Question

U.S. cites grew quickly during the early 1800s because:

A. Governments paid for impressive schools and housing in cites.
B. Trade with other countries brought people and business to cities
C. Nativists called for more protestants to move to cites.
D. Agriculture became more important to the economies of cities

Answer 1

Answer: D. Agriculture became more important to the economies of cities

Explanation: “Agricultural progress is essential to provide food for growing non-agricultural labor force, raw materials for industrial production and saving and tax revenue to support development of the rest of the economy, to earn foreign exchange and to provide a growing market for domestic manufactures.