What Role Did Southern Planters Play in the Market Revolution

question 60

Multiple Choice

What role did southern planters play in the market revolution of the early nineteenth century?

• A) Southern cotton profits provided much of the capital for northern industrialization.
• B) Wealthy southern planters provided most of the financing for American roads, canals, and railroads.
• C) By shifting from cotton to food crops, southern planters made it possible for growing industrial cities to be fed.
• D) By shifting to a barter economy, southern planters freed up cash that could be invested in northern industry.

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