Author Question: For most Cincinnati workers before the Civil War, a manufacturing job A) imposed a form of wage ... (Read 55 times)

P68T · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Urban growth in many antebellum cities

A) outpaced the government's provision of public services.
B) led to healthier and more comfortable living conditions.
C) followed an attractive and orderly plan.
D) made it the nation's largest city by 1860.

Question 2

The continuing urban growth of New York City from 1820 to 1860 resulted primarily from its

A) access to waterpower.
B) manufacturing of textiles.
C) being an intersection of natural transportation routes.
D) role in domestic and foreign trade.

Question 3

In the decades before the Civil War, Cincinnati workers

A) viewed their bosses as a separate and hostile class.
B) refused to join unions or participate in strikes.
C) struck for fair wages.
D) steadily improved their standard of living.

Question 4

For most Cincinnati workers before the Civil War, a manufacturing job

A) imposed a form of wage slavery.
B) encouraged the manly virtues.
C) depended upon worker skills.
D) guaranteed a decent livelihood.