The Historian Who Wrote "The South [Prior to the Civil

question 1

Multiple Choice

The historian who wrote "The South [prior to the Civil War] grew,but did not develop" meant that

• A) the South had created a prosperous plantation system but had not expanded its borders.
• B) the South had expanded as a geographic region but had developed little prosperity.
• C) agriculture remained the leading industry of the South, but the plantation system was declining.
• D) the southern population increased, but new technology had bypassed the region.
• E) the South had failed to move from an agrarian to an industrial economy.

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