Discussing the circumstances of all kinds of working people, the textbook concludes that:
a. workers in America, regardless of skill level, were better off than workers in Europe
b. the lower paid workers, including women and blacks, improved their earnings by roughly half
c. the lives of workers were not only difficult but insecure, and improvements came slowly
d. workers at all income levels experienced at least periodic abundance
C
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The framers of the Constitution believed the country suffered from too much __________
A) wealth B) social mobility C) freedom D) democracy
The Supreme Court's decision in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819 ) upheld the
A) right of a state to take over a private college. B) principle of the sanctity of contracts. C) right of a state to tax federal properties within its boundaries. D) principle of national supremacy over the states.
All of the following are true of Southern planters EXCEPT that
A) women were intimately involved in the management of the plantation. B) they were outnumbered by whites who did not own slaves. C) they emulated the English landed gentry. D) most maintained a lifestyle of grand luxury. E) fewer than one percent owned a hundred or more slaves.
Which of the following statements best describes the journey westward in the mid-1800s?
A. It was extremely slowgoing, but the trails were easy to cross. B. It took a long time and included a number of difficult obstacles. C. It took a short time but included a multitude of challenges. D. The obstacles were so difficult that few pioneers made the effort.