The labor parties formed in Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts in the 1820s advocated which of the following?
a. An end to imprisonment for debt
b. A four-day work week
c. A pension plan guaranteed by employers
d. Free room and board for mill workers
a
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Why had Washington's political alliance shifted by the end of his presidency?
a. Disillusioned by political factions, he created his own political party. b. He regretted supporting England in the war, and began to support France. c. He regretted supporting France in the war, and began to support England. d. He shifted from neutrality to a closer alliance with the Federalists. e. He shifted from neutrality to a closer alliance with the Republicans.
To free himself from the authority of Governor Velázquez, Cortés
A) promised great wealth to his men if they defied Velázquez. B) scuttled all his ships to make return to Cuba impossible. C) proclaimed that he owed obedience only to the emperor Charles V. D) made shrewd use of Spanish medieval traditions of municipal autonomy.
The first English colonies to practice plantation slavery prior to its establishment in North America were found where?
a) the Caribbean islands b) on islands off the coast of West Africa c) Ireland d) on islands in the Mediterranean Sea
In the decades from 1890 to 1910, the number of southern blacks in which profession shot up enormously?
a. factory work b. barbering c. catering d. cooking