Why Did Working-Class Amusements Become Rougher and Rowdier During the Antebellum

question 86

Multiple Choice

Why did working-class amusements become rougher and rowdier during the antebellum period?

• A) Tensions caused by changes in work and increases in immigration created discontent among the working class.
• B) Amusements were pulled out of the home and thus away from the women who controlled men's behaviors.
• C) Alcohol became more readily available for urban, working-class men.
• D) A new focus on athletics made working-class men stronger and more aggressive.

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