The Most Profitable Commodity Bought and Sold in the Upper

question 46

Multiple Choice

The most profitable commodity bought and sold in the upper tier of the southern states was ________.

• A) tobacco
• B) cotton
• C) slaves
• D) wheat
• E) corn

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