Why has the nineteenth century been identified as “the century of the child”?
A) Parents began having more children, and larger families required more attention.
B) Parents had a new attitude towards childhood, and families became child-centered.
C) Medical advances made it possible for more children to survive to adulthood.
D) Children became a more important part of the labor force.
E) For the first time ever, children began to spend money in the economy.
Answer: B
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a. Trade between the colonies and the West Indies had declined. b. There was enormous demand in the colonies for British finished products. c. Industrialization was taking place in the colonies. d. Enforcement of the Navigation Acts had become more strict. e. There was enormous demand in the colonies for raw materials from England.
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A) Constitution of 1787 B) Articles of Confederation C) Bill of Rights D) Northwest Ordinance
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A. southerners were lazier than northerners B. slavery was more profitable in plantation economies C. most northerners were morally opposed to slavery D. slave traders refused to sell slaves in the North
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a. she was the first female doctor in the United States b. she was a well-known abolitionist and suffragist c. of her contributions to astronomy d. of her paintings of women and children e. of her contributions to American literature