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Sexual differences were strongly emphasized in nineteenth-century America because
 
  a. frontier life necessitated these distinctions.
  b. men were regarded as morally superior beings.
  c. it was the duty of men to teach the young how to be good, productive citizens.
  d. the market economy increasingly separated men and women into distinct economic roles.
  e. women believed this emphasis brought them greater respect.

Question 2

Those seeking to reform women's style of dress in the 1840s claimed all of the following except
 
  a. corsets constricted women's vital organs.
  b. voluminous skirts unfairly restricted women's mobility.
  c. that bloomer-style trousers were necessary to prevent a woman's sexuality from becoming unhinged leading to immoral actions with a man who was not her husband.
  d. that simpler clothing styles would serve as a rejection of the artificial desires created by industrialization.
  e. that bloomer-style trousers were a more rational form of dress.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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