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Which of the following statements accurately characterizes pre-1820 wages?
 a. Skilled workers in England received higher wages than U.S. skilled workers.
  b. The wage premiums paid to skilled workers in the U.S. were typically greater than those paid in England.
  c. Early immigration of primarily skilled workers tended to reduce the wages of skilled labor in the U.S.
  d. The pull on unskilled labor to enter agricultural pursuits led to lower wages for unskilled workers in the manufacturing sector.

Question 2

In early 1996, Congress passed the Freedom to Farm Bill.. Following the bill's enactment,
 a. farmers found that competition from international agriculture declined.
  b. farm prices rose steadily for the next 4 years.
  c. agriculture was completely deregulated, and farmers began to operate without any government subsidies or assistance.
  d. farm prices fell, leading Congress to authorize emergency payments to farmers in 1998 and 1999.



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Answer to Question 1

c. Early immigration of primarily skilled workers tended to reduce the wages of skilled labor in the U.S.

Answer to Question 2

d. farm prices fell, leading Congress to authorize emergency payments to farmers in 1998 and 1999.



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