SAT English Practice Question

The following text is excerpted from a book about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the United States. The Industrial Revolution led to the widespread adoption of factory production, which, in turn, encouraged the development of a new economic system known as capitalism. Capitalism is based on the principles of free enterprise, private ownership, and competition. These principles were largely absent from the preindustrial economies of Europe, where most production took place in the home or in small workshops. Because of this, capitalism's emergence in the United States led to a fundamental shift in the nation's economy and its social structure.

1. A.The shift from preindustrial economies to industrial economies.
2. B.The rise of capitalism in the United States.
3. C.The principles of capitalism.
4. D.The effects of factory production on the United States.