Exports from and Imports to the U

question 30

Multiple Choice

Exports from and imports to the U.S.were important to growth in the U.S.between 1790 and 1860 because

• A) exports to other countries expanded the market base for U.S. manufacturing goods.
• B) they supported the U.S. economy during a time in which it used more agricultural goods ?and crude materials than it produced.
• C) they helped the U.S. and its trading partners gain wealth through international trade of those goods and services in which each produced at a comparative advantage.
• D) they contributed to all of the above.

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