Which was NOT a change taking place in the United States in the late 1800's?

A. The middle class was growing

B. Factories were mass-production conveniences and luxuries

C. Blacks and other minorities were gaining equality

D. People had more leisure time

Question

Which was NOT a change taking place in the United States in the late 1800's?

A. The middle class was growing

B. Factories were mass-production conveniences and luxuries

C. Blacks and other minorities were gaining equality 

D. People had more leisure time

wwhitlock · Answer

C

anonymous · Answer

We can rule out A and C because some consider the 1800s to be the beginning of the middle class and minorities were gaining equality.  Let's look at B and D.  Many conveniences allowed people to relax more, so that rules out D.  B seems to be the most likely.  This question is asking which was NOT a change occurring during the 1800s, and factories were not exactly luxurious.  This question is a difficult one, though, so I may be wrong...  I hope that my analysis helps you find the right answer, though!! :)

wwhitlock · Answer

Separate buy equal, Jim Crow Law, the Ku Klux Klan, the Chinese exclusion act, Indian removal to reservations and anti-immigrant feelings all don't add up to minorities gaining equality.

anonymous · Answer

Slavery was abolished in the 1860s, that was an extremely progressive occasion that increased equality.

anonymous · Answer

thx

anonymous · Answer

No problem-I hope that this helped!! :)

anonymous · Answer

yea