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Part of the decrease in real wages during the Civil War was due to deteriorating productivity because of ___.
 a. the inability of firms to replace machinery
  b. the need to use inexperienced workers
  c. the decline in coal production
  d. excessive days lost due to strikes

Question 2

Which of the following is the least accurate statement?
 a. GNP grew very slowly during the colonial period.
  b. The South's economic performance was very poor after the Civil War.
  c. Wealth in the colonial US was very equal because there had not been enough time for people to acquire significantly different levels of wealth.
  d. Wage inequality has increased since 1970.



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Answer to Question 1

b. the need to use inexperienced workers

Answer to Question 2

c. Wealth in the colonial US was very equal because there had not been enough time for people to acquire significantly different levels of wealth.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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