Half of all workers were self-employed in 1860; by 1900, when more people were working for wages, the number of self-employed dropped to roughly
a. 10 percent.
b. 20 percent.
c. 25 percent.
d. 30 percent.
e. 40 percent.
d
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a. industrial unions that tried to change the economic system b. industrial unions that tried to improve wages and working conditions c. craft unions that tried to change the economic system d. craft unions that tried to improve wages and working conditions e. craft unions that gave its workers a political voice
Which of the following is not true about the Middle Colonies in the first half of the eighteenth century?
A) ?Most migrants to the region were English. B) ?Population growth was driven mainly by immigration. C) ?Slavery as an institution was as important to the Middle Colonies as it was to the southern colonies. D) ?The Middle Colonies became one of the most diverse regions in the North American colonies. E) ?Settlers who migrated to the region become increasingly devoted to economic advancement.
Which country was politically controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II?
A) Poland B) Norway C) Austria D) Turkey E) Denmark
William Lloyd ________ (1805-1879) was a prominent American abolitionist, writer, and social reformer well known for his abolitionist paper The Liberator, his co-founding of the American Anti-slavery Society, and his advocating for the total, immediate emancipation of all slaves with no compensation given to slave owners.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).