#6
The contemporary issue of maternity leave is a continuation of which reform movement?
(1 point)
Responses
African American rights
African American rights
women’s rights
women’s rights
temperance
temperance
education
education
#7
How did Horace Mann contribute to the reform in education?
(1 point)
Responses
His development of books with raised letters aided in the education of the blind.
His development of books with raised letters aided in the education of the blind.
His educational philosophy led to a new approach to educating the deaf.
His educational philosophy led to a new approach to educating the deaf.
His radical call for classroom equality gave African Americans a chance to get an education.
His radical call for classroom equality gave African Americans a chance to get an education.
His pressure on the state legislature provided money to fund new schools and increase teachers' pay.
His pressure on the state legislature provided money to fund new schools and increase teachers' pay.
#8
Which of the following best describes the similarity between Emerson’s and Thoreau’s central beliefs?
(1 point)
Responses
They both lectured on the importance of the inner light.
They both lectured on the importance of the inner light .
They both believed the human spirit was reflected in nature.
They both believed the human spirit was reflected in nature.
They both believed the individual decides what is right and wrong.
They both believed the individual decides what is right and wrong.
They both considered the rise of cities was harming the nation.
They both believed the human spirit was reflected in nature.
Use the image to answer the question.
Based on this image, how can you tell the spinning jenny increased the speed of thread production?
(1 point)
Responses
It is built so only one person needs to spin its single wheel.
It is built so only one person needs to spin its single wheel.
It is built to spin multiple spools of thread at one time.
It is built to spin multiple spools of thread at one time.
It is built out of metal to ensure it lasts a long time.
It is built out of metal to ensure it lasts a long time.
It is built with a steam engine to power the spinning wheel.
It is built to spin multiple spools of thread at one time.
#10
At home on the hills of Vermont or in the woods of Maine, or the Texan ranch, comrade of Californians, comrade of free North-Westerners. . . . of every hue and caste am I, of every rank and religion.
—Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why did Whitman compose these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
to point out the vastness of the United States
to point out the vastness of the United States
to display the wide array of social classes of each region
to display the wide array of social classes of each region
to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
to comment on the religious differences he noticed between regions
to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
to celebrate the different regions and people that make up the nation
Use the map to answer the question.
Based on the information on the map, what can you infer about industry in the United States?
(1 point)
Responses
Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
Manufacturing was a key part of the economy in the Northeast.
Agriculture was the major industry in the South.
Agriculture was the major industry in the South.
Mills in the Northeast had to be close to ports to make it easier to transport factory-made goods.
Mills in the Northeast had to be close to ports to make it easier to transport factory-made goods.
Population levels in the Midwest made it difficult to support the amount of labor required to