SAT US History Practice Question

During the Gilded Age, the U.S. economy

1. A.faltered because industries failed to convert from wartime production to peacetime production after the Civil War.
2. B.grew at a rapid pace, but the gap between the wealthy and poor widened.
3. C.was characterized by a growing agricultural sector and a back-to-the-land movement.
4. D.suffered because of the nation's overdependence on the slave trade.
5. E.was cut off from the world economic system due to high tariffs and isolationist policies.