In the earliest years of our country's formation, work was characterized as:

A) Skilled industrial jobs.
B) Craft workers employed by factories and shop owners.
C) Self-employed farmers, shopkeepers and craftsman.
D) Unskilled industrial jobs.

In the earliest years of our country's formation, work was primarily characterized by self-employment in farming, small-scale shops, and crafts. The industrial revolution and the growth of factories and manufacturing came later. Skilled and unskilled industrial jobs didn't become prevalent until the mid-19th century. Craft workers were employed by factories and shop owners, but this was not the dominant form of work in the earliest years of the country's formation.