Which of the following can be inferred from the reading passage?
A. The method of making potash was complex and required specialized equipment.
B. Potash making was less profitable than other industries in colonial North America.
C. Potash making quickly became linked to land clearing for agriculture.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Which of the following can be inferred from the reading passage?
A. The method of making potash was complex and required specialized equipment.
(Phương pháp sản xuất potash rất phức tạp và cần có thiết bị chuyên dụng.)
B. Potash making was less profitable than other industries in colonial North America.
(Sản xuất potash mang lại ít lợi nhuận hơn các ngành công nghiệp khác ở Bắc Mỹ thuộc địa.)
C. Potash making quickly became linked to land clearing for agriculture.
(Sản xuất kali nhanh chóng gắn liền với việc giải phóng mặt bằng cho nông nghiệp.)
D. Potash production and trade occurred primarily in the southern colonies.
(Việc sản xuất và buôn bán potash diễn ra chủ yếu ở các thuộc địa phía Nam.)
Giải thích: C
In North America, potash making quickly became an adjunct to the clearing of land for agriculture, for it was estimated that as much as half the cost of clearing land could be recovered by the sale of potash.
Tạm dịch:
Ở Bắc Mỹ, việc sản xuất kali nhanh chóng trở thành một công cụ hỗ trợ cho việc khai hoang đất để làm nông nghiệp, vì người ta ước tính rằng có thể thu hồi được một nửa chi phí khai hoang bằng cách bán kali.
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