One of the main reasons why farmers opposed the gold standard was because food prices were generally rising and reverting to the gold standard would have kept prices constant .
Tyranny was the process that <span>took city-states from monarchy to aristocracy and, in Athens, to democracy.</span>
Many industrial cities such as Detroit have a history of dominance of employment sector by industries.These industries paid relatively high wages for low-skilled jobs and gave a sense of security ensured by large unions. But at the same time these safe conditions discouraged workers from starting their own businesses or continuing education.
Hence, Declining basic employment sector in industrial cities have left them with a lack of job opportunities for a poorly qualified workforce pushing many families below the poverty line.
Statements C and D are correct.
In America, the development of canals helped lead to the increase in population for several towns/cities that were very seldom settled before. A perfect example of this would be the development of the Erie Canal in New York. Thanks to the Erie Canal, several cities population grew immensely during this time (like Utica, Rochester, and Albany).
Along with this, connecting canals with other waterways made for convenient way of shipping goods and materials. This reduced the cost of shipping goods, making for lower prices for American consumers.
