How Did New England Farm Families Respond to Competition from the West

question 19

Multiple Choice

How did New England farm families respond to competition from the West?

• A) They gave up attempting to improve their livestock and turned to raising poultry.
• B) They opened more land to the production of wheat and corn.
• C) They began to raise livestock and to specialize in vegetable and fruit production.
• D) They returned to subsistence farming.

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