Author Question: Improvements in transportation during the first half of the 19th century a. enhanced labor mobility ... (Read 101 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jun 30, 2018

Improvements in transportation during the first half of the 19th century
a. enhanced labor mobility and made both product and labor markets more competitive.
b. helped local political entities create monopolies, making both product and labor markets less competitive.
c. were only profitably implemented in the Northern states, causing product shortages in the Southern states.
d. None of the above are correct.

Question 2

Under the deficiency payments system, which was used to subsidize grain production?
a. the government purchased all surplus grain and destroys it.
b. deficiency payments were increased when farmers cultivated their land more intensively.
c. farmers were required to reduce cultivated acreage by 10 percent.
d. farmers had a greater incentive to engage in beneficial crop rotation.

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

Answer to Question 1

a. enhanced labor mobility and made both product and labor markets more competitive.

Answer to Question 2

d. farmers had a greater incentive to engage in beneficial crop rotation.