Whitney wanted to speed up the making of guns by having machines manufacture each part. All machine-made parts would be alike—for example, one trigger would be identical to another. Identical parts would fit together with all other parts, and gunsmiths would not have to build each gun from scratch. Interchangeable parts would save time and money.
Question
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Based on this excerpt from the text, in what way would interchangeable parts best help businesses?
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Responses
Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
Customers had to wait longer to obtain the new parts made by machines.
Customers had to wait longer to obtain the new parts made by machines.
Machines could quickly manufacture parts people once made.
Machines could quickly manufacture parts people once made.
Businesses’ costs could increase to pay for the machinery.
The correct response is: Parts made by machines could be made more cheaply.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .
—Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Question
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What founding document is being imitated here and why?
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Responses
the U.S. Constitution; to remind men that women are considered equal citizens under the law
the U.S. Constitution; to remind men that women are considered equal citizens under the law
the English Bill of Rights; to re-emphasize the civil rights protected by this founding document
the English Bill of Rights; to re-emphasize the civil rights protected by this founding document
the Declaration of Independence; to show that the rights men fought for are the same the women are fighting for
the Declaration of Independence; to show that the rights men fought for are the same the women are fighting for
the Mayflower Compact; to reiterate the beliefs held by the first settlers and the founding fathers