The Most Significant Demographic Development of the Period 1820-1860 Was

question 68

Multiple Choice

The most significant demographic development of the period 1820-1860 was __________.

• A) the settlement of the Great Plains
• B) the development of suburbs
• C) rapid population growth in the cities
• D) the influx of southern black workers to northern cities

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