History 117 - History of the United States 1550 - 1877 » Fall 2022 » RQ 4

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Question #1
Why did the Boston Associates establish strict rules governing the young women who worked in the mills?
A.   To allow the women to live off of the grid and have their own lives for once
B.   To be able to apply for the Protected Daughters Act of 1875, which was factory owners could apply for and receive reimbursement for young women's care
C.   The Boston Associates didn't have strict rules, which was evident in the fact that they closed their boarding houses 1 year after opening factories
D.   To assure anxious parents, especially fathers, that their daughters' virtue would be protected while they were away from home to work
Question #2
Which of the following is a reason families participating in the putting-out system could not demand higher wages?
A.   They didn't have the ability to write up estimates.
B.   They were too wealthy and everyone knew they didn't need the money.
C.   They were not skilled artisans.
D.   They didn't want to work.
Question #3
According to the textbook, canals added immensely to the country’s sense of THIS. List TWO outcomes, or consequences, of the Erie Canal after it opened in 1825.
A.   It added to the sense of inequality. Two outcomes were it made goods cost less and it increased shipping times.
B.   It added to the sense of manifest destiny. Two outcomes were it made Americans feel unity with South Americans and it caused a war in 1920.
C.   It added to the sense of American exceptionalism. Two outcomes were it failed to open until 1909 and it increased the cost of goods.
D.   It added to the sense of progress. Two outcomes were itdramatically decreased the cost of shipping while reducing the time to travel to the West.
Question #4
Who founded the Working Man’s Party and what were TWO platforms, meaning main goals, of the party that promoted equality?
A.   Tom Mann - He argued that men should buy at least 2 houses and should refuse to vote in presidential elections because of the vast inequality in the United States.
B.   Sir Bob Boston - He argued that women should be paid equally and men should be able to spend 10% of their paycheck on entertainment.
C.   Ida B. Wells - She argued that men's work was equal to women's work and men should be paid in cash instead of a check.
D.   Thomas Skidmore - He argued that inequality originated in the unequal distribution of property through inheritance laws and argued the end of imprisonment for debt.
Question #5
In what way was the “Feejee Mermaid” a hoax?
A.   The mermaid was already dead, so no one believed it was real.
B.   It was an optical illusion that P. T. Barnum created using glass, bubbles, and a beta fish.
C.   The mermaid was a half-monkey, half-fish stitched together.
D.   There wasn't a Tik Tok of it, so it obviously didn't happen.

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