(A) To indicate that more than one factor contributed to the movement from rural to urban settlement(B) To support the idea that many families were able to stop farming and migrate to the cities
(C) To suggest that the migration would have happened despite the economic situation
(D) To argue against economics as the primary factor in migration
8. The word “expansion” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
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(A) change
(B) growth
(C) population
(D) labor
9. According to the first paragraph, in the late 1800s, farmland was most likely to be purchased by
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(A) city businessmen seeking new investments
(B) successful landowners who had mechanized farms
(C) young farm men starting to work
(D) people who had few opportunities in cities
10. The word “abandoned” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
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(A) left behind
(B) sold
(C) gave away
(D) gradually reduced the size of​