What Best Describes Changes in Sectors in the US

question 4

Multiple Choice

What best describes changes in sectors in the US?

• A) Agriculture was the chief generator of income in the United States until the decade of the 1880s.
• B) The number of people employed in manufacturing passed the number employed in agriculture shortly after the War of 1812.
• C) The percentage of the US labor force employed in agriculture increased slowly until the Civil War and declined from then to the present time.
• D) The current number of people employed in the government sector is about the same as the number of people employed in the service sector.

---

Definitions:

Persuasiveness

The ability to convince others to accept a particular view, argument, or course of action through effective communication.

Critical Thinkers

Individuals who actively engage in the process of skillful reasoning as a guide to belief or action.

Contradictions

Statements or propositions that directly oppose each other, indicating a discrepancy in reasoning or facts.

Belief System

A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, ideology, or personal stance.