In contrast to earlier artisans and craftsmen, the new class of industrial workers that emerged during the 1840s and 1850s __________.

a) was less skilled
b) worked fewer hours
c) controlled the working environment
d) worked in service industries


a) was less skilled

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In the first few years after the war __________

A) there were no labor strikes in America B) total employment improved C) more women entered the workforce D) a brief depression occurred

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Which of the following forms of transportation had the greatest impact on the American economy during the 1840s and 1850s?

A) the clipper ship B) the canal system C) the steamboat D) the covered wagon E) the railroad

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The heart of the dynamic European commercialism of the late Middle Ages lay in the city-states of __________

A) England B) Italy C) France D) Germany

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Ludwig van Beethoven’s last piano sonata (op. 111, no. 32) has been nicknamed the “Boogie-Woogie Sonata” to highlight its similarities to __________.

A) jazz B) science C) neoclassicism D) Romanticism

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