Question 9 A) “[The rich] consume little more than the poor, and in spite of their natural selfishness and rapacity… they divide with the poor the produce of all their improvements. They are led by an invisible hand to make nearly the same distribution of the necessaries of life, which would have been made, had the earth been divided into equal portions among all its inhabitants, and thus without intending it, without knowing it, advance the interest of the society, and afford means to the multiplication of the species.” What economic system does the evidence support? (1 point) Responses Communism Communism Mercantilism Mercantilism Utopian socialism Utopian socialism Laissez-faire capitalism Laissez-faire capitalism
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Laissez-faire capitalism
Question 10 A)Which philosophy stemming from the Industrial Revolution supported the idea that people could not be blamed for their flaws because the social, environmental , and cultural world around them was what needed to be fixed? (1 point) Responses Trade unions Trade unions Luddites Luddites Communism Communism Utopian socialism
Utopian socialism
Question 11 A) Use the excerpt to answer the question. “They direct that the governing powers of all countries should establish rational plans for the education and general formation of the characters of their subjects. These plans must be devised to train children from their earliest infancy in good habits of every description which will of course prevent them from acquiring those of falsehood and deception.” Which policy would most likely be supported by this quotation from Robert Owen’s A New View of Society? (1 point) Responses Private education for children Private education for children Free public education Free public education Religious education Religious education Civic education for adults Civic education for adults
Free public education
Question 12 A)Which resource was most important for industrialization?(1 point) Responses Coal Coal Wood Wood Sugar Sugar Tobacco Tobacco
Coal
Question 13 A)Which statement best explains the role of historical analysis in understanding the French Revolution? (1 point) Responses Historians see the French Revolution as so complicated they often only use a conservative lens when studying it. Historians see the French Revolution as so complicated they often only use a conservative lens when studying it. Historians can use different historical methods and points of view to understand the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. Historians can use different historical methods and points of view to understand the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. Historians can use different historical evidence to arrive at the same conclusions about the French Revolution. Historians can use different historical evidence to arrive at the same conclusions about the French Revolution. Historical analysis of the French Revolution is limited to economic factors such as taxation and social class. Historical analysis of the French Revolution is limited to economic factors such as taxation and social class
Historians can use different historical methods and points of view to understand the causes and consequences of the French Revolution.
Question 14 A)Which of the following is true about the experiences of the urban working class during the Industrial Revolution?(1 point) Responses Men, women and children all needed to work and earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing. Men, women and children all needed to work and earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing. Children of factory workers usually went to school, while their parents worked. Children of factory workers usually went to school, while their parents worked. Women did not often work outside the home, having to complete chores and care for their families. Women did not often work outside the home, having to complete chores and care for their families. Families lived in homes that were similar to those found in rural areas. Families lived in homes that were similar to those found in rural areas.
Men, women and children all needed to work and earn money that families needed for rent, food, and clothing.
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