What Would Explain Absence of Highly Developed Schools, Churches, and Libraries

question 16

Multiple Choice

What would explain absence of highly developed schools, churches, and libraries in the South between 1800 and 1860?

• A) Southerners did not enjoy socializing as much as their northern counterparts.
• B) Most southerners were far too busy to devote time to nonwork activities.
• C) Southerners were afraid that the presence of such institutions would lead to a mixture of the races.
• D) The South's low population density meant that financing and operating such institutions was difficult.

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