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Prior to the development of interchangeable parts,

the French led the world in the Industrial Revolution.

parts used to manufacture goods were custom made.

most parts were made in American factories in the South.

harvesting and other agricultural work was all done by hand.

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Herman Melville’s 1851 novel Moby-Dick portrays

the scientific side of nature.

the orderliness of nature.

nature as a calming force.

nature as an untamable force.

From the 1830s on, people hoping to settle in the Northwest

were stopped by the Cumberland Gap.

traveled along the Oregon Trail.

followed a trail blazed by Zebulon Pike.

were stopped by the Great Plains.

Which of the following best describes the states’ rights debate of the early and mid-1800s?

a conflict between the idea of federalism and the US Constitution

a conflict between the ideas of federalism and sectionalism

a conflict between the rights of one state and the rights of another

a conflict between the ideas of sectionalism and nullification

In what way was the South a paternalistic society during the days of slavery?

White men followed pursuits such as horseback riding, while white women followed “ladylike” pursuits such as sewing.

By using slave labor, plantation owners freed their own children from having to work in the farm fields.

Slave owners believed they helped enslaved people by providing food, shelter, and clothing while relieving them of responsibility.

White Southerners who did not have enslaved workers found they were often treated like children by those who did.

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