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ghost!

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on: Jul 4, 2018
What impact did technological changes have on the American worker before the Civil War?
 
  A) Prices of many commodities rose.
  B) Hourly wages rose.
  C) The purchasing power of the average worker rose.
  D) The purchasing power of the average worker declined.
  E) Annual income declined.

Question 2

How was the building of the railroads in the United States financed?
 
  A) By state and local governments
  B) By the federal government
  C) By private investors
  D) By overseas investors
  E) All of these choices


ynlevi

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Reply #1 on: Jul 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

E


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