During the 100 years before the Revolutionary war, shipping costs were reduced by nearly:
a. 10 percent.
b. 25 percent.
c. 50 percent.
d. 70 percent.
e. Shipping costs increased during that period.
Question 2During what period did the greatest violence between organized labor and companies occur?
a. 1800-1820.
b. 1860-1870.
c. 1875-1895.
d. 1910-1930.
Question 3The smallest productivity gains from colonial shipping were from:
a. shorter layover times in ports.
b. lower insurance rates.
c. the increased speed of the ships.
d. fewer wars.
Question 4Which of the following was never a labor union?
a. American Federation of Labor
b. Labor Relations Board
c. Congress for Industrial Organization
d. Knights of Labor
Question 5The largest productivity gains in colonial shipping were from:
a. decreased layover times in ports.
b. lower costs associated with the increase in size of the vessels.
c. the increased speed of the ships.
d. the use of larger ships
Question 6Samuel Gompers is most recognized for:
a. the invention of air brakes for trains.
b. his role as an early union leader.
c. invention of a steel manufacturing process.
d. the development of refrigerated train cars.
Question 7Eighteenth century declines in Atlantic and Caribbean shipping costs were due to:
a. the reduction in armaments on commercial vessels.
b. decreased crew sizes.
c. falling insurance rates.
d. reduced layover times in ports.
e. All of the above.
Question 8Which of the following is most accurate about the period between the Civil War and World War I?
a. An increasing share of the U.S. population lived in rural areas.
b. Unions pursued strategies of peaceful negotiation with employers.
c. The average number of hours of work increased significantly during the period.
d. The difference between male and female wages decreased.
Question 9According to the text, in the century prior to the Revolution, ____________ were a strategic factor in the overall economic advance of the colonies..
a. advances in technology
b. advances in manufacturing
c. advances in farm equipment
d. advances in shipping
Question 10In the early 1900s, regulation of the use of child labor
a. was supported by trade unions.
b. was first legislated by some states, and later by the federal government.
c. was sometimes indirectly accomplished through compulsory school laws.
d. through federal legislation was initially struck down by the Supreme Court.
e. All of the above.
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