Which Statement Best Explains Why Southern Cities Offered Both Slaves

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains why southern cities offered both slaves and free blacks greater opportunities in skilled occupations than did northern cities?

• A) Low-paying jobs in the South failed to attract as much immigrant labor as similar employment opportunities in the North.
• B) Southerners trusted slaves and free blacks more than Northerners did.
• C) The South was more industrial than the North.
• D) White Southerners refused to do any manual labor.

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