The statement, "For many . . . the industrial revolution and its appetite for cotton was a curse, not a blessing" refers to what group of people?
a. Textile workers in English mills.
b. Peasants in India raising cotton for the global market.
c. English families being paid starvation wages for working in the putting out system.
d. Slaves or exploited peasants in Egypt, America, and India.
e. English cotton merchants.
d
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The Romans tying their history back to Aeneas and to Romulus and Remus served what purpose?
A. To showcase their humility. B. To make a historical account of their beginnings. C. To separate themselves from the Greeks. D. To give a history to their military power. E. To give them a notable ancestry.
The Dawes Act of 1877 was based on implementing a system of
A. American education. B. trade and business. C. Anglo customs, clothing, and manners. D. private property.
The first temperance laws were enacted by
a. the Supreme Court b. local governments c. state governments d. the Federal government
The new Bolshevik government of Russia was not a participant in the Paris Peace Conference.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)