QUESTION 18

Why were the reaper and the steel plow important for nineteenth-century agriculture?

They reduced yields but cut labor costs.

They made farming of new crops in the East possible.

They made harvests slower but less expensive.

They allowed midwestern farmers to raise and maintain production.



Which of the following correctly matches an immigrant group with the region in which it primarily settled in the 1800s?

Chinese – Texas


Scandinavians – California


Italians – the Dakotas


Eastern European Jews – New York City