USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

HOMESTEAD ACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cyrus McCormick’s invention of the mechanical reaper led to a decrease in which of the following?
A
the slave population
B
farm labor
C
agricultural production
D
immigration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The McCormick mechanical reaper replaced the manual cutting of the crop with scythes and sickles. This new invention allowed wheat to be harvested quicker and with less labor force.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the mechanical reaper, which combined all the steps that earlier harvesting machines had performed separately. His time-saving invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size and spurred innovations in farm machinery.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mechanical Reaper impacted both the agricultural and business industry. How was the impact felt? The Mechanical Reaper changed the way the world worked at the time; It made the demand for slaves go up as the work necessitated some (albeit less grueling) manual work.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mechanical reaper is an invention finalized by Cyrus McCormick in 1831. It was designed to mechanize the harvesting of crops. It revolutionized the process of harvesting wheat and other crops, and turned agriculture into a much more profitable job..

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1834, in the face of competition from other inventors, McCormick took out a patent and soon after, began manufacturing the reaper himself. The mechanical reaper was an important step in the mechanization of agriculture during the nineteenth century.

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