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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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At the end of the 1800s, the direct effect of more leisure time was that

A
boredom enveloped the culture.
B
there was an increase in crime.
C
popular culture began to grow.
D
people took second jobs.
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communismcapitalismsocialismanarchism

A
communism
B
capitalism
C
socialism
D
anarchism
6

The ultimate goal of mercantilism was to gain greater

A
influence on nearby nations.
B
power through wealth.
C
independence for individuals.
D
goods through trading.
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A government conducting a cost-benefit analysis must consider

A
political and legislative consequences.
B
political and unintended consequences.
C
social and legislative consequences.
D
social and political consequences.
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How did Francis Cabot Lowell begin to transform the role of women in the United States?

A
He offered women a chance to earn a living.
B
He raised women’s pay in the textile industry.
C
He refused to allow women to work under dangerous conditions.
D
He improved women’s work conditions by shortening their hours.
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What is the best definition of the term “cottage industry”?

A
a group of cottages that serves as a factory
B
a group or community that starts an industry together
C
people who leave their homes to work for industries
D
people who produce goods out of their homes
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Read the excerpt from The Communist Manifesto.Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians [workers] have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of all countries, unite!

A
Workers should take care not to lose their personal property.
B
Workers are so oppressed that they should revolt.
C
A failed revolt will land the revolutionaries in prison, in chains.
D
It is unjust to hold communist revolutionaries in chains.
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Who is regarded as one of the greatest inventors in history?

A
William Wordsworth
B
Thomas Edison
C
Andrew Carnegie
D
Charles Dickens
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James Watt played an important role in the Industrial Revolution by

A
developing a process to make textiles efficiently.
B
making steam engines a reliable power source.
C
inventing the steamboat to carry goods and people.
D
encouraging the growth of cottage industries.
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During the Industrial Revolution, how did most immigrants choose to live when they arrived in the United States?

A
Most immigrants moved west for rich farmland.
B
Most immigrants sought to live in neighborhoods unlike their home countries.
C
Most immigrants settled in large cities for job opportunities.
D
Most immigrants planned to leave the United States quickly.
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organizationopinionsevidencereasons

A
organization
B
opinions
C
evidence
D
reasons
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An important development or discovery in science and medicine due to industrialization was

A
Salk’s development of a vaccine that could prevent polio.
B
Pasteur’s discovery that disease is spread by bacteria.
C
Curie’s development of the process of pasteurization.
D
Jenner’s discovery of a medium for growing and identifying bacteria.
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capitalismutopianismcommunismmysticism

A
capitalism
B
utopianism
C
communism
D
mysticism

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