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Question 1

The Massachusetts court case of Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842) declared that
 
  A. unions must admit working women as members.
 
  B. child labor laws were unconstitutional.
 
  C. labor unions were lawful organizations.
 
  D. minimum wage laws were a restraint on trade.
 
  E. labor strikes were illegal.

Question 2

The early union movement among skilled artisans
 
  A. attempted to create one collective national trade union.
 
  B. was weakened by the Panic of 1837.
 
  C. welcomed working women as members.
 
  D. was generally supported by state governments.
 
  E. was strengthened by the influx of immigrant laborers.

Question 3

The rise of the American factory system
 
  A. complemented the nation's traditional republican ideals.
 
  B. saw the government act to maintain the trades of skilled artisans.
 
  C. led to the creation of national craft unions.
 
  D. resulted in a rise in the status of skilled artisans among consumers.
 
  E. led some northerners to advocate repealing abolition.

Question 4

The republican vision in the United States included the tradition of the
 
  A. skilled artisan.
 
  B. yeoman farmer.
 
  C. skilled artisan and the yeoman farmer.
 
  D. industrial entrepreneur.
 
  E. yeoman farmer and the industrial entrepreneur.

Question 5

All the following factors inhibited the growth of labor unions EXCEPT
 
  A. the political strength of industrial capitalists.
 
  B. ethnic divisions among workers.
 
  C. a lack of labor union size sufficient to stage successful strikes.
 
  D. the large number of immigrant workers.
 
  E. the question of whether to include women members.

Question 6

In the 1840s, the dominant immigrant group in New England textile mills was the
 
  A. English.
 
  B. Germans.
 
  C. Italians.
 
  D. Irish.
 
  E. Chinese.



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Answer 1

C

Answer 2

B

Answer 3

C

Answer 4

C

Answer 5

E

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D




SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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