How does William Sidney Mount's painting Farmers Nooning contradict the trends in farming that were taking place in the United States while a market economy was developing?
A) The farm tools shown in the painting were typical of the mechanized tools used in
commercial farming.
B) Commercialized farming placed greater emphasis on the use of slave labor.
C) Commercialized farming challenged the traditional ideas and rituals of farming.
D) The painting focuses on the raising of livestock instead of commercial farming.
C
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