Which of the following is not one of the three important developments that was made in agriculture in the past 50 years?

a.

a growing labor force

b.

the use of biotechnology

c.

increased mechanization

d.

the development of agriculture as a business

Answer

A growing labor force

Explanation

Agriculture development is the provision  of assistance to the crop producers with the help of various agricultural resources. This is normally through the provision of protection, assisting in research sphere, employing the latest techniques and the technology in the agricultural development among other supports. The major developments which were made in agriculture in the past 50 years were   the development of agriculture as a business, increased mechanization and the  use of biotechnology . This  helped in improving the agriculture sector and the economy . This is because the agricultural sector  is the backbone of an economy which provides the basic ingredients to mankind and now raw material for industrialization.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.