1. All of the following factors contributed to the weakness of organized labor in the early 1800s except
a. widespread economic prosperity.
b. workers' strong spirit of independence.
c. the availability of inexpensive western land.
d. the use of inexpensive immigrant labor.
2. Which of the following factors accounts for the surge of Irish immigration to the United States in the 1840s?
a. a civil war at home
b. religious discrimination
c. political oppression
d. a potato famine
3. Reformers who argued for publicly supported education claimed that a free schooling would do all of the following except
a. prevent social disorder.
b. stop immigration.
c. prepare intelligent voters.
d. stop the spread of crime.
4. The Mormons moved westward during the 1840s and settled in Utah to
a. escape religious persecution.
b. establish a slave-free state.
c. build a Catholic community.
d. prospect for gold and silver.
5. In the North, opposition to the antislavery movement came from
a. wage earners.
b. business groups.
c. trade union leaders.
d. all of the above groups.
6. By the 1840s, most of the America's industrial centers were located in the
a. Middle West.
b. West.
c. Northeast.
d. South.
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