Author Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true during the colonial years, according to Hughes and ... (Read 96 times)

stevenposner · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

Which of the following statements is NOT true during the colonial years, according to Hughes and Cain (2011)?

(a) Labor organizations were considered, by law, criminal conspiracies against society.
(b) Colonial society provided for its aged and sick poor; others had to work.
(c) Efforts to control wages and prices by governmental authority were present.
(d) Compulsory labor applied only to slaves and indentured servants.
(e) Idle persons were frequently jailed for the crime of having no visible means of support.

Question 2

Before the Civil War (18611865), the U.S. credit system made capital investments possible and fueled overall economic growth and development across many sectors. This system was supported heavily by whom?

(a) The British
(b) The North
(c) The South
(d) None of the above