Question

ib.2d
why were people leaving farms during the late 1800’s?
¿por qué la gente abandonaba las granjas a fines del siglo xix?
○ they wanted to experience the larger cities
○ the farms were boring
○ farms were smaller and were laying off workers
○ farms were bigger and more mechinized and needed fewer workers

Explanation:

To determine why people left farms in the late 1800s, we analyze the options:

• "They wanted to experience the larger cities" is not a primary economic or structural reason.
• "The farms were boring" is a subjective and invalid reason for large - scale migration.
• "Farms were smaller and were laying off workers" is incorrect. In the late 1800s, farms were becoming more mechanized and larger, not smaller.
• "Farms were bigger and more mechanized and needed fewer workers" is correct. The Industrial Revolution led to farm mechanization, which increased farm size but reduced the need for manual labor, pushing people to seek work elsewhere (like cities).

Answer:

D. Farms were bigger and more mechanized and needed fewer workers (assuming the last option is D; if the options are labeled differently, adjust the identifier but keep the text. Here, as per the options, the correct one is the last option with the text "Farms were bigger and more mechanized and needed fewer workers")