Which Statement Describes the Economic Status of Americans by 1860

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the economic status of Americans by 1860?

• A) Adult white men had an average wealth of $10,000.
• B) Most Americans owned no land.
• C) About half of free blacks owned land.
• D) Free labor had freed most people from wage labor.

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