Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 224

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)In the early 19th century,the United States suffered from a scarcity of labor-relative to land.
• B)At the time of the American Revolution,about nine of every ten Americans lived on a farm.
• C)The transcontinental railroads completed in the 1880s brought railroads to every region of the country.
• D)Between 1939 and 1944,federal government spending rose by 400 percent.

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