The Growth and Development of Industry in the South

question 38

Multiple Choice

The growth and development of industry in the South

• A) consistently lagged behind southern agricultural interests.
• B) had a greater impact on the southern economy than agriculture.
• C) resulted in a higher literacy rate in the South than in the North.
• D) turned the North into a colonial dependency of the more developed South.
• E) was nonexistent before the start of the Civil War.

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Definitions:

Civil War

An internal conflict within a country between opposing factions or regions.

Anaconda Plan

A Civil War strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott to blockade Southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River, essentially squeezing the Confederacy economically.

Contraband Of War

Goods that by law are forbidden to be supplied to a belligerent, especially items that could be used in armed conflict.