WHAT POINT IS THE AUTHOR MAKING BY STATING THAT FARMERS COULD CARRY NEARLY ALL THEIR TOOLS ON THEIR BACKS

48. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs? A. Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution. B. People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant. C. Life on the farm was extremely difficult. D. New tools were designed to be portable.