Craftworkers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions, and in 1834 individual unions came together in the
A. National Trades' Union.
B. American Federation of Labor.
C. Allied Craftworkers Union.
D. Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Answer: A
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Which of the following was true of the two-party system of the 1840s?
a. It offered voters a real choice of programs and ideologies. b. It offered the illusion of political competition. c. It was built around differences over slavery. d. It was dominated by the Democrats.
The Mississippi planter who modeled his labor system on the ideas of the Scottish industrialist and social innovator Robert Owen was:
A) Joseph Davis. B) Jefferson Davis. C) Benjamin Montgomery. D) Edward Coles.
Figures such as Ras Baraka and groups such as Project Blowed are leaders in the effort to
a. steer black youths away from Hip Hop music to more traditional—and supposedly less immoral—musical forms such as jazz. b. purge Hip Hop of its violent and misogynistic imagery and make it a vehicle of political engagement and community activism. c. recruit famous Hip Hop artists to draw attention to such problems as poverty, civil war, and HIV/AIDS in the developing world, particularly Africa. d. ensure that Hip Hop’s popularity benefits black communities financially by supporting black-owned record labels and production companies.
When small farms were consolidated into larger operations, what was one major social benefit?
A) More productive large farms reduced the frequency and severity of crop failures and famines. B) Animals fed on clover and legumes were less likely to transmit diseases to the human population. C) Larger farms could afford to pay laborers higher wages. D) As fewer people lived on farms, they moved to healthier towns and cities. E) European farms no longer needed American crops to produce sufficient food supplies.