A．A highly conservative society that was resistant to new ideas.
B．A society that was undergoing fundamental change.
C．A society that had been gradually changing since the early 1700's.
D．A nomadic society that was starting permanent settlements.

A．women's lives significantly improved as the United States economy expanded.
B．women had more opportunities for employment in the western United States than in other regions.
C．the home after 1820 was a superior social entity to that of the eighteenth century.
D．increased social fragmentation negatively affected middle class family.

A．more and more people were leaving the farm to take up nonagricultural jobs.
B．there was a significant change of meaning in the word "family".
C．people no longer wanted to get married.
D．the rapid economic growth lasted for more than half a century.