The Major Reason the South Did Not Industrialize Was That

question 71

Multiple Choice

The major reason the South did not industrialize was that:

• A) slaves could not do factory labor
• B) planters did not care about making money
• C) the profitability of plantation slavery reduced the motivation to industrialize
• D) it lacked natural resources
• E) its banking system was too limited

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