What conflict in values emerged as America went through its market revolution?:
a) although Americans professed to believe in equality, the market revolution coupled with American materialistic pursuits led to great inequalities in wealth.
b) Americans had long enjoyed living in settled and stable communities, but transportation improvements led to much greater geographic mobility.
c) personal lifestyles prized by Northerners, who were more religious, differed from those of southerners, who were more materialistic a distinction that national networks made obvious.
d) most farmers clung to Crevecoeur's ideal of a semi subsistence way of life, despite the relentless reach of commercial networks.
Answer: a) although Americans professed to believe in equality, the market revolution coupled with American materialistic pursuits led to great inequalities in wealth.
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