By 1825, What Area in the New World Had the Greatest

question 33

Multiple Choice

By 1825, what area in the New World had the greatest portion of slaves?

• A) Spanish colonies
• B) The West Indies
• C) The United States
• D) Brazil

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Definitions:

Resource Prices

The costs associated with acquiring the inputs or factors of production, such as labor, capital, and natural resources.

Output Increased

A scenario where production levels rise due to enhanced efficiency, greater demand, or improvements in labor and capital.

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry in which expansion through the entry of new firms raises the prices firms in the industry must pay for resources and therefore increases their production costs.

Long-Run Supply Curve

As it applies to macroeconomics, a supply curve for which price, but not real output, changes when the demand curves shifts; a vertical supply curve that implies fully flexible prices.