In England, the Enclosure Acts Led to the Concentration of Land

question 11

Multiple Choice

In England, the enclosure acts led to the concentration of land in the hands of a relatively small class of wealthy landlords, which:

• A) reduced the food supply since the large landowners were only interested in raising cattle.
• B) reduced the food supply, thereby forcing the English to develop an industry to pay for food imports.
• C) resulted in vast, semicollective methods of cultivation.
• D) raised the productivity of land and of farm labor.

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Non-directional

A hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected difference or relationship, indicating only that there is a difference.

Z-statistic

A numerical indicator that shows how a specific value compares to the average of a dataset, expressed as the number of standard deviations away from the mean.

Two-tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of rejection is on both sides of the sampling distribution, allowing for testing in both directions.

Z-statistic

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