1.
The graph below shows the proportion of rural and urban population of the
United States from 1870 to 1900.
U.S. Rural and Urban Populationum
1870
TERURAL
HURUAN
1880
1890
3111
1900
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Population (percent)
Which factor contributed to the shift in population shown on the graph?
A. Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act.
B. Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland.
C. Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the countryside.
D. Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and farm laborers to cities.
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The factor contributing to the shift in population shown on the graph is "Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and farm laborers to cities."

This is evident because there was a boom in the rise of industry in the United States around this period.

This period was after the American civil war and industrial factors such as Railroad construction,

increase in different factories, like steel factories, meatpacking factories, clothing factories, automobile factories, and financial industries.

Hence, in this case, the correct answer is option D. "Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and farm laborers to cities."

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