Author Question: The Lowell strike of 1834 was a result of __________. A) unsafe working conditions B) the length ... (Read 65 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Which American literary figure celebrated the railroad as the modern emblem of motion and powerthe pulse of the continent?

A) Mark Twain
B) Walt Whitman
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson
D) Henry David Thoreau

Question 2

How does this image depict the economic benefits brought to the nation by the railroad's standard gauge system?

A) It helped the South gain readmission to the Union during Reconstruction.
B) It led to the creation of four standardized time zones.
C) It was responsible for the completion of a transcontinental railroad that spanned the nation.
D) It brought greater unity between the less-developed South and the rapidly industrializing
North.

Question 3

The Lowell strike of 1834 was a result of __________.

A) unsafe working conditions
B) the length of the workday
C) inequality in salaries
D) a wage cut