England led the Industrial Revolution, specifically with its factories in the textile industry. Samuel Slater memorized the plans for one of the English machines and reproduced one in Rhode Island; before long, textile mills spread across New England. Textiles were the first large scale ________-produced product in the United States.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: factory
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A) great humanitarian. B) charismatic public speaker. C) Progressive leader. D) narrow-minded businessman. E) World War I hero.
American culture was made rich and vibrant mainly due to which of the following?
A) immigrants B) regional variations C) suburbanization D) provincialism
America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World War I because
a. the United States had owed them about $4 billion before the war. b. the amount of money involved was not significant. c. they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the United States to write off the debt. d. the United States was making so much money from Mexican and Middle Eastern oil that it did not need extra dollars. e.
After the war, many working class northern whites were ________
A) eyeing unoccupied agricultural land in the South and considering taking up farming B) fearful that the abolition of slavery would have negative effects on workers in general C) hopeful that the crusade against slavery could broaden into a movement to help workers in general D) unemployed since the Confederate army had destroyed or disrupted so many northern industries E) feeling fierce anti-immigrant sentiments since so few immigrants had supported the Union cause