What Was One of the Advantages of the "American System

question 62

Multiple Choice

What was one of the advantages of the "American system" of manufacturing?

• A) Inventors would have more time to develop their inventions slowly.
• B) Manufacturers would have a convenient way of excluding outside investors.
• C) Foreigners would have no way of copying American machines.
• D) Damaged parts could be replaced easily.
• E) American craftsmen could demonstrate their skills to the British.

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Definitions:

Logarithm

A mathematical operation that determines the power to which a base must be raised to produce a given number.

Graph

A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically of two variables, each measured along one of a pair of axes at right angles.

Logarithm

The exponent or power to which a base, typically 10 or e, must be raised to produce a given number; it is the inverse operation of exponentiation.

Graph

A visual diagram that exhibits the arrangement of connections or interrelations among several objects with the help of unique symbols including dots, lines, and bars.