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The rise of the American factory system

A) complemented the nation's traditional republican ideals.
B) resulted in a rise in the status of skilled artisans among consumers.
C) saw the government act to maintain the trades of skilled artisans.
D) led some northerners to advocate repealing abolition.
E) led to the creation of skilled workingmen's craft societies.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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The development of a railroad system weakened connections between the Northwest and the South.

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B) False

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Most of the pre-Civil War Irish and German immigrants who came to the United States did so as families,as opposed to single men and women.

What factors encouraged the growth of a labor union movement in the United States? Why did it ultimately fail to develop into a powerful force before the Civil War?

Prior to 1860,rural Americans had almost no contact with the rest of the world.

Most American industry remained wedded to the most traditional source of power,which was

The primary assistance from the federal government to railroad companies came in the form of ________.

Commonwealth v.Hunt was a Massachusetts Supreme Court case which declared that labor unions were lawful organizations.

The Erie Canal was the greatest construction project Americans had ever undertaken.

In 1844,Samuel Morse showed off his invention by telegraphing news of Zachary Taylor's nomination for the presidency over the wires from Baltimore to Washington.

Prior to 1860,the social institution that most bound together rural Americans was the

During the first half of the nineteenth century,the American birth rate declined.

Skilled craftsmen organized trade unions due to the rise of the "factory system."

The ________ was invented by McCormick,while the machine thresher was invented by Case.

Which city did NOT owe its growth to the Great Lakes?

Describe rural life in the American Northwest during the last three decades before the Civil War.How did it compare to both rural and urban life in the East?

One of the first businesses to benefit from the telegraph was the railroads.