Question 1
In general, American agriculture in the second half of the nineteenth century became
A) increasingly diversified.
B) less reliant on government intervention.
C) less dependent on market forces.
D) more dependent on market forces.
Question 2
An important factor in transforming the nature of American agriculture after the Civil War was
A) the scarcity of land in the Great Plains.
B) a decrease in the size of the average American farm.
C) increasing utilization of machinery.
D) a decline in international markets for American farm products.
Question 3
Between 1860 and 1900, farmers
A) used few new machines.
B) rose in number as immigrants and city dwellers moved to the plains.
C) contributed to national wealth with an increase from one-quarter to one-third.
D) represented a smaller percentage of the labor force.