US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Preceding the Industrial Revolution, many Africans came to the Americans to work in factories
A
false
B
true
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was a further entrenchment of enslavement. And for African Americans, the Industrial Revolution, those technological advances in the textile industry, did not mean progress. It meant slavery. From 1790 to 1810, close to 100, 000 slaves moved to the new cotton lands to the south and west.

Detailed explanation-2: -Working-class and immigrant families often needed to have many family members, including women and children, work in factories to survive. The working conditions in factories were often harsh. Hours were long, typically ten to twelve hours a day.

Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization, along with great strides in transportation, drove the growth of U.S. cities and a rapidly expanding market economy. It also shaped the development of a large working class in U.S. society, leading eventually to labor struggles and strikes led by working men and women.

Detailed explanation-4: -The American Industrial Revolution, sometimes referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution, began in the 1870s and continued through World War II. The era saw the mechanization of agriculture and manufacturing and the introduction of new modes of transportation including steamships, the automobile, and airplanes.

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