As the immigrant labor force in New England textile mills grew in the 1840s,
A. the workday grew shorter and wages declined.
B. women and children were more likely to earn more than men.
C. payment by piece rates replaced a daily wage.
D. the workday grew longer and wages increased.
E. safety conditions began to improve.
Answer: C
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A. remains a persistent issue throughout Europe B. has largely been eliminated thanks to comprehensive social policies in Europe C. is much more significant in Eastern Europe due to the legacy of Communism D. has inspired few attempts to address women's issues in the workplace in Europe
An extensive _____________ storehouse of navigational information enabled Polynesian sailors to set their courses by the sun and stars and to read winds and currents.
a. Royally controlled. b. Orally transmitted. c. Heavily tool-based. d. Intricately written.
The life and work of Abu Bakr al-Razi tells us what about Islamic society at the end of the first millennium C.E.?
A. Muslim thinkers focused primarily on religious texts and paid little attention to the sciences. B. Muslim thinkers knew little of classical Greek and Roman works. C. Muslim physicians relied heavily on religious rituals to diagnose and treat illnesses. D. Muslim thinkers made many advances in the fields of science and medicine, but relied heavily on the works of earlier Greeks and Romans.
Ultimately the Christianity of African-Americans today is a hybrid of African Christianity and forms embraced by Africans in __________
a) North America b) Europe c) South Asia d) the Middle East