What Was Not a Reason for the Decline of the Deep

question 19

Multiple Choice

What was not a reason for the decline of the Deep South between the Civil War and 1890?

• A) Elimination of economies of scale in the production process.
• B) An extended period of droughts and bad weather.
• C) Significant withdrawal of labor from the fields, especially by women and children.
• D) Increased competition from cotton suppliers in other nations.

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