Author Question: Once corporate retail reached rural areas of the United States, what evidence showed that Americans ... (Read 63 times)

melina_rosy · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What is one assumption that can be made about the prostitution industry in New York City during the early nineteenth century?

A) Prostitution was an unprofitable venture for participants in the sex trade.
B) Most centers of prostitution were in the entertainment district and the busy waterfront.
C) Brothels were more likely to be found in wealthier neighborhoods and the suburbs.
D) Small numbers of unemployed women flocked to New York City in the early 1800s.

Question 2

What did this 1890s advertisement by the Singer Sewing Machine Company imply about the economy of the United States during this time period?

A) American companies like Singer were still national corporations.
B) Purchases made by American women required their husbands' approval and money.
C) The United States needed to become an imperial power to obtain raw materials from other
regions.
D) American industry had been globalized.

Question 3

After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of __________.

A) agricultural products
B) manufactured goods
C) raw materials
D) oil

Question 4

The Bible riots that took place in Philadelphia in 1834 were largely centered on __________.

A) racial bigotry
B) anti-Semitism
C) hostilities between evangelical and more traditional Protestants
D) anti-Catholicism

Question 5

Once corporate retail reached rural areas of the United States, what evidence showed that Americans now shared a common consumer culture?

A) People spent most of their time off work shopping in department stores.
B) People throughout the country adopted the same fashions.
C) People turned away from new contraptions that were being sold.
D) People relied less on advertising when deciding what retail goods to purchase.