A Decrease in Population Can Be Expected to

question 191

Multiple Choice

A decrease in population can be expected to

• A)increase the marginal product of land.
• B)decrease the supply of land.
• C)decrease the rents on land.
• D)increase the demand for land.

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Definitions:

Sea Islands Experiment

An early Reconstruction initiative in the 1860s aimed at redistributing land on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina to newly freed slaves.

Ten-Percent Plan

A Reconstruction plan proposed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, suggesting that a Southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

Reconstruction

The period after the American Civil War (1865–1877) during which the United States attempted to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union and rebuild the South.

Amnesty

A governmental act of forgiveness for individuals or groups who have committed a political offense, often after a conflict or under a new regime.