Which of the following accurately describes global trade in the mid-nineteenth century?
A) The global trade of luxury goods, such as silk and porcelain, profoundly changed the societies that produced them.
B) People increasingly worked to produce goods they could sell in the global market instead of producing subsistence crops.
C) Most goods were carried overland by railroad instead of by sea on sailing ships.
D) The people in the agricultural hinterlands were largely unaffected by changing global markets.

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During the mid-nineteenth century, there was a shift towards producing goods for the global market, driven by industrialization and increased demand, rather than focusing solely on subsistence agriculture.

Which of the Following Accurately Describes Global Trade in the Mid-Nineteenth