Most people were engaged in agriculture as in the U.S. in 1820. They farmed to feed and clothe themselves; in other words, they engaged in subsistence agriculture. Most people did not own land. The land was owned by a few, such as hacendados or the Roman Catholic Church.
There were export sectors in economies. Exports were of two basic kinds: agricultural and mineral. Argentina and Uruguay exported cattle hides and salted beef. Bolivia exported silver and mercury; Peru: silver and, later, guano; Colombia: precious metals and sugar; Brazil: sugar and, later, coffee; and Mexico: silver, gold, and cotton. Most of these exports went to Europe. Little went to each other. None of it in huge volumes even in Argentina until the late 19th century. The countries lacked capital, communications networks, and technology to develop the export business. Besides, the upper class was able to meet its needs without much economic expansion. Societies were run for the benefit of the upper classes.
Some characteristics of a communist society would be, the middle class disappearing, the government falls away, and where all members depend equally on whatever the society produces,where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Unless all citizens worked together,a classless society could not exist. Workers would share all means of production, in success or failure, and all banks and services would be nationalized. I hope this was helpful! Have a good day!
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Silver was and still is a rare element that shows wealth/power. It would show neighboring countries the amount of wealth and power a certain country and or area had.
