According to the How Do We Know? video in section 16.6, who were the breaker boys?
A) apprentices in pre-industrial workshops
B) immigrants who built the railroads
C) seasonal laborers hired by family farms
D) child laborers in the industrial revolution
Answer: D
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The decision to send British troops to Boston in 1768 was largely due to
a. Lord North's desire to precipitate a crisis in Massachusetts. b. Indian raids against Massachusetts colonists. c. the riot that followed the seizure of the Liberty by customs officials. d. the decision by the North ministry to use force to suspend the Massachusetts assembly.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The data support Buss’s (1989) theory that a man will be more jealous if his female mate engages in sexual infidelity and a woman will be more jealous if her male mate engages in emotional infidelity. 2.Queer theory refers to a theory that describes people who identify as gay or lesbian. 3.Feminists are often critical of analyses that assume women’s problems are caused by internal or personal factors. 4.There are several different kinds of feminism. 5.Postmodern feminism is more focused on social action than any other type of action.
The Currency Act of 1764 forbade the colonies to issue any paper money as legal tender
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During the English political upheaval between 1640 and 1660:
A) new religious sects began demanding the end of public financing and special privileges for the Anglican Church. B) groups began calling for the elimination of a written English constitution, on the grounds that kings merely abused its privileges. C) writer John Milton called for an end to freedom of speech and press, because it caused too much controversy. D) the execution of King Charles II led to new debates about crime and punishment. E) thousands of American colonists returned to England to participate in the Civil War.