Which Is an Example of How Farming Changed in America

question 112

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of how farming changed in America between 1800 and 1840?

• A) Cyrus McCormick's reaper made possible a boom in cotton production.
• B) Farmers in the Old Northwest increasingly relied on slave labor.
• C) Farmers in the West were able to ship crops and livestock to eastern markets.
• D) Corn production shifted to the "hill farms" of the New England and Mid-Atlantic states.
• E) America became one of the world's leading exporters of wheat.

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