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What made working conditions in factories dangerous during the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
The water used to power machinery was contaminated and made workers ill.
B
Accidents with machinery were common and frequently resulted in injury.
C
There were no daycare facilities, so children were often present and unsupervised.
D
Medical facilities were few, so it was difficult to locate a doctor when an accident occurred.
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What was one significant result of the changes in manufacturing and transportation that took place in the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
Many factory laborers left cities to work in far away, rural areas due to improvements in transportation.
B
Improved transportation led to the development of many new factories in the south and the west.
C
People in cities often made more money as they took on skilled positions in manufacturing and transportation.
D
Cities became overcrowded as more and more people traveled to the north, looking for factory work.
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Why did the Know-Nothing Party want to prevent immigrants from voting?

A
Members of the Know-Nothing Party thought immigrants should learn how to speak English before voting.
B
Members of the Know-Nothing Party believed immigrants were undermining American society.
C
Members of the Know-Nothing Party wanted immigrants to become full-fledged citizens before voting.
D
Members of the Know-Nothing Party felt immigrants should study American laws and government before voting.
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By 1850, in the largest northern cities such as New York and Boston,

A
immigrants made up a large part of the population.
B
new residents found it easy to assimilate into American culture.
C
neighborhoods were emptying as people moved to the country.
D
transportation could not keep up with the demands of industrialization.
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In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because

A
factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living.
B
most male laborers had left the cities to move to rural areas.
C
machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.
D
most men stopped working in factories to labor on farms.
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In the 1840s, nativists believed that immigrants

A
had much in common with them.
B
deserved better working conditions.
C
could not fit into American society.
D
should be better integrated into US society.
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How did changes in manufacturing in the late 1700s and early 1800s affect people living in northern cities?

A
Fewer people worked in factories as water-powered machines increasingly replaced laborers.
B
Factories used interchangeable parts and water power, so workers’ hours became shorter.
C
Factories employed more people, including women and children, for lower wages and longer hours.
D
As factory employment became less widely available, people began leaving the cities to work in agriculture.
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Because of a potato famine in the 1840s,

A
hundreds of thousands of French people came to the United States.
B
over 1 million Americans died from starvation and disease.
C
hundreds of thousands of Irish people came to the United States.
D
over 1 million Spanish people died from starvation and disease.
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Between 1830 and 1850, immigrants who moved to American cities often

A
faced dangerous and crowded living conditions.
B
earned high wages as skilled laborers in factories.
C
worked in service jobs as police officers or firemen.
D
fled to work on farms, as they had in their home countries.
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Who helped develop the concept of interchangeable parts in 1798?

A
Lucy Larcom
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Samuel Slater
D
Eli Whitney

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