Question

During the American Revolution, the Pennsylvania legislature enacted price controls on essential commodities. The result of this legislation was:

a. a large increase in the availability of those items, ending shortages.
b. a severe shortage of those essential commodities.
c. an increase in the price of those items, thus alleviating shortages.
d. new efforts to increase production of those commodities.
e. minor inconvenience as persons adjusted to the new law.

Answer 1

b. a severe shortage of those essential commodities.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the American Revolution, the Pennsylvania legislature enacted price controls on essential commodities. The result of this legislation was a severe shortage of those essential commodities.

Pennsylvania enacted price control on some goods to raise revenue during the American Revolution, the result of this policy led to a scarcity of the affected commodities.