strikes sometimes can turn violent.
F
Profits will always rise.
G
Factory owners will always negotiate.
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What did factory owners do to prevent unions from forming?

A
They paid off union leaders so they would stay away.
B
They had union leaders arrested for no cause.
C
They only hired workers who promised they would not join a union.
D
They used force to end union activities.
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This is a picture of workers in a factory.

Question illustration
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to advertise that kids could get jobs
B
to expose the horrors of child labor
C
to show pride in children at work
D
to show that night workers were needed
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During industrialization, what were the attitudes toward the use of enslaved labor?

A
Calls for the abolition of slavery increased.
B
Even more enslaved persons were put to work in factories.
C
Factory owners refused to use enslaved persons as their workers.
D
Runaway enslaved persons were not prosecuted.

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