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Chapter 9: Social classes and culture

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of society's wealth did the wealthy people end up holding by 1860?

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

55%

2.

Who was included within the class of the wealthy?

a)

bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and landlords

b)

farmers, merchants, and attorneys

c)

Casual laborers

d)

factory workers

3.

What was the republican motherhood movement?

(a)  

4.

What changes occured after Industrialization for the wealthy?

a)

Employers and employees worked together more

b)

They started to interact more with other classes of society

c)

They had servants,carriages, and dressed in finer clothing

d)

They had no changes

5.

What percentage of the northeastern population did the middle class account for?

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

32%

d)

30%

6.

How much did American income increase by?

a)

2.2%

b)

2.4%

c)

2.5%

d)

2.3%

7.

What percentage of the labor market did casual laborers make up?

a)

10%

b)

11%

c)

7%

d)

13%

8.

How much less would an unskilled worker make compared to a mechanic in massachusetts in 1825?

a)

1/2 less

b)

2/3 less

c)

2/5 less

d)

1/3 less

9.

How much did many poorer families make per year?

a)

less than $115

b)

less than$101

c)

less than $100

d)

less than $50

10.

Which of the following was somewhere factory workers and unskilled laborers did not live?

a)

Basements

b)

Boarding houses

c)

Small apartments

d)

Clean homes