The Labor Force in the 19th Century on the Western

question 11

Multiple Choice

The labor force in the 19th century on the Western frontier was composed of the following groups with the exception of

• A) slaves from the South.
• B) Hispanics.
• C) Asians.
• D) Irish.

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Definitions:

Complementary Goods

Products or services that are typically consumed together, as the consumption of one enhances the value or desire for the other.

Normal Good

A category of product that sees a rise in demand when consumer incomes go up, and a decrease when incomes fall.

Cross Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good responds to a change in price of another good, indicating the degree of substitutability between the two goods.

Complements

Goods or services that are used together, so that the consumption of one enhances the consumption of the other.