Which Statement Best Describes How the Expansion of Cotton Production

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how the expansion of cotton production in the South affected industry in the North?

• A) Profits from the slave trade and cotton shipping and brokerage provided capital for new factories in the North.
• B) Northern industry declined as most southern cotton was shipped to England.
• C) Wealthy Northerners chose to invest in southern plantations rather than in factories in the North.
• D) Many successful planters invested their profits in northern industry and abandoned cotton planting.

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