Correct. The answer is b. For women like Lucy Larcom and her mother, the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of textile mills in New England gave them new economic opportunities. Although life in Lowell was not without its negative aspects, Larcom’s widowed mother was able to take advantage of Lowell’s large population of single women workers to open a boarding house, and when the family finances required it, Larcom herself found employment in the mill. Before the Industrial Revolution brought these institutions to Massachusetts, the Larcom women’s options would have been substantially more limited.

Incorrect. The answer is b. For women like Lucy Larcom and her mother, the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of textile mills in New England gave them new economic opportunities. Although life in Lowell was not without its negative aspects, Larcom’s widowed mother was able to take advantage of Lowell’s large population of single women workers to open a boarding house, and when the family finances required it, Larcom herself found employment in the mill. Before the Industrial Revolution brought these institutions to Massachusetts, the Larcom women’s options would have been substantially more limited.

Correct. The answer is d. In his speech, P.B. Porter argues for the advancement of the Commonwealth System, which consisted of state aid to private businesses whose projects—in this case, the building of the Erie Canal—would improve the general welfare of the nation.

Incorrect. The answer is d. In his speech, P.B. Porter argues for the advancement of the Commonwealth System, which consisted of state aid to private businesses whose projects—in this case, the building of the Erie Canal—would improve the general welfare of the nation.

Correct. The answer is a. This article focuses primarily on the innovative technology that the Colt factory employed and the ways that it had transformed the process of gun production in the United States.

Incorrect. The answer is a. This article focuses primarily on the innovative technology that the Colt factory employed and the ways that it had transformed the process of gun production in the United States.

Correct. The answer is c. The artist behind this frontispiece wanted to illustrate how the new wealth created by American industrialization was gained at the expense of people who worked in the factories. This piece of social commentary was intended to point out the potential consequences and implications of the new business-dominated society.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The artist behind this frontispiece wanted to illustrate how the new wealth created by American industrialization was gained at the expense of people who worked in the factories. This piece of social commentary was intended to point out the potential consequences and implications of the new business-dominated society.

Correct. The answer is b. Temperance advocates, like those who authored the Temperance Manual, believed that drunkenness was the cause of the social problems that became increasingly visible in industrializing America. By eliminating alcohol consumption, they believed they could also solve the problems of poverty, prostitution, the abuse of women and children, crime, illness, and insanity.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Temperance advocates, like those who authored the Temperance Manual, believed that drunkenness was the cause of the social problems that became increasingly visible in industrializing America. By eliminating alcohol consumption, they believed they could also solve the problems of poverty, prostitution, the abuse of women and children, crime, illness, and insanity.

Correct. The answer is a. This excerpt suggests that Finney believed his role as a minister was to incite Americans to accept the salvation that God offered to everyone. He opposed Calvinist views of predestination and argued that salvation came to those who made themselves open to it.

Incorrect. The answer is a. This excerpt suggests that Finney believed his role as a minister was to incite Americans to accept the salvation that God offered to everyone. He opposed Calvinist views of predestination and argued that salvation came to those who made themselves open to it.