When the Irish Flocked to the United States in the 1840s,they

question 19

Multiple Choice

When the Irish flocked to the United States in the 1840s,they mostly stayed in the larger seaboard cities because they

• A) preferred urban life.
• B) were offered higher-paying jobs.
• C) saw greater opportunities for education.
• D) were too poor to move west and buy land.
• E) had experience in urban politics.

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MR Curve

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Marginal Cost

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Demand Curve

A diagram displaying the link between the value of an item and the quantity of that item that shoppers are eager and financially capable of purchasing at various cost points.

Monopolist

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