Which of the Following Was NOT a Way in Which

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a way in which westward movement affected the South?

• A) It led to the increased breaking up of slave families and communities.
• B) The plantation economy expanded beyond the coastal regions.
• C) Transportation and banking remained adjuncts of the plantation system.
• D) The South had to develop a highly effective railroad system to transport goods from west to east.
• E) The South's agrarian, slave-based social order reproduced itself as settlers went west.

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