How Did the Market Revolution Change the Way Americans Conceived

question 17

Multiple Choice

How did the market revolution change the way Americans conceived of time?

• A) It led Congress to create time zones in 1823.
• B) Clocks increasingly regulated the separation of work and leisure time.
• C) Artisans began spending their lunch hours in political discussions rather than just taking breaks as they worked throughout the day.
• D) It lengthened life expectancy because Americans no longer had to work from sunrise to sunset as they had on farms.
• E) It enhanced the individual American's sense of independence to be able to walk away from work at a certain time.

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