During the 1950s, most American workers __________.
a. saw little in the way of wage increases
b. worked six days a week
c. got two months’ vacation every year
d. labored fewer than 40 hours a week
d. labored fewer than 40 hours a week
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The power behind the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s was increasingly
a. science and technology. b. a return to the ethic of rugged individualism. c. foreign investment in the United States. d. the growth of small businesses. e. the military and defense industries.
American settlement of the Southwest caused Native American villages to
a. decline. b. revolt. c. increase. d. attack settlers.
Throughout the French and Indian War, the Iroquois
A. fought on the side of the French. B. were allied with Britain but took a relatively passive role in the conflict. C. resented having to do more of the fighting than did the British regulars. D. allied themselves with the other tribes of the Ohio Valley. E. saw French requisition and impressment policies as necessary.
What is the term given to the voyages that brought slaves from Africa to the New World?
a) Middle Passage b) Long Sorrow Consider This: How long did it usually take to acquire and ship slaves? See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo. c) Barracoon Consider This: How long did it usually take to acquire and ship slaves? See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo. d) Triangle Trade Consider This: How long did it usually take to acquire and ship slaves? See 4.8: Narrative: Jettisoned Cargo.