If you were a common laborer in a late nineteenth-century American factory, what would be your feelings about the conditions of your work? Describe the ways you would translate these feelings into outward behavior

What will be an ideal response?


A worker might dislike the monotony, danger, strict discipline, impersonal relationships, and fast pace of the work in his workplace. He might respond by absenteeism, quitting, or organizing collective resistance (unions, strikes).

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Solon changed the constitution of Athens so that citizenship, previously the privilege of males whose fathers were citizens, was extended to include __________.

A. females whose fathers were citizens B. all males, even if their fathers were not citizens C. immigrants who were tradesmen and merchants D. whoever lived there at the time the constitution was changed

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The American Indian Historical Society

A) protested traditional textbook treatment of native people. B) launched armed assaults against Montana troops. C) declined in the 1970s. D) remained a minor periodical in native society.

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What was the main source of conflict between the United States and Mexico that led to war in 1846?

A) differences in language and culture B) immigration C) a dispute over defining the border D) the question of sovereignty over Texas

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Two of the earliest leaders of the suffragist movement were

a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. b) Susan B. Anthony and Helen Keller. c) "General" Rosalie Jones and Helen Keller. d) Susan B. Anthony and Jane Addams. e) Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and "General" Rosalie Jones.

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