The Factory Act of 1847 stipulated that
a. a worker who is injured on the job has to be compensated.
b. boys under eighteen and women could not work for more than ten hours in a day in factories.
c. adult males cannot work for more than ten hours a day.
d. mining companies could not engage women as workers.
e. women could not work in factories.
b
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The weakness of "popular sovereignty" was also a political virtue: the "problem" with popular sovereignty was that:
a. it only applied to territory south of the 36o30ยด line b. many people in the South doubted that it was fair c. many people in the North doubted that it was fair d. it sidestepped the question when the issue of slavery would be decided
Why was the election of 1800 described as "the revolution of 1800?"
What will be an ideal response?
Who was the leader of Texan forces that defeated and captured General Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
A) Sam Houston B) Zachary Taylor C) Davy Crockett D) James K. Polk E) Jim Bowie
Describe the events leading up to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Why was this considered an irreparable rupture by many of the participants?
What will be an ideal response?