American farms increased their output after the Civil War in part because

a. American birthrates increased, creating a larger labor force.
b. emancipation meant former slaves could earn more money by working harder.
c. new machines increased the amount of land an individual farmer could till.
d. population shifted from cities to the countryside, creating more farm workers.


ANSWER: c

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