What effect did the shift in the numbers of independently owned farms to corporately owned farms have on Puerto Rico?
a. Puerto Rico's economy flourished as a result of large increases in agricultural production.
b. Puerto Rico's population doubled in size as a result increased food availability which leads to better health for the population.
c. The economy changed from small farms producing food to meet the local need to large farms hiring low-wage workers and exporting their products.
d. Factory jobs flourished and the over-all rate of unemployment declined.
C Correct Answer: The economy changed from small farms producing food to meet the local need to large farms hiring low-wage workers and exporting their products.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Although the United States built more roads and schools, the basis of the economy was transformed from small farms producing food to meet the local need to large farms hiring low-wage workers and exporting their products
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What will be an ideal response?
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