The women who worked in the new mills in Lowell and Waltham
A) comprised 30 percent of the workers in textile mills by 1830.
B) saw themselves as part of a permanent working class.
C) tended to marry later in life to men who were less affluent.
D) regarded the opportunity to work as a chance to improve their lives.
E) considered factory work a stepping stone to careers and lifelong independence.
D
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Which of the following is true of the Alien Registration Act of 1940? a. It required that all immigrants from enemy nations be transferred to internment centers for the duration ofthe war
b. It prohibited the employment of Americans of German, Italian, or Japanese descent in defense-relatedindustries. c. It made it illegal to advocate the overthrow of the U.S. government by force or violence. d. It required all immigrants to take an oath of loyalty to the American government or face deportation.
The back-to-back Union victories at _____ turned the tide permanently against the South by preventing foreign aid and reopening the Mississippi to Northern trade
a. Gettysburg and Vicksburg b. Antietam and Vicksburg c. Fort Henry and Fort Donelson d. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville e. Mobile and Atlanta
"Iberians" refers to people living in what are now the two nations of
a. England and Scotland. b. Holland and Belgium. c. Spain and Portugal. d. Denmark and Sweden. e. Poland and Lithuania.
The secret ballot enhanced the power of the two-party system over the average voter.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)