How Did Americans' Relationship to and Understanding of the Land

question 55

Essay

How did Americans' relationship to and understanding of the land contribute to agricultural innovation in the decades before the Civil War? How did other factors contribute to innovation?

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Definitions:

Demand Schedule

A demand schedule is a table that shows the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Responsiveness of Quantity

The degree to which the quantity demanded or supplied responds to changes in price, income, or other factors.

Responsiveness of Price

The degree to which the demand or supply of a product changes in response to a change in price.