How did New England women achieve some measure of economic independence?
a. They controlled any property they owned before marriage.
b. They made and sold clothing for neighboring families.
c. They raised poultry and sold surplus birds.
d. They negotiated in the marriage market.
c. They raised poultry and sold surplus birds.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The World Wildlife Fund is an example of a(n)________
A) United Nations organization B) nongovernmental organization C) multinational corporation D) transnational corporation
By 1860, factories in the United States
A. had ceased to grow as a share of the economy and plateaued in total output. B. had the highest concentration in the Northeast, which contained more than half the manufacturing establishments in the country. C. were mostly concentrated in the Northeast and employed one-third of the nation's manufacturing labor force. D. produced goods whose total value greatly exceeded the nation's agricultural output. E. None of these answers is correct.
What was one of the primary limitations on the expansion of the agricultural economy?
A) The lack of cheap labor B) The lack of markets for Russian surpluses C) Lack of technological improvement D) The lack of estate agricultural systems in Russia