Prior to 1860, perhaps the most significant invention for middle-class American homes was the

A. electric iron.

B. telegraph.

C. cast-iron stove.

D. icebox.

E. air conditioner.


C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Many Southerners believed that the dependence of English and French textile industries on American cotton would force them to intervene on the side of the Confederacy.

a. true b. false

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