The mills built at Lowell, Massachusetts:
a. produced cotton cloth almost as good as British imports
b. proved that American technology was superior to that of foreign countries
c. solved the labor problem for two decades by hiring unmarried New England farm girls
d. started by hiring Irish immigrants
C
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The Communist European nation led by Marshal Tito that remained outside the sphere of total Soviet domination following World War II was
A) Poland. B) Bulgaria. C) Yugoslavia. D) Hungary. E) Romania.
The takeover of India by the British East India Company was aided by:
a. The use of the Company's sepoy armies in the struggles of regional leaders. b. France's victory at the battle of Plassey in 1757, which called for a response. c. The establishment of Bombay as the Company's headquarters. d. The strong and centralized power of the Mughal emperors, which made it easier to conquer the entire country.
Both for Pilgrims and the neighboring Puritans, family was about
a. love. b. good company. c. political power. d. social hierarchy.
Which description best fits African Americans´ experience as Loyalists?
a. They were singled out by Patriots for harsh treatment throughout the war and massacred afterward. b. They hoped to earn their freedom by serving the British, but many were returned to slavery after the war in America and the West Indies. c. The British treated them so poorly that many switched sides and were rewarded for their patriotic service. d. Nearly all won their freedom and relocated in large numbers to Britain. e. Their fearless service inspired Britain quickly to end the slave trade.