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	Which statement summarizes the importance of social status in America in the 1790s?   As in France after the French Revolution, class distinctions had begun to disappear. Men of all social ranks mingled as equals. Men of all classes directly challenged the traditional authority of the rich and powerful. Great importance was placed on rank and status, which were distinguished by dress and manner.

	By the 1790s, wealthy artisans who owned property were:   directly challenging the rule of the rich and powerful. advocating women suffrage. not actively participating in urban politics. voting in elections.

	The British phrase, "the American System of Manufactures," referred to the concept of   copying ideas from European factories. forming labor unions. interchangeable parts. using child labor.

	Cotton textile mills were the first and most important factories built in America.    True  False

	What was the "American System" of manufacture and how did it work?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The original notion of free labor included:   the right to move to another job. the ability to accept economic independence. Being held to the discipline of a job in return for wages. being held to a position by customary obligation.

	The formal apprenticeship system was exclusively for men.    True  False

	Unlike urban working families, rural working families were organized along patriarchal lines.    True  False

	In the early 19th century, many of the country’s wealthiest men put their capital into local investments.    True  False

	Northern merchants were almost as enriched by Southern cotton exports as much as Southern planters.    True  False

	Who was Samuel Slater and what contribution did he make to American industrialization?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How did the patriarchy affect the lives, work, and status of women?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	In the early 1800s at American textile mills, children   were entirely prohibited from working, due to strictly enforced child labor laws. could work, but under very rigid laws that generally only allowed them to work up to 15 hours per week. worked when no adults could be found, and usually held jobs as janitors. made up an estimated 50 percent of the work force.

	The 1820s saw the birth of the garment industry.    True  False

	There was little or no turnover in New England textile mills.    True  False

	Women led some of the first strikes in American labor history.    True  False

	Social class emerged in America for the first time in the early nineteenth century.    True  False

	Evangelists preached an emotional, enthusiastic type of Christianity.    True  False

	Middle-class couples had more children than their predecessors.    True  False

	Child rearing was the exclusive province of women in the preindustrial household.    True  False

	How did the market revolution change the lives of women?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How did economic change alter the role and nature of families?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How did the mill change methods of production and work?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	What was the nature of the market revolution? What caused it and how did to develop?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	How did those affected by the market revolution respond to the ongoing changes?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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