The correct answer is the progressive era.
Progressive era is the period when the power of political machines was declined.
There was political reforms and social activism in United states during this period. The main purpose for progressive movement was to eliminate problems which were being caused by immigration, urbanization, political corruption and industrialization.
This movement their aim was to target the bosses and the political machines.
The activists reformed public education, insurance, medicine, industry and finance.
Answer: there was a more prosperous economy (B).
Explanation:
The first permanent English settlement in North America was Plymouth (1620). In the Plymouth colony, the Pilgrims faced problems such as diseases and bad weather. The Pilgrims owed money to <em>the Plymouth Company</em> which financed their trip to America, but could not make any profit through fishing and agriculture because of these unfavorable conditions.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony, on the other hand, was the most profitable colony. The settlers earned money from shipbuilding, fishing, producing lumber, etc.
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