How Did the Market Revolution Affect Western Farming

question 62

Multiple Choice

How did the market revolution affect western farming?

• A) Cyrus McCormick's reaper slowed down the process of harvesting wheat.
• B) Farmers in the Old Northwest used slave labor to expand their production.
• C) Farmers in the West found markets in the East for their crops and livestock.
• D) Farms in the eastern United States continued to grow more corn than in the West.
• E) John Deere's steel plow was mass-produced after the Civil War in 1865.

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Definitions:

Production

The process of creating goods or services using input resources like labor, materials, and technology.

Self-Sufficiency

The ability of an individual, household, or country to maintain itself without external assistance, relying on its own resources and capacities.

Exchange

A platform or mechanism for trading financial instruments, commodities, or other goods and services between parties.

Silver And Gold

Precious metals historically used as a medium of exchange, investment, and to back currency values in various monetary systems.