Author Question: The American system of mass manufacture of standardized, interchangeable parts provided strong ... (Read 172 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The American system of mass manufacture of standardized, interchangeable parts provided strong incentives for U.S. capitalists to

a. lay off tens of thousands of American workers from factories.
b. hire American workers rather than foreign immigrants.
c. replace skilled labor with machinery.
d. build extremely large factories in dedicated industrial districts.
e. pay higher wages to retain a steady workforce.

Question 2

The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was

a. rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate.
b. supported by Thomas Jefferson.
c. accepted by the bank's opponents, even if they disagreed with the goals and objectives of the bank on policy grounds.
d. based on the necessary and proper, or elastic, clause in the Constitution.
e. rejected by President George Washington.