By Declaring Independence, the Delegates to the Continental Congress Thrust

question 49

Multiple Choice

By declaring independence, the delegates to the Continental Congress thrust on themselves the responsibility for supplying essential public goods, including which of the following?

• A) copies of the Declaration of Independence to be posted across the country
• B) a uniform criminal code for all the states and an expansive federal criminal code
• C) educational standards for the various colleges and universities, especially those run by the states
• D) defense and regulation of commercial markets

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Definitions:

Factory System

A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor, characteristic of the Industrial Revolution, and significantly evolved from previous methods of manual and home-based production.

Power-Driven Machinery

Machines that operate using an external source of power, such as electricity, steam, or fuel, allowing for more efficient production processes in various industries.

Factory Town

A settlement where the main source of employment and community life centers around manufacturing plants or factories.

Voluntary Manumission

The act of a slave owner freeing their slaves of their own volition, without external compulsion, a practice that varied in its frequency and conditions throughout history.