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1

most northern abolition laws _____

only promised to liberate future children born to an enslaved mother

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2

which of these states had slaves until the end of the civil war?

new jersey

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3

which of the following had the greatest impact on the spread of slavery?

invention of the cotton gin

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4

economic catastrophies occured in all of the following years except

1828

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5

the erie cfanal connected industry and consumers in the east with what group?

midwestern farmers

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6

the steamboat most benefited which of the following cities?

st. louis

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7

what was the initial purpose of the legal status of incorporation?

to fund projects for the public good

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8

the market revolution brought an innovation in labor practices called “piee work.” what is the piece work system?

division of production into discrete steps performed by different workers

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9

during which era was a laborer LEAST likely to live with their employer?

1812-1840

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10

how did the market revolution change the nature of the american family?

the domestic sphere increasingly signified a family’s class status

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11

which group of women was most likely to work outside of the home in antebellum america?

poor women

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12

irish immigrants to the untied states typically settled in what areas?

northeastern cities

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13

germans settled in an area of the country known as the german triangle. the triangle included all three of these cities EXCEPT

st. louis

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14

the nativist “know-nothing party,” also known as the American party, was strongest in what region?

northern cities

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15

in the 1840s the new england association of farmers, mechanics and other workingment organized to agitate for what cause?

to limit the workday to ten hours per day

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