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formula1 · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

What best describes westward movement of population between 1800-1860?
a. The 1850s was the decade when the largest number of people moved to the west.
b. The large increase in and sales in this period was based on speculation.
c. Migrants moved to the west because they were pushed out of the east, where conditions were getting worse.
d. Corn prices were relatively low in the decades when migration to the west was largest.

Question 2

Which of the following most accurately describes the changes in GDP and unemployment between 1929 and 1933?
a. Real GDP changed little but the unemployment rate increased to about 50.
b. Real GDP increased by about 10 and the unemployment rate decreased to about 3.
c. Real GDP decreased by about 30 and the unemployment rate increased to about 25.
d. Both Real GDP and the unemployment dropped significantly.

komodo7 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a. The 1850s was the decade when the largest number of people moved to the West.

Answer to Question 2

c. Real GDP decreased by about 30 and the unemployment rate increased to about 25.