In the mid-1800s, social mobility in the United States wasMultiple choice question.usually limited, since people typically did not move to social classes much different from their own.on the decline, as the middle and upper classes shrank and became less wealthy.very active for groups like working class women and former enslaved people.nonexistent compared to the active social mobility in places like England.widely available, as working class Americans often moved to the middle and upper classes.

In the 1800s, middle-class women in America had few job opportunities. many job opportunities. many educational opportunities. few chances to stay at home.

Research suggests that social mobility is relatively greater for people born at what levels of the class system?A.generally, in the middle levelsB.generally, it is the same at all levelsC.generally, at the very bottomD.generally, at the very top

Social Mobility: What opportunities exist for individuals and families to improve their standard of living and move up the economic ladder?

Members of the growing American middle classMultiple choice question.were paid little more than the working classes.had greater access to education and higher salaries.found themselves having to live alongside the working class.were mostly women and former enslaved people.

Observing Americans in the mid-1800s, Europeans noted that Americans worked hard and wereMultiple choice question.becoming less religious.growing more willing to recognize the rising labor movement.concerned with acquiring material goods.more concerned with intellectual pursuits than with the pursuit of wealth.