For what group was the putting-out system the most beneficial?
A) farm families
B) young apprentices
C) artisans
D) middle-class women
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is true about Francis Drake??
A) ?He was a French privateer. B) ?He helped Spaniards defeat rebel native groups in Florida. C) ?He claimed the northern half of California for England. D) Despite many attempts, he was never truly successful as a privateer. E) ?He challenged Spain's claim to the west coast of North America, but never managed to destroy any Spanish settlements on the Atlantic Ocean.
The Townshend Duties of 1767
A. were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly. B. were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions. C. drew no immediate objection from the colonists. D. constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act. E. were withdrawn before they took effect.
The importance of the Fronde was that
A) it convinced Louis XIV that the nobles must be suppressed in order for the monarch to maintain a monopoly on power. B) Cardinal Richelieu was killed. C) it caused the Catholic Church to be removed as the state Church of France. D) it resulted in weakening the French monarchy. E) the nobility created an Assembly from which they legally criticized the king.
Throughout the colonial era, small-scale manufacturing in the southern colonies was
A) more important than agriculture. B) almost nonexistent. C) comparable to that in the northern colonies. D) instrumental in promoting rapid urban growth.