In More Modern Times as Opposed to the Times of Malthus

question 43

Multiple Choice

In more modern times as opposed to the times of Malthus, higher standards of living appear to

• A) decrease death rates and increase birth rates.
• B) decrease death rates and also decrease birth rates.
• C) decrease death rates and have no effect on birth rates.
• D) have had effects on neither death rates nor birth rates.
• E) increase death rates and have no effect on birth rates.

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Salutary Neglect

A British policy in the early 1700s allowing its North American colonies to operate with minimal royal interference, fostering a spirit of independence.

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