What are the effects of parallel structure in this
excerpt? check all that apply.
it adds emphasis to the verbs that describe
the british government's oppression.
it uses repetition to add power to the
colonists' growing list of grievances.
it gives the reader a sense of the amount of
time the colonists have been oppressed.
it emphasizes that all of these acts were
carried out by the same person.

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.