History

Question

The Southern economy before the Civil War increasingly

A. diversified, with more industry and more mechanized agriculture

B. produced more cotton and other crops but did not develop much industr

C. depended on immigrant labor

D. produced tobacco and sugar rather than cotton

E. depended on the North for raw materials

Answer

B. produced more cotton and other crops but did not develop much industry.

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The Southern economy before the Civil War was largely based on agriculture, with cotton being the main crop. The economy was largely focused on producing cotton and...