What Was a Result of the Expanding Union Economy

question 77

Multiple Choice

What was a result of the expanding Union economy?

• A) The government borrowed great amounts of money from overseas.
• B) The protective tariff decreased, bringing with it free trade.
• C) The size and spending of the government increased tremendously.
• D) The Union could buy the freedom of many slaves in the Confederacy.
• E) Factory jobs decreased as professional jobs increased.

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