Question

In what year did primary economic activities make up the largest share of the U.S. economy?(1 point)
Responses

1930
1930

1890
1890

2020
2020

1970

Answer 1

Primary economic activities made up the largest share of the U.S. economy in **1890**. By that time, the U.S. was still largely agrarian, with agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining being major contributors to the economy before the industrialization that took place in the following decades.