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Themember4

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The fishing and whaling occupations in the early colonies:
 a. never amounted to a significant economic force.
  b. were a major influence in the early colonial economy.
  c. started only in the eighteenth century.
  d. were mixed in their economic impact, with fishing being the least important and whaling being most important.

Question 2

By the eve of World War I, the United States accounted for more than ___ of the world's industrial production. a.15 b.30 c.60 d.90



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Answer to Question 1

b. were a major influence in the early colonial economy.

Answer to Question 2

b. 30



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