Everyone in the colonies would have agreed that the English government was working to reduce them under despotism.

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

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Trade with the British influenced the lives of Cherokee women because

A) only their men could obtain trade goods. B) they shunned trade goods, causing resentment. C) it destroyed women's community networks. D) the British refused to acknowledge matrilineal customs.

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Which of the following statements regarding American railroads in the 1850s is FALSE?

A. Long distance rail lines weakened the dependence of the West on the Mississippi River. B. Railroads helped weaken the connection between the Northwest and the South. C. Private investors provided nearly all the capital for rail development. D. Chicago was the railroad center of the West. E. Most railroad "trunk lines" were reduced or eliminated.

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Rural laborers new to the factory had difficulty adjusting to the

A) relative freedom of the factory system. B) segregation of men and women in the workplace. C) absence of children in the workplace. D) rigid timetables of industrial work. E) All these answers are correct.

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"Coverture" refers to:

A) a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public. B) knowing your place in society, especially at church when sitting in the pews. C) a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly. D) a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries. E) a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master.

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