Compare the material and nonmaterial conditions of slaves and of urban industrial workers
What will be an ideal response?
Students should recognize that some material conditions for slaves were superior to those of industrial workers. The text points to diet and housing as examples. The text, however, also points to the degree of independence that industrial workers were able to enjoy. It is to state the obvious that employers could not beat employees the way slaves were beaten. Nor could they sell off unwanted employees.
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A. support for, rather than opposition to, civil rights laws. B. radical change, rather than supporting the status quo. C. curtailing religion's role in government and politics. D. financial deregulation, rather than traditional values.
In the Islamic world, roughly ________ or less of women are in the workforce.
A. 50 percent B. 35 percent C. 20 percent D. 10 percent E. 2 percent
The Panic of 1893 __________
A) was caused by the economic changes of the period B) was confined to a small group of investors C) had little effect on the national government D) brought quick, decisive action by the government E) caused banks to increase their number of loans
What is the best explanation for why tenancy became widespread in the South?
A. Southern farmers preferred not to own land. B. A shortage of cash and credit made land ownership difficult. C. It made cattle ranching more practical. D. Blacks generally refused to leave the localities where they had lived all their lives.