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storky111 · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

All of the following statements provide evidence in support of the Beard-Hacker Thesis except:
a. The Civil War caused a transfer of political power from Southern agrarians to Northern industrial capitalists.
b. Following secession, Congress passed legislation to increase tariffs and grant land to railroads.
c. The Civil War created a demand stimulus for manufactured goods to support the war effort.
d. The growth rate in commodity output between 1860 and 1870 was 2.0 percent for the economy as a whole and 2.3 percent for the manufacturing sector.

Question 2

Which statement best describes changes in infant mortality in the US from 1940-2005?
a. By 2005, the total infant mortality rate was about 15 of what it had been in 1940.
b. The infant mortality rate is higher for whites than for blacks.
c. The infant mortality rate was about twice as high in 1940 as it was in 2005.
d. The infant morality rate during the first 28 days of life dropped significantly but the infant mortality rate from 28 days to 1 year remained about the same.

6ana001 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

d. The growth rate in commodity output between 1860 and 1870 was 2.0 percent for the economy as a whole and 2.3 percent for the manufacturing sector.

Answer to Question 2

a. By 2005, the total infant mortality rate was about 15 of what it had been in 1940.