1. which of the following was a significant innovation of lowell mills that increased productivity?
a) combining spinning and weaving in the same factory

b) separating spinning and weaving to different factories

c) employing mainly former african-american slaves for lower wages

d) relying on the expertise of german immigrants

2. which is an accurate description of a change that the industrial revolution brought to family life?

a) women continued in domestic roles.

b) more women worked outside the home.

c) work outside the home required more education for women.

d) children were no longer expected to out on family farms.

"""“the grave [in the south] was dug through solid marble, but the marble headstone came from vermont. it was in a pine wilderness but the pine coffin came from cincinnati. an iron mountain overshadowed it but the coffin nails and the screws and the shovel came from pittsburgh. . a hickory grove grew nearby, but the pick and shovel handles came from new york. . that country, so rich in underdeveloped resources, furnished nothing for the funeral except the corpse and the hole in the ground.”
– henry grady, speech to the bay street club, boston, 1889"""

3. what is the main idea of this excerpt?

a) by not purchasing products from its own manufacturers, the south enrich the north.

b) even though the south had resources it could tap, it relied heavily on the north.

c) all the materials for a southern burial could only be gotten from the north.

d) because agriculture was so profitable, the south chose not to make use of its other natural resources.