What Was Not One of the Causes of Hardship for Southern

question 8

Multiple Choice

What was not one of the causes of hardship for Southern agricultural products in the immediate post-Civil War period (1870-1890) ?

• A) Increased infestation by boll weevils and other insects.
• B) Significant withdrawal of women and children from the fields.
• C) Increased competition from new cotton producers in other areas of the world.
• D) The loss of the plantation system.

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