501 Critical Reading Questions

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76.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
a.
account for the decline of rural America.
b.
contrast political views held by the British and the Americans.
c.
summarize British laws forbidding the export of industrial
machinery.
d.
describe the introduction of textile mills in New England.
e.
make an argument in support of industrial development.
77.
The passage refers to Houses of Industry (line 7) to illustrate
a.
a highly successful and early social welfare program.
b.
the perception of cloth production outside the home as a social
welfare measure.
c.
the preference for the work of individual artisans over that of
spinning machines.