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What was one significant result of the changes in manufacturing and transportation that took place in the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
Many factory laborers left cities to work in far away, rural areas due to improvements in transportation.
B
Improved transportation led to the development of many new factories in the south and the west.
C
People in cities often made more money as they took on skilled positions in manufacturing and transportation.
D
Cities became overcrowded as more and more people traveled to the north, looking for factory work.
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Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using

A
English mill designs.
B
mass production.
C
skilled labor.
D
water power.
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In the 1800s, factories hired more women and children than they had in the past because

A
factory owners wanted to help entire families earn a better living.
B
most male laborers had left the cities to move to rural areas.
C
machines could now do the heavy labor formerly done by men.
D
most men stopped working in factories to labor on farms.
4

Between 1820 and 1850, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from

A
Germany.
B
Ireland.
C
France.
D
Britain.
5

Which of the following best describes nativism during the 1800s?

A
a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
B
an interest in learning about the native cultures of immigrants
C
a regional policy of maintaining traditional economic systems
D
a practice in most factories of hiring only native-born Americans
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What made working conditions in factories dangerous during the first half of the nineteenth century?

A
The water used to power machinery was contaminated and made workers ill.
B
Accidents with machinery were common and frequently resulted in injury.
C
There were no daycare facilities, so children were often present and unsupervised.
D
Medical facilities were few, so it was difficult to locate a doctor when an accident occurred.
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Who helped develop the concept of interchangeable parts in 1798?

A
Lucy Larcom
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Samuel Slater
D
Eli Whitney
8

Because of a potato famine in the 1840s,

A
hundreds of thousands of French people came to the United States.
B
over 1 million Americans died from starvation and disease.
C
hundreds of thousands of Irish people came to the United States.
D
over 1 million Spanish people died from starvation and disease.
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In the 1840s, nativists believed that immigrants

A
had much in common with them.
B
deserved better working conditions.
C
could not fit into American society.
D
should be better integrated into US society.
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In the first half of the nineteenth century, the number of immigrants increased, and the United States experienced

A
an increase in nativism.
B
an economic depression.
C
an rise in unemployment.
D
a decline in urban populations.

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