Why did mass-production industries like the automobile, steel, rubber, electrical goods, and textile industries have weaker and smaller unions until the 1930s?
What will be an ideal response?
the leading union, the AFL, organized skilled labor and generally ignored unskilled workers
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Why was the U.S. Embargo Act of 1807 ineffective?
a. It gained public support only in the Northeast. b. It was not backed up with a threat of military attack. c. It caused severe economic depression in France but had little effect on England. d. It caused economic mayhem in the United States and did little to affect France or England.
The _____ system was based on farming, ____ ownership and _____/______ . This feudal economy was known as feudalism.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Hudson River school of painters emphasized in their work the importance of
A. the yeoman farmer. B. democratic ideals. C. the founding fathers. D. realism. E. natural beauty.
Why did the impact of King George's War on the middle colonies differ from the war's impact on the New England colonies? a. Fertile soil allowed the middle colonies to lead the way in the foodstuffs trade during and after the war. b. The shipbuilding industry put the middle colonies in a favorable economic position during and after the war. c. The variety of ethnic groups in the middle
colonies caused political, social, and economic instability during andafter the war. d. Because of heavy casualties during the war, the middle colonies experienced severe labor shortages andeconomic stagnation in the war's aftermath.