Question

The urbanization of the United States quickened due to technology improvements. Without innovations in food production, the factories could not have grown so quickly. The trend quickened after 1860 and continued throughout the 21st century as well. By 2007, more Americans lived in or near cities than they did in rural areas.
Which sentence from the paragraph best rephrases the author's thesis?

A)The urbanization of the United States quickened due to technology improvements.
B) Without innovations in food production, the factories could not have grown so quickly.
C)The trend quickened after 1860 and continued throughout the 21st century as well.
C) By 2007, more Americans lived in or near cities than they did in rural areas.

Answer 1

A) The urbanization of the United Stats quickened due to technology improvements.

-This whole paragraph is on the subject of how technology quickly urbanized the United States. All of the other answers are factors that caused this to happen.

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Answer 2

Answer: A) The urbanization of the United States quickened due to technology improvements.

Explanation: A thesis statement is one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay, such as an expository essay or argumentative essay. From the given options, the sentence that represents the thesis statement of the paragraph, is the corresponding to option A: The urbanization of the United States quickened due to technology improvement, because it is the main idea of the text.