How did the market revolution change the way Americans conceived of time?
a) Clocks increasingly regulated the separation of work and leisure time.
b) It enhanced the individual American's sense of independence to be able to walk away from work at a certain time.
c) It led Congress to create time zones in 1823.
d) It lengthened life expectancy because Americans no longer had to work from sunrise to sunset as they had on farms.
Ans: a) Clocks increasingly regulated the separation of work and leisure time.
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