Brazil's slave population reached over 15 million by 1860
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: FALSE
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A factory worker performing one task over and over is an example of
a. piecework b. division of labor c. sweatshop labor d. a member of a labor union
Which of the following does NOT help explain the South's persistent poverty?
A. the unwillingness of northerners to invest any capital in the South B. a poor educational system, fostering a largely unskilled work force C. an isolated and low-paid labor pool, primarily geared to farming D. the fact that the South lagged so far behind the North in industrializing
French, Dutch, and Swedish settlements were organized around
A. farming. B. missions. C. mining. D. fur trading.
Why did the middle class have the strongest effect on production in the early 1900s?
a. In general, laborers responsible for production came from the middle class. b. As the middle class grew in size and prosperity, it demanded more products, increasing production. c. As the working class grew in size, it decreased in prosperity, making the middle class the most powerful group in society. d. In the early 1900s, the lower and upper classes virtually disappeared; only a consuming middle class remained, increasing demand for production. e. As the middle class grew, its need for jobs also grew, so production had to increase to stave off unemployment.