Money Serves as a Basic Yardstick for Measuring Economic Value

question 57

Multiple Choice

Money serves as a basic yardstick for measuring economic value (a unit of account) , allowing:

• A)people to hold their wealth in a liquid form.
• B)governments to restrict the issuance of private monies.
• C)easy comparison of the relative prices of goods and services.
• D)goods and services to be exchanged with a double coincidence of wants.

Evaluate the role of technological advancements and their impact on slavery and slave labor.

Examine the diverse roles that slaves held within the economy, including nonagricultural labor and skilled trades.

Understand the complexities of racial relationships and the status of mixed-race individuals in the slave society.

Understand the daily lives and tasks of young slave children on large plantations.

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Definitions:

Social Responsibility

refers to the obligation of individuals, organizations, and governments to act in a way that benefits society at large, beyond their own interests.

Dominant Social Paradigm

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Rapid Industrialization

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Pollution

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