New machines of the 1700s, such as the spinning jenny and the water frame, required __________

A) steam power
B) factories
C) the putting out system
D) government intervention


Answer: B

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A) the Whigs became the dominant party B) the Whigs never again fielded a national presidential candidate C) the Whigs adopted a pro-slavery stance D) the Democrats never fielded another presidential candidate

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A) Elizabeth Stanton. B) Susan B. Anthony. C) Jane Addams. D) Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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The last Ice Age affected what is now the Texas area by bringing about such physical and biological changes as __________

A. the extinction of mastodons and mammoths in the area B. incredible erosion in places such as Palo Duro Canyon C. the creation of barrier islands such as Padre Island D. all of the above

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At the beginning of the Civil War, which one of the following factors favored the South?

A. the potential for developing an industrial base to sustain the war effort B. the manpower pool C. the transportation system D. the fact that the fighting would be on southern soil

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